by Frank | Apr 3, 2021 | Apizza History
A’pizza History: Mike’s Apizza Mike’s Apizza is a West Haven staple and starts with the Buonocore family, who are three generations strong. Andrew Buonocore was the first to come over to the United States from the Amalfi Coast of Italy in 1920....
by Frank | Apr 3, 2021 | Apizza History
Apizza Fact #5 There is a lot of confusion in the apizza community regarding the two words “Neapolitan” and “Napoletana” pizza. The word “Napoletana” is Italian for Neapolitan. When it comes to apizza, this word has a totally...
by Frank | Apr 3, 2021 | Apizza History
Apizza Fact #4 It is not known when exactly the first pizza was made in New Haven, but history points to the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Pizza was made almost exclusively by bread and pastry bakers from New Haven, who all hailed from Southern Italy. Back at the...
by Frank | Apr 3, 2021 | Apizza History
Apizza Fact #3 Domenic Zuppardi started his own bakery and pizza business in 1931. This business he co-owned with his brother-in-law Andrew Esposito and the restaurant was in New Haven and called Salerno Baking Co. Three years later in 1934, Domenic bought a failing...
by Frank | Apr 3, 2021 | Apizza History
A’pizza fact #2 Sally and his brother Tony worked for years at their uncle’s pizzeria down the street – Frank Pepe. Sally’s Apizza was bought by Sally’s mother Filomena Pepe (Frank Pepe’s sister) for her eldest son Salvatore...
