“Well, yes. That’s precisely the problem.” When Aislyn falters silent, the Woman sighs. “Why are there a thousand different ways to make pizza? That’s not hyperbole, I’ve counted, and it’s actually one thousand four hundred and twenty-two. Those are just the recipes. Add in different cooking techniques and equipment, normal variances in ingredients across source—mozzarella from buffalo, mozzarella from cows who only eat grass, low-moisture pre-shreds with sawdust filler—and the actual number of ways to make this one dish becomes exponential. So, yes, in order to make Staten Island less New
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