First United States Pizzeria
mmm…do you smell that? Fresh out of the oven , a steaming pie sits waiting to be devoured. Your senses are overtaken by the aroma of hot bread, melted cheese, simