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Jumbo slice

February 15, 2024

A jumbo slice is an oversized New York–style pizza sold by the slice to go, especially popular in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and Morningside Heights, a neighborhood of New York City. A circular pizza pie from which jumbo slices are cut may be up to 36 inches (90 cm) in diameter, and individual slices can be more than 1 foot (30 cm) long. As a phenomenon, the jumbo slice has been covered by local and national media for their unusually large size, the late-night crowd they tend to attract, and the ongoing rivalry among pizza proprietors claiming ownership of the term and of the largest slices.

A jumbo slice in Adams Morgan
A jumbo slice served on multiple paper plates

Ingredients edit

Typically, jumbo slices are offered in only two varieties: cheese and pepperoni.[1] Individual slices can measure more than 1 foot (30 cm) in length, weigh approximately 1 pound (0.5 kg), and are typically folded to eat.[2] Dough balls for jumbo slice pies can weigh more than 4 pounds (1.8 kg).[3] Prior to application, sauce is held in a large receptacle sometimes nicknamed a "garbage can", and the mozzarella-provolone cheese mix can arrive in 900-pound (410 kg) shipments. A single jumbo slice may contain more than 1,000 kilocalories (4200 kJ),[4] as confirmed in a study conducted by ABC Research Corp. on behalf of the Washington City Paper.[2]

History edit

Koronet Pizza, located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in New York City, began selling oversized pie slices upon its opening in 1981. By 1990, Koronet's slices were cut from 30-inch (80 cm) pies,[5] and had gained a following among students of nearby Columbia University.[6] Koronet’s offering eventually came to be referred to as a "jumbo slice" pizza.[7]

The first jumbo slice pizzerias in Washington, D.C., were established on 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan, a neighborhood known for its many bars. Jumbo slices are considered a "staple for hungry late-night bar-hoppers", especially after last call around 3 a.m.[8] On a weekend night, a jumbo slice shop can produce approximately 800 pounds (360 kg) of pizza, with most sales in a given week made over the course of about eight weekend hours.[2]

Interiors of the D.C. shops are sparse, featuring only stools and counters, with no wall adornments or customer restrooms.[2] Outside, the late-night scene has been described as "a kind of impromptu outdoor party".[9] Bicycle-mounted Metro Police officers have made the area a regular post location on weekend nights.[2]

Not all D.C. residents are enthusiastic about the jumbo slice. Elana Schor wrote in The Hill, "The food custom that keeps me up at night ... is the jumbo slice. Slung onto paper plates in neon-drenched dishonor, barely tasty even at 2 a.m., it is too disappointing to truly count as pizza."[10] The jumbo slice phenomenon has also been a source of frustration for neighborhood residents.[8][11] Pizza slices have often ended up as street litter, with a wind tunnel effect on 18th street sometimes carrying paper plates up toward Adams Mill Road. Patrons have been known to discard plates and unfinished slices up to a half-mile away, especially in the direction of the Woodley Park Metro station.[2] According to Scott Bennett, owner of the nearby Amsterdam Falafelshop, "If you see Adams Morgan on Sunday morning, it looks like Chernobyl."[11]

 
Pizza Mart in Adams Morgan, home of the "real original jumbo slice"

The term "jumbo slice" was first used in Adams Morgan by Chris Chishti, owner of Pizza Mart, which has operated in the neighborhood since the 1990s.[a] In 1999, Chishti started creating larger pies by combining standard pizza dough balls;[2] his first "jumbo slice" pie was 18 inches (46 cm), and over time grew to 22 inches (56 cm), 28 inches (71 cm), and finally, 32 inches (81 cm).[8] As the jumbo slice developed, Chisti upgraded to larger ovens and, once constrained by the maximum size commercially available, even experimented with oval pizzas.[2]

Jawed Khan, a former Chishti employee, opened Pizza Napoli in 1999, offering slices from a 30-inch (76 cm) pie at a time when Chishti was still at 22 inches (56 cm). Khan, who also began using the term "jumbo slice", told the Washington City Paper: "We came in with the biggest slice."[2] Chishti responded by going to a larger size, and staked his claim to the term by hanging a plastic sign in his window reading "Jumbo Slice".[8]

