While we in L.A. believe that we're producing truly great pizza right now — some are calling it a "pizza renaissance" — there are still those who believe that New York retains the bragging rights for pie-making perfection.

It’s the decades-old deck ovens, the production process, the generational wisdom, the ingredients, they say.

Others say it’s the water, and that in California, we simply don’t have the “right” water to make “real” pizza.

But what if you could replicate the water from any of these cities right here in L.A.? As LAist's How to LA producer Megan Botel found out, that's what some LA pizzerias are doing. 

For more, read about it in LAist: https://laist.com/news/how-to-la/water-new-york-pizza-los-angeles-eateries

While we in L.A. believe that we're <a href="https://laist.com/news/food/yes-la-pizza-is-a-thing-and-it-beats-out-all-the-other-pizza-in-the-world" data-cms-ai="0">producing truly great pizza right now</a> — some are calling it a "pizza renaissance" — there are still those who believe that New York retains the bragging rights for pie-making perfection.
It’s the decades-old deck ovens, <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/news/new-york-water-bagels-pizza" data-cms-ai="0">the production process</a>, the generational wisdom, the ingredients, they say.
Others say it’s the water, and that in California, we simply don’t have the “right” water to make “real” pizza.
But what if you could replicate the water from any of these cities right here in L.A.? As LAist's How to LA producer Megan Botel found out, that's what some LA pizzerias are doing.  For more, read about it in LAist: <a href="https://laist.com/news/how-to-la/water-new-york-pizza-los-angeles-eateries">https://laist.com/news/how-to-la/water-new-york-pizza-los-angeles-eateries</a>

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Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

How to L.A. aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that affect the people of Los Angeles, whether that’s something that makes our city great (tacos!) or something that we need to work on, like the alarming number of traffic collisions. We serve the curious Angeleno who wants to better connect with our city, discover the new, navigate the confusing and even drive some change along the way. 
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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