{"id":14162,"date":"2024-05-23T17:45:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T21:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/uncategorized\/the-day-new-haven-became-the-official-pizza-capital-of-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:27:30","slug":"the-day-new-haven-became-the-official-pizza-capital-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/uncategorized\/the-day-new-haven-became-the-official-pizza-capital-of-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day New Haven Became the Official Pizza Capital of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 22 was the day the foodies looked up, the pizzaiolos stopped tossing, and the earth stood still. The city of New Haven has been pushing out pizzas since 1925, but in recent months, decades of semolina and sauce culminated in major national recognition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five years ago, <\/span>Barstool\u2019s Dave Portnoy dubbed the Elm City <\/span>\u201cThe Pizza Capital.\u201d In January of this year, <\/span>The New York Times<\/span><\/i> <\/a>pizza crawled with local historian, Colin Caplan. In February, Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti raved about our apizza on <\/span>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/i>In April, <\/span>Food&Wine<\/span><\/i><\/a> published a complete guide to our pizza in anticipation of its 100th anniversary. And yesterday, the United States Congress officially validated what we\u2019ve been saying for 100 years: New Haven is the Pizza Capital of the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what happened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, May 22, U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, representing Connecticut\u2019s Third District, entered a statement into the Congressional Record declaring \u201cNew Haven the Pizza Capital of the United States.\u201d New Haven\u2019s pizza makers, legislators, and community leaders boarded an Avelo flight to the nation\u2019s capital to meet Representative DeLauro (who grew up on Wooster Street) on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building.<\/span><\/p>\n

This historic proclamation honored the thousands of Connecticut families and locals who have devoted their lives to crafting America\u2019s best pizza. Our pizza culture stands on the shoulders of pizzaiolos, foodies, and of course, our city\u2019s dedicated Pizza Historian, Colin Caplan. Through his work with <\/span>Taste of New Haven<\/span><\/a>, a company he founded in 2011, Caplan has been championing our distinct dish through exclusive pizza tours and classes, a published book, a documentary film, and even an apizza-centric food festival. He said it best: \u201cTop chefs, celebrities, politicians and food critics have been raving over New Haven pizza for decades because there\u2019s a level of pizza alchemy taking place in this area surpassed by nowhere else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The forces behind this alchemy come from some of New Haven\u2019s oldest pizzerias, including the city\u2019s \u201cBig Three\u201d of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Sally\u2019s Apizza, and Modern Apizza; all of which were present at the Capitol. Also present for the proclamation were the owners, families, and pizzaiolos of BAR, Est Est Est Pizza, Grand Apizza, Next Door, Pizza at the Brick Oven, and Zeneli Pizzeria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These New Haven locals arrived to the steps of the U.S. Capitol after stopping at Frank Pepe\u2019s nearby Alexandria location for some pies, but they weren\u2019t the only ones in attendance. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also made an appearance at the event, with AOC throwing in a playful \u201cBOO!\u201d on behalf of New York City, her stomping grounds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before long, our crew was back onboard Avelo, wings up and heading home to Tweed with stomachs full and hearts fuller.\u00a0 We\u2019re left with only the memories of apizza\u2019s most historic day \u2013<\/span> and that new title. <\/span><\/i>As for the future of pizza in the nation\u2019s Pizza Capital, nothing is changing. We\u2019ve arrived at this point by keeping it simple. Dough, sauce, mozz. Charred, not burnt. Pies not slices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In New Haven, we\u2019re serving up tradition. Congressionally-approved tradition. Eat up.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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