In March 2003,[8] the Pizza Boli's chain opened a franchise location three doors away from Pizza Mart.[2] Owned by a former business partner of Chishti, John Nasir, and operated by Kerry Guneri, Pizza Boli's installed a neon sign reading "Original Jumbo Slice". Guneri explained the phrase, saying "I make the slices original. My slice is as original as the way they've made it in Italy for 2,000 years." In response, Chishti installed a nearly identical sign the very same day, reading "Real Original Jumbo Slice". Said Chishti: "When he gets fancy, I'm just responding to it."[8] As part of the ongoing feud, in August 2003, Chishti installed another sign reading "First Oldest Original Jumbo Slice". According to the Washington City Paper, "what escaped both proprietors was the fact that nobody cares."[2]

Other pizza shops in Washington, D.C., have also laid claim to the phrase "jumbo slice", including locations along the intersecting U Street corridor,[12] and near the Catholic University of America in the Brookland neighborhood.[13] As of December 2016, Adams Morgan establishments marketing themselves as selling the "jumbo slice" include Pizza Mart, Jumbo Slice Pizza, Duccini's Pizza, and Bestolli Pizza, which is the former Pizza Boli's, although the signage remains unchanged.[3]

The phrase has also been used by pizzerias outside the Washington and New York areas,[14] including D.C. Slice in Pittsburgh, which was inspired by the "legendary" Adams Morgan jumbo slice pizzas.[15]

In mass media edit

The jumbo slice has been recognized as a part of Washington, D.C. food culture in books,[16][17] and its "dueling" establishments have been featured on the Travel Channel's Food Wars.[18][19] Pizza Mart was judged the winner, with Top Chef's Carla Hall casting the deciding vote.[20] Local media outlets have covered the jumbo slice phenomenon by sampling comparable slices, in some cases with an emphasis on undertaking the task while sober.[1][3] In 2012 The Washington Post objected to a ranked list published by The Daily Meal calling Jumbo Slice Pizza the 12th best pizza in America.[21]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Pizza Mart's opening has variously been reported as 1995,[3] 1996,[1] and 1997.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Ana Srikanth (February 26, 2015). "The ultimate endurance test: a Jumbo Slice marathon". The Eagle. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jamieson, Dave (November 5, 2004). "The Big Cheese". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Tim Ebner (December 14, 2016). "Taking a Jumbo Slice Pizza Crawl in Adams Morgan — While Sober". Eater DC. Vox Media. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Kime, P.N. (2012). Moon Washington DC. Moon Handbooks. Avalon Travel Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-61238-039-1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Kuban, Adam (March 2011). "Koronet: Jumbo Pizza Slices Bigger Than Your Head". Serious Eats. New York City. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Levine, Ed (November 2, 2002). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ Fishbein, Rebecca (September 18, 2013). . Gothamist. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Jamieson, Dave (July 25, 2003). "Pie Fight; Pizza signs try to top each other". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Copeland, Libby (August 10, 2003). "The Meet Lovers' Pizza; With That Jumbo P-Mart Slice: Pepperoni, Sausage, Dates". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2016.[dead link]
  10. ^ Schor, Elana (2008-06-19). "Pete's 'apizza' lures diners away from the disgraceful jumbo slice". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  11. ^ a b Lengel, Allan (August 15, 2005). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Police: Man Cuts 'Jumbo Slice' Pizza Line, Stabs Man During Fight". nbcwashington.com. Associated Press / NBC4 Washnington. September 26, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  13. ^ Cea, Antoinette (November 10, 2013). . The Tower. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  14. ^ Enna, Renee (March 22, 2000). "'Jumbo Slice' is a fact, not a boast". Chicago Tribune.
  15. ^ Gigler, Dan (January 8, 2016). "Like a big pizza pie ..." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  16. ^ Liz Barrett (2014). Pizza, A Slice of American History. Minneapolis: Quarto Publishing group. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-7603-4560-3. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  17. ^ Jane Stern; Michael Stern (2011). Lexicon of Real American Food. Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7627-6094-7. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  18. ^ Palmieri, Tar; Schwab, Nikki (April 15, 2010). "'Food Wars' names Washington's best jumbo slice". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  19. ^ Jamie R. Liu (April 3, 2010). . DCist. Gothamist LLC. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  20. ^ "Jumbo Slice Vs. Pizza Mart". Food Wars. Season 1. Episode 7. April 13, 2010. Travel Channel. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  21. ^ Baldinger, Alex (October 12, 2012). "Jumbo Slice is not the 12th best pizza in the country". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

February 15, 2024
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A jumbo slice is an oversized New York style pizza sold by the slice to go especially popular in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington D C and Morningside Heights a neighborhood of New York City A circular pizza pie from which jumbo slices are cut may be up to 36 inches 90 cm in diameter and individual slices can be more than 1 foot 30 cm long As a phenomenon the jumbo slice has been covered by local and national media for their unusually large size the late night crowd they tend to attract and the ongoing rivalry among pizza proprietors claiming ownership of the term and of the largest slices A jumbo slice in Adams MorganA jumbo slice served on multiple paper plates Contents 1 Ingredients 2 History 3 In mass media 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesIngredients editTypically jumbo slices are offered in only two varieties cheese and pepperoni 1 Individual slices can measure more than 1 foot 30 cm in length weigh approximately 1 pound 0 5 kg and are typically folded to eat 2 Dough balls for jumbo slice pies can weigh more than 4 pounds 1 8 kg 3 Prior to application sauce is held in a large receptacle sometimes nicknamed a garbage can and the mozzarella provolone cheese mix can arrive in 900 pound 410 kg shipments A single jumbo slice may contain more than 1 000 kilocalories 4200 kJ 4 as confirmed in a study conducted by ABC Research Corp on behalf of the Washington City Paper 2 History editKoronet Pizza located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in New York City began selling oversized pie slices upon its opening in 1981 By 1990 Koronet s slices were cut from 30 inch 80 cm pies 5 and had gained a following among students of nearby Columbia University 6 Koronet s offering eventually came to be referred to as a jumbo slice pizza 7 The first jumbo slice pizzerias in Washington D C were established on 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan a neighborhood known for its many bars Jumbo slices are considered a staple for hungry late night bar hoppers especially after last call around 3 a m 8 On a weekend night a jumbo slice shop can produce approximately 800 pounds 360 kg of pizza with most sales in a given week made over the course of about eight weekend hours 2 Interiors of the D C shops are sparse featuring only stools and counters with no wall adornments or customer restrooms 2 Outside the late night scene has been described as a kind of impromptu outdoor party 9 Bicycle mounted Metro Police officers have made the area a regular post location on weekend nights 2 Not all D C residents are enthusiastic about the jumbo slice Elana Schor wrote in The Hill The food custom that keeps me up at night is the jumbo slice Slung onto paper plates in neon drenched dishonor barely tasty even at 2 a m it is too disappointing to truly count as pizza 10 The jumbo slice phenomenon has also been a source of frustration for neighborhood residents 8 11 Pizza slices have often ended up as street litter with a wind tunnel effect on 18th street sometimes carrying paper plates up toward Adams Mill Road Patrons have been known to discard plates and unfinished slices up to a half mile away especially in the direction of the Woodley Park Metro station 2 According to Scott Bennett owner of the nearby Amsterdam Falafelshop If you see Adams Morgan on Sunday morning it looks like Chernobyl 11 nbsp Pizza Mart in Adams Morgan home of the real original jumbo slice The term jumbo slice was first used in Adams Morgan by Chris Chishti owner of Pizza Mart which has operated in the neighborhood since the 1990s a In 1999 Chishti started creating larger pies by combining standard pizza dough balls 2 his first jumbo slice pie was 18 inches 46 cm and over time grew to 22 inches 56 cm 28 inches 71 cm and finally 32 inches 81 cm 8 As the jumbo slice developed Chisti upgraded to larger ovens and once constrained by the maximum size commercially available even experimented with oval pizzas 2 Jawed Khan a former Chishti employee opened Pizza Napoli in 1999 offering slices from a 30 inch 76 cm pie at a time when Chishti was still at 22 inches 56 cm Khan who also began using the term jumbo slice told the Washington City Paper We came in with the biggest slice 2 Chishti responded by going to a larger size and staked his claim to the term by hanging a plastic sign in his window reading Jumbo Slice 8 In March 2003 8 the Pizza Boli s chain opened a franchise location three doors away from Pizza Mart 2 Owned by a former business partner of Chishti John Nasir and operated by Kerry Guneri Pizza Boli s installed a neon sign reading Original Jumbo Slice Guneri explained the phrase saying I make the slices original My slice is as original as the way they ve made it in Italy for 2 000 years In response Chishti installed a nearly identical sign the very same day reading Real Original Jumbo Slice Said Chishti When he gets fancy I m just responding to it 8 As part of the ongoing feud in August 2003 Chishti installed another sign reading First Oldest Original Jumbo Slice According to the Washington City Paper what escaped both proprietors was the fact that nobody cares 2 Other pizza shops in Washington D C have also laid claim to the phrase jumbo slice including locations along the intersecting U Street corridor 12 and near the Catholic University of America in the Brookland neighborhood 13 As of December 2016 Adams Morgan establishments marketing themselves as selling the jumbo slice include Pizza Mart Jumbo Slice Pizza Duccini s Pizza and Bestolli Pizza which is the former Pizza Boli s although the signage remains unchanged 3 The phrase has also been used by pizzerias outside the Washington and New York areas 14 including D C Slice in Pittsburgh which was inspired by the legendary Adams Morgan jumbo slice pizzas 15 In mass media editThe jumbo slice has been recognized as a part of Washington D C food culture in books 16 17 and its dueling establishments have been featured on the Travel Channel s Food Wars 18 19 Pizza Mart was judged the winner with Top Chef s Carla Hall casting the deciding vote 20 Local media outlets have covered the jumbo slice phenomenon by sampling comparable slices in some cases with an emphasis on undertaking the task while sober 1 3 In 2012 The Washington Post objected to a ranked list published by The Daily Meal calling Jumbo Slice Pizza the 12th best pizza in America 21 See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Food portalPizza by the sliceNotes edit Pizza Mart s opening has variously been reported as 1995 3 1996 1 and 1997 2 References edit a b c Ana Srikanth February 26 2015 The ultimate endurance test a Jumbo Slice marathon The Eagle Retrieved December 17 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k l Jamieson Dave November 5 2004 The Big Cheese Washington City Paper Retrieved May 1 2016 a b c d Tim Ebner December 14 2016 Taking a Jumbo Slice Pizza Crawl in Adams Morgan While Sober Eater DC Vox Media Retrieved December 17 2016 Kime P N 2012 Moon Washington DC Moon Handbooks Avalon Travel Publishing p 111 ISBN 978 1 61238 039 1 Retrieved January 12 2017 permanent dead link Kuban Adam March 2011 Koronet Jumbo Pizza Slices Bigger Than Your Head Serious Eats New York City Retrieved December 26 2016 Levine Ed November 2 2002 Pizza 2002 The State Of the Slice The New York Times Archived from the original on May 1 2010 Retrieved 13 January 2017 Fishbein Rebecca September 18 2013 The 12 Best Pizza Places In NYC Gothamist Archived from the original on November 8 2016 Retrieved December 26 2016 a b c d e f Jamieson Dave July 25 2003 Pie Fight Pizza signs try to top each other Washington City Paper Retrieved May 1 2016 Copeland Libby August 10 2003 The Meet Lovers Pizza With That Jumbo P Mart Slice Pepperoni Sausage Dates The Washington Post Retrieved December 17 2016 dead link Schor Elana 2008 06 19 Pete s apizza lures diners away from the disgraceful jumbo slice The Hill Retrieved 2017 01 12 a b Lengel Allan August 15 2005 Adams Morgan Acquires Late Night Jones for Falafel Shop Caters to Pocket of Fans in Big Slice Country The Washington Post Archived from the original on November 18 2018 Retrieved May 1 2016 Police Man Cuts Jumbo Slice Pizza Line Stabs Man During Fight nbcwashington com Associated Press NBC4 Washnington September 26 2016 Retrieved December 17 2016 Cea Antoinette November 10 2013 Fire Ravages Famed Area Restaurant The Tower Archived from the original on November 11 2013 Retrieved May 1 2016 Enna Renee March 22 2000 Jumbo Slice is a fact not a boast Chicago Tribune Gigler Dan January 8 2016 Like a big pizza pie Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved December 26 2016 Liz Barrett 2014 Pizza A Slice of American History Minneapolis Quarto Publishing group p 135 ISBN 978 0 7603 4560 3 Retrieved 13 January 2017 Jane Stern Michael Stern 2011 Lexicon of Real American Food Guilford Connecticut Lyons Press p 163 ISBN 978 0 7627 6094 7 Retrieved 13 January 2017 Palmieri Tar Schwab Nikki April 15 2010 Food Wars names Washington s best jumbo slice The Washington Examiner Retrieved May 1 2016 Jamie R Liu April 3 2010 Travel Channel s Food Wars Takes on D C s Jumbo Slice DCist Gothamist LLC Archived from the original on August 24 2011 Retrieved December 17 2016 Jumbo Slice Vs Pizza Mart Food Wars Season 1 Episode 7 April 13 2010 Travel Channel Retrieved December 17 2016 Baldinger Alex October 12 2012 Jumbo Slice is not the 12th best pizza in the country The Washington Post Washington D C Retrieved December 26 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jumbo slice amp oldid 1199793694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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