One of the most famous New Haven-style pizza restaurants had humble beginnings, starting with a man nicknamed "Tony Apizza."
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‘Pizza Cuz’ Sal Basile Revisits His Childhood With Sally Boy’s
Sally Boy's, located in Red Bank, New Jersey, is named after Basile’s son and pays homage to Sal’s own childhood nickname.
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Lisa Dahl: The Rock Star of Sedona’s Restaurant Scene
In the red-rocks mecca of all things mystical, Lisa Dahl weaves her inimitable magic to build a multi-concept restaurant empire.
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The Story Behind New York’s Legendary Lombardi’s Pizzeria
Founded by Gennaro Lombardi in 1905, Lombardi’s Pizzeria might be the country’s most iconic pizzeria. “The way people come to New York to see the Statue of Liberty, they come to Lombardi’s,” says current owner John Brescio. When Gennaro Lombardi, a bread baker from Naples, Italy, set up shop in … More
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Cook’s Pizza: How a Teenage Dream Lasted 50-Plus Years
In 1971, two brothers barely out of high school tried their hand at the pizza business. Half a century later, Cook's Pizza is still going strong.
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Square Pie Guys: Hip to Be Square
The founders of Detroit-style pizza leader Square Pie Guys believe that with great pizza-making skill comes great responsibility.
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550 Pizzeria’s Janet Zapata Took a Leap of Faith—and Keeps Soaring
Struggling with anxiety but propelled by unshakable belief, Janet Zapata has become the pizza queen of Laredo, Texas.
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The Rise of the Jersey Pizza Boys
How Carmine Testa and his dough-tossing sons built a brand that just keeps spinning to greater and greater heights.
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Small-Town Pizzeria Earns TV Coverage 3 Times in 1 Month
Terry Boesch, owner of Whitewright Pizza, gave three interviews to KTEN in March for various fundraisers and promotions focused on the community. Most recently, KTEN featured Whitewright Pizza’s upcoming First Responder Feast, at which Boesch plans to “bust the bellies” of 52 first responders in the Texoma region. Related: This … More
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ZaLat Pizza: Khanh Nguyen’s Plan for Global Domination
ZaLat Pizza’s phenomenal success hinges on an astute pizza-only concept inspired by tech startups like Google.
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Zazas on the Rise in the Windy City
Brett and Chadd Nemec’s new pizzeria serves up New York-style pies with a Neapolitan flair in the land of deep-dish and thin-crust.
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Riverside Pizzeria: Going Fully Sustainable in Costa Rica
Inspired by a 1987 trip to Italy, Daniel Harris has created a sustainable, triple-bottom-line restaurant that delivers profits while supporting the environment and the community. Riverside Pizzeria & Gastropub constructed all of its furniture with repurposed wood and uses composting to bolster the soil and create tastier produce in Harris’ … More