Colin Caplan
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“But, I want to tell you something, the real pizza, the original pizzas, they didn't have tons of cheese.”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan contrasted modern cheese-heavy pizza with the original pizzas, which he said did not have tons of cheese.
“That little brininess, that little bit of salt, that extra protein, that flavor ... it is, to me, complete,”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan described anchovies, his go-to pizza topping, as adding brininess, salt, protein and flavor.
“We actually have people who are doing staycations from all over the country,”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan noted that visitors build entire trips around New Haven's pizza, including people doing staycations from all over the country.
“We're going to try cheese pizza from three or four different places, and then we'll rate it at the end, and you can decide what's better,”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan described the pizza crawl aboard the Elm City Party Bike, where guests sample cheese pizza from multiple pizzerias and rate it.
“Everyone knows about these big cities and the pizza scene. What New Haven has had to do was prove itself.”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan said New Haven has had to prove itself alongside better-known pizza cities like New York, Chicago and Detroit.
“People are obsessed with cheese,”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan contrasted modern cheese-heavy pizza with the original pizzas, which he said did not have tons of cheese.
“It's a great way to team build, to have the pizza together, to be outside, to frolic and have some fun.”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan described the guided pizza tour aboard the Elm City Party Bike as a fun team-building activity.
“People are coming for pizza, but they're seeing the culture. They're seeing what we really have here,”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan said visitors come for the pizza but also experience New Haven's broader culture.
“For a small city, we pack a big punch.”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan emphasized that New Haven, though a small city, has a significant pizza culture.
“Let's face it, New York City has always been the center of pizza in everyone's mind,”
Colin Caplan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Caplan acknowledged New York City's reputation as the center of pizza while arguing New Haven has had to prove itself.