Yea, but you’re also one of them folx who readily eat cold pizza out of the fridge.
I prefer my leftovers hot, and most rooms that don’t have a fridge rarely have a toaster oven or some such 
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Wish I had some cold pizza I could eat out of the fridge 
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The review about there being too many clams is one of the silliest restaurant reviews I have ever seen on the web, and that’s really saying something.
I had looked on the web to see if Da Carmela had an early spot for tomorrow but they didn’t. I walked by and figured I would go in and ask, and bingo! So I will say goodbye to Naples with another slice of their cassata cake tomorrow. Woohoo!
If I eat pizza for lunch, I’m likely asleep the rest of the day. It’s a drag.
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Good point, and I would always rather have leftover pizza than breakfast food.
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And now I have the Stones song Monkey Man stuck in my head …
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Not sure if they sell by the slab or slice there, but that could be an option.
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You don’t have to finish the whole pizza, but when in Naples…
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I have loved that in other Italian towns - where they take the scissors and ask how much you want. Probably have that, but not in the tourist sections.
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Oh, interesting! I thought the al taglio variant was just a Roman thing.
some places sell square pizza by the etto in naples and certainly other cities, but what I saw in Napoliwas mostly personal pies or slices (like in NY) taken in the hand, folded, street food.
there is also the sicilian style pizza or sfincione sold in squares. that happens to be my favorite stylle of pizza. But if you havent gone to a good neapolitan place yet (for dinner) you might want to try - the crust is wonderfully light.
Or there is this place that sells pizza by the meter, down in Vico Equense, toward Sorrento:
https://www.pizzametro.it/
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I heard a funny story about Michael Jordan and that…
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Is this something everyone knows? A joke? Fascinated.
Neapolitans tend to be the exception when it comes to spice. My Neapolitan mother would put red pepper flakes on many things that she ate. My Sicilian father didn’t care for that, so none of the dishes she actually cooked were spicy…
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thats interesting - Ive never noticed much except in sausage and friarelli. (the broccoli raab look alike). the flakes are always around to put on pizza, of course. Chiles seem more prevalent down in calabria.
Supposedly he got food poisoning from a pizza right before the important game. https://sports.yahoo.com/who-delivered-michael-jordan-poisoned-pizza-a-bulls-fan-who-has-his-own-version-of-the-story-154500372.html
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I’m happy to report that dinner last night was great! They do definitely bring the plates out as ready, but in no way did I feel they were trying to get me out of my seat. They were very welcoming, and brought around the chalkboard menu explaining what everything was. I started with fried anchovies, had a tomato salad, and the fish of the day, orata, grilled. Got a couple glasses of crisp white wine, and had a delightful time.
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They brought out little free bottles of limoncello and whatever the fennel version is called. I love fennel and figured I would try it. It tasted like exotic nyquil to me, so I only had a sip (although I did sleep well 
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It was a good, sort of lazy day. If you come to Naples, absolutely do not miss Sansevero Chapel. You need to book your ticket ahead, but it is amazing. No photos allowed. Here’s a link: https://www.museosansevero.it/en
Some photos from the day:
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Also the woman next to me ordered this, which I immediately wanted and have instructed LLD to figure out a decaf version for me. He’s on it.
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glad your meal worked out so well, the menu looks good too!
We havent yet made it to Sansevero museum - the Caravaggio at the Pio Monte della Misericordia on Via Tribunali is more our speed - but the technique in the sculptures looks amazing!
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