BIO: Timmy Byrd, a.k.a. ”Gorilla Gavone” When Gorilla was a young man he had a bottomless pit. His average meal was a...
Timmy Byrd, a.k.a. ”Gorilla Gavone”
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Don Cretella, a.k.a. “Donnie Spocks”
BIO: Don Cretella, a.k.a. “Donnie Spocks” Donnie Spocks grew up on the mean streets of West Haven, CT and got his...
Frank Zabski, a.k.a. “The Polish Pizzaiolo”
BIO: Frank Zabski, a.k.a. “The Polish Pizzaiolo” Frank grew up in West Haven, CT and has been eating New Haven style...
A Pizza Gavone Story
Our Story What began as a simple distraction from Covid, politics and negative media has turned in a very short time...
The Pizza Gavones Take Out Apizza Trip Tip
This is the best way to re-heat/prepare your take out pie! That pie will go from good to great in 5 minutes, 100%...
New Haven Style Apizza Char Explained: It’s not burnt, it’s char!
A'pizza Fact #7 I'd like to talk for a bit about the "doneness" of an Apizza. There is no right or wrong. Whether a...
History of Mike’s Apizza, West Haven, CT
A'pizza Fact #6 The history of Mike’s Apizza starts and continues on with the Buonocore Family, three generations...
Neapolitan vs. Napoletana Pizza
A'pizza Fact #5 There is a lot of confusion in the apizza community regarding these two words. Technically,...
History of the Original Tomato Pie
A'pizza Fact #4 It's not known exactly when the first pizza was made in New Haven but history points to late 1800's to...
History of Zuppardi’s Apizza, West Haven, CT
A'pizza Fact #3 Domenic Zuppardi started his own bakery and pizza business with his brother-in-law Andrew Esposito in...
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