

Christina Hendricks loves Supino Pizzeria on Russell Street alongside Eastern Market.

"Mad Men" vamp Christina Hendricks, interviewed while in Detroit for Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster" film shoot, tells Esquire culture blogger Matt Goulet what surprises her about the city in ways good and bad.

Visual shock: "It's unlike any American city I've ever been in. . . . The overall appearance when you first arrive is quite shocking."

"It's unlike any American city I've ever been in. . . . The overall appearance when you first arrive is quite shocking." More pleasant note : "Then you just discover all these great little gems about the city."

: "Then you just discover all these great little gems about the city." 'Best pizza:' "Supino . . . blew my mind. This is a pretty bold statement 'cause I've had many pizzas in my day, but I think this is the best I've ever had. And my husband was like, 'I think you're right. I think this is the best pizza.' And he used to work at pizza places."

"Supino . . . blew my mind. This is a pretty bold statement 'cause I've had many pizzas in my day, but I think this is the best I've ever had. And my husband was like, 'I think you're right. I think this is the best pizza.' And he used to work at pizza places." Gosling's film: "It's sort of like a modern-day dark fairy tale. It's got some reality and surreal aspects combined. I play a mother protecting her two boys and trying to keep a home for them, and my son discovers an underwater city. I it's a beautiful script. Really interesting."

Here's a touch of Detroit trvia that Hendricks may not know: Supino is named for an Italian town where owner Dave Mancini's dad grew up and where the Detroit pizza entrepreneur visited to learn the ropes, as blogger Becks Davis recounts at Detroit Moxie.

Model D Media spoke with Mancini a while back for this three-minute profile: