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Tag: Pizza
In an Italian Village, a Mayor Walks Off the Wine and Everyone Joins In
Luciano Fregonese, the mayor of a town in Italy known for Prosecco, started walking to counter the calories he consumed at social obligations. His jaunts have become a sensation.
Hong Kong Taunts Italy With Pineapple Pizza After Olympics Fencing Win
After a fencer from Hong Kong beat an Italian for a gold medal, Pizza Hut’s offer of free pineapple toppings in Hong Kong was the city’s second jab at Italy.
A Proto-Pizza Emerges From a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall
That doughy disc with delectable toppings seen in a 2,000-year-old painting is not a pizza, experts insist. But can we get one delivered anyway?
Italian Mobster, 16 Years on the Lam, Found Working at a Pizzeria
Edgardo Greco, 63, was arrested as he was about to start a night shift at a restaurant in France. Investigators identified him through online photographs.
In Italy, Where Pizza Was Born, Domino’s Bows Out
The company entered the Italian market in 2015, but seems to have been done in by a proliferation of home-delivery food during the pandemic and a desire for more artisanal pies.
He’s American, He Oversees Papa John’s in Russia and He’s Staying
Christopher Wynne’s company controls the franchise agreements for the 190 Papa John’s locations in the country. “At the end of the day, they appreciate a good pizza,” he said.
Rome Gets Its First Pizza Vending Machine. Will Romans Bite?
In a city with no shortage of pizza — or self-appointed food critics — an entrepreneur is betting on diners with a sense of adventure.
Frank Carney, Co-Founder of Pizza Hut, Dies at 82
When he was 19, Mr. Carney and his brother Dan borrowed $600 from their mother to start their business in Wichita, Kan. Before long it became the world’s largest pizza chain.
A Lie and a Pizza Shop: Why Australian Officials Reversed a Lockdown
South Australia imposed tight statewide restrictions based on what a man had said about his relationship to a restaurant. And then the authorities learned the truth.