| Pizza arrived in the USA, not surprisingly, with the Italian | | | | him opening his pizzeria in 1925 and he was soon |
| immigrants who came to the country in the late 19th | | | | competing against his own nephew, Sal Consiglio, who |
| Century. From that day pizza was sold throughout the | | | | opened a rival pizzeria right across the street from his |
| Italian areas of the major cities from stands in the | | | | uncle. Remarkably both shops are still operating in |
| street. The original way pizza was sold in the street in | | | | 2007! |
| Naples would have been in large cylindrical drums with | | | | No Longer Just An Italian Dish |
| false bottoms containing hot coals to keep it warm. | | | | Whilst the origins already described show that the |
| Officially The First Pizzeria?... | | | | pizza was prevalent in the Italian neighbourhoods, it |
| Gennaro Lombardi was an immigrant who arrived in | | | | became a big hit with American soldiers who were |
| New York and settled in Little Italy in Manhattan. A | | | | serving in Italy during World War II. It made a tasty |
| grocer by trade, he opened a grocery store in 1897 | | | | change to their rations and when they returned in 1945 |
| and it is believed he opened the first pizzeria in 1905 | | | | the pizzeria became a place for all, not just Italians. |
| having been granted a license. This came about when | | | | The Growth Of The Pizzeria |
| his assistant Antonio Totonnio Pero started making the | | | | America now had a new and exciting type of food to |
| pizzas for sale in the store. Being a poor area people | | | | try, and new pizza companies were set up in the |
| would come in and ask how much they could have for | | | | 1940's and 1950's that are now very much household |
| whatever money they had, and would duly receive a | | | | names. Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut were two such |
| slice relative to their funds. Totonnio later went his own | | | | firms founded in the 1950's and still going strong. Today |
| way and set up his own pizzeria down in Coney Island. | | | | the market has changed and leans much more |
| Yet Another Claim To Being The First | | | | towards home delivery. Just about every home in the |
| One Frank Pepe claims he opened up his Pizzeria | | | | USA must at some time tried pizza, probably delivered |
| Napoletana in New Haven Connecticut before | | | | to the door too. |
| Lombardi started to sell his wares. Many of Frank's | | | | Discover the pizza recipe secrets to making |
| staff were Italian immigrants with the knowledge of | | | | restaurant quality pizzas every time.. |
| years of making pizzas back home in Italy. This led to | | | | |