The Origins of Pizza in America

In 1905, the first ever pizzeria opened in New York. ItUno is the first pizzeria, as the name suggests, that
had been a favorite of Italian immigrants, and had beenopened in Chicago. Ike Sewell, the owner of the
discovered by the American soldiers after the Worldpizzeria, created something different that brought twist
War II. The love for pizza spread throughout and whatto the New York pizza. Sewell baked the pizza in a
was before just an underground snack for Italiandeeper dish, making the dough rise and the crust
immigrants and a few Americans became a nationalthicker. The people's response to this new look of
hit.pizza was phenomenal. It became a hit almost over
To this day, New York has been the place to visit ifnight and people embraced this kind of pizza.
you want to experience the pizza pizzeria style. NewPresently, take a New Yorker and a Chicagoan, ask
York is home to the awesome thin crust pizza loadedthem what a genuine pizzeria-style pizza looks and
with toppings and cheese and smothered withtastes like, and you'll find yourself between a heated
seasoning. Add to that a slice of garlic bread or someargument. But no matter which kind of pizza you
heady pasta dishes. Anyone who has been to a Newprefer, one thing is for sure; pizza has a history as
York pizzeria can agree that New York is truly thecolorful and intriguing as its ingredients, and it has
home of the Italian style pizza.surpassed many generations because of its appeal
However, when the early 40s arrived, Chicago madeand taste.
a big change on the whole pizza business. Pizzeria