Pizzavania
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Oakwood Pizzeria opens to enthusiastic east Erie crowd
Oakwood Cafe owner Shane McGarrey and Colony Pizza’s Eric Broffman have been talking about collaborating on a pizzeria for years, but got serious when they found what they thought was the perfect location for their joint venture, Oakwood Pizzeria.
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These are the best Pennsylvania pizzas I’ve had in 2026 (so far)
Halfway through 2026, Pizzavania editor Patrick Berkery is looking back on the pizzas he has enjoyed the most so far this year.
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These Pa. guys want to teach you how to make pizza
Jim Mirabelli of NEPA and Jim Henry of Montgomery County launched the Virtual Pizza Academy in 2025, an online pizza-making class that’s attracting students from across the globe.
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York pizza maker’s obsession leads to the invention of the pretzel boli
Mike Stantzos, owner of the Crazy Tomato in West York, was looking for something to set his pizzeria apart. After four years of experimentation he arrived at the pretzel boli, a fusion of Italian and German specialties that involves making a stromboli with pretzel dough.
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A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza, some say for the better
In New York, a looming ban on potassium bromate, a key component of thin-crust pies, may soon force thousands of pizzerias to tweak generations-old recipes. A similar measure was proposed in the Pennsylvania Senate last year.
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10 pizzerias you need to try in the Poconos
These Pocono pizzerias offer heritage recipes, mountain views, and can’t-miss local flavor.
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10 Jersey Shore pizzerias you need to know about
Looking to find the best pizza at the Jersey Shore this summer? Pizzavania editor Patrick Berkery has some recommendations.
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Lucatelli’s pizzeria in Doylestown opens second Bucks County location
The Barstool-approved Lucatelli’s just opened a second location in Newtown, and has plans for a third spot in Montgomery County.
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5 Lehigh Valley pizzerias you need to try
Philly and Old Forge get most of the pizza love in Pennsylvania, but Pizzavania editor Patrick Berkery warns to not sleep on the Lehigh Valley, which has a great pizza scene of its own.
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What’s on the menu when Colony Pizza, McGarrey’s open Oakwood Pizzeria in Erie
The owner of longtime Erie favorite Colony Pizza is teaming up with the owner of Erie’s McGarrey’s Oakwood Cafe to open a new pizzeria in the city called Oakwood Pizzeria.
