Paul Giannone (aka Paulie Gee) wasn't an Italian-born chef or a graduate of some fancy culinary school; in fact, he first gained fame as a pizza enthusiast who built an oven in his backyard in Warren, New Jersey. Well, now he has gone pro--with a hip Greenpoint joint made from reclaimed building materials to prove it. Extremely tall ceilings, distressed wood details and piles of logs make it seem like the world's coolest barn, a comfortable place to down his wood-oven Neapolitan pizzas that boast ingredients like speck (a juniper-flavored ham), fior di latte mozzarella, baby arugula and prosciutto di Parma sourced either from Italy or a rooftop farm in Brooklyn.
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