George RR Martin
George R.R. Martin weighs in on pizza. Reuters

George R.R. Martin, legendary writer of "A Song of Ice and Fire" -- the basis for HBO's "Game of Thrones" -- has weighed in on some very important questions. No, we're not talking about the status of Jon Snow after the "Game of Thrones" Season 5 finale or "R+L = J" or even if "The Winds of Winter," his next novel, is finished. We're talking about pizza. Martin makes it known he has no time for Chicago deep dish and its pretender status for the pizza Iron Throne.

Martin returned from a short East Coast trip where he attended a minor league baseball game and had dinner with a few of his editors. Everyone tried to figure out if there were new hints about "The Winds of Winter," but it looks like we're left speculating for the near future. The author, who was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, attended his nephew's wedding during the trip and managed to eat a few slices of pizza despite his busy schedule.

Like everyone else on the planet, Martin has a pizza preference. Although he now resides in New Mexico, his New Jersey upbringing has him favoring a thin crust, Neapolitan-American style of pizza. "Nothing beats New York City pizza ... well, unless it's New Jersey pizza, and maybe New Haven's," Martin wrote in his most recent blog post.

But wait, what about Chicago deep dish? Well, Martin graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and knows a few things about that style of pizza, and he's not much of a fan.

In fact, Martin hates deep dish. Up there with classic "A Song of Ice and Fire" villains like Joffrey Lannister and Ramsay Bolton, deep dish is not even pizza, according to Martin. When one fan claimed Chicago-style is the best pizza, Martin countered with an amazing zinger. "If you like bread, maybe," Martin quipped. For a good overview of the different types of pizza, check out Eater NY's guide.

Wood or coal-burning ovens are the way to go for Martin. Coal-oven pizza places like Lombardi's, John's, Patsy's, Totonno's, Luzzo's, Patsy's and Grimaldi's are part of New York City lore, while places like DiFara in Brooklyn take gas-oven pizza to the next level. As for places to avoid, Martin has an easy suggestion: "Ray's, Famous Ray's, Original Ray's, Famous Original Ray's, Not Ray's. I know some say the actual original Ray's is good, but in my experience, they're all crap," Martin said in 2010. New Haven pizza may not get as much attention as that in New York City or Chicago, but it's beloved among aficionados. Martin likes Pepe's, although he has yet to go to Sally's APizza.

As for "The Winds of Winter," Martin will be heading to the 2015 Sasquan 73rd World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, better known as Worldcon, in Spokane, Washington, next week.