The not-so-trivial but rather unique information concerning pizza in America includes:
- Lombardi’s in New York City started selling pizza in 1905, originally within the grocery store.
- Their website is NOT Lomardi's but rather OrderFirstPizza
- And they know people who visit will want it shipped to them. WE SHIP ON GOLD BELLY
Enjoy Lombardi's anywhere! - There is some contention about Lombardi's because they closed between 1977-1987
- Soon other east coast cities were also selling pizza:
- Frank Pepe - Pizzeria Napoletana established 1925 New Haven, CT now has seven locations in Connecticut serving their "World Famous Coal Fired Pizza"
- Trenton, NJ.
- Papa's Tomato Pies on Chambers
- There is a Pizza Museum in Chicago U.S. Pizza Museum – It belongs in a museum. (uspizzamuseum.com) although it seems to have become inactive after 2020.
- There is also a Pizza Museum in Philadelphia: Museum — Pizza Brain
- There is a PizzaHistory Book pizzahistorybook.com – pizzahistorybook.com
- If you think the taste of Pizza is out of this world you would be right. 2013 Nasa funded a 3d printer to make food, including pizza, for the astronauts on long-duration space missions.
And relatable to Southern California
The oldest pizzeria in Los Angeles is most likely
- Bay Cities Italian Deli - 1925
- Barone's Pizzeria 1945 - originally in Sherman Oaks but they are now in Woodland Hills.
- Miceli's Restaurants – Fine Italian Food Since 1949 (micelis.restaurant)
The oldest restaurant in Los Angeles is: 10 Oldest Restaurants in Los Angeles - Oldest.org
"Although The Original Saugus Café is technically located closer to Santa Clarita, it is the oldest restaurant in Los Angeles county as it was first opened way back in 1886."
A Handy Guide to 25 Iconic Pizzerias in Los Angeles (eater.com)
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