I've been on diet as of late, and that is why last month I stopped by the opening of the new LES restaurant La Montanara, a restaurant that is dedicated to fried pizza. Fried pizza is a recent fad in the NYC dining scene, and it's quite tasty. All the pizza slices I tried at the opening were delicious. It reminded me of a zeppole. You can get other small bites here too, but def. try that fried pizza, it's quite the treat.

La Montanara
168 Ludlow St. (bet. Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
646-657-0730
www.lamontanarapizza.com