My son, who moved from New Orleans to NYC almost two years ago to pursue a standup comedy career, reports that -- in addition to the many places called "Ray's Pizza" -- there's one in Brooklyn called "Not Ray's."

Within a few blocks of the original Ray's Pizza (in Greenwich Village) is my favorite, John's Pizza.

It's also Woody Allen's favorite, and the interior is featured in a couple of his films. The Travel Channel show I mentioned earlier featured a new second location for John's, in the Times Square area, which is a converted church and is supposedly the world's argest pizzaria. I'm not sure that bigger would be better, but John's Pizza (at the original location, anyway) is mighty fine.