Add Serious Eats' López-Alt to List of Chicago Deep-Dish Haters

Add Serious Eats/Food Lab's Kenji López-Alt to the list of New Yorkers who don't like Chicago deep-dish pizza. That not-so-exclusive list includes Jon Stewart and Anthony Bourdain, and it's desensitizing folks which makes it hard to register any genuine anger toward the argument, the Reader's Michael Gebert pointed out. But, for those curious, López-Alt lists his grievances, complaining about Chicago pizza's "bland" and unsalted crusts.

López-Alt seemed to genuinely enjoy trolling Chicagoans in his social media back and forth on Monday night. He later calmed down and provided a more composed take on Tuesday. Read López-Alt's entire rant about unseasoned dough here:

OK, last night was fun, but let's get serious about Chicao deep dish. pic.twitter.com/GopbDGyff0

— J. Kenji López-Alt (@TheFoodLab) September 1, 2015

Gebert, seemingly numbed by the redundant "lasagna/casserole" criticism, offers a volley: His takes on New York style pies, going beyond ripping the "flavorless fiberboard crust[s]" served at the numerous Original Ray's spots. Gebert dives into thicker New York-style sheet pizzas, which he lauds. One reason for the love is the better sheet pizzas remind him of Chicago deep dish. Check out Gebert's entire post, it's far from a knee-jerk hot take on this important civic matter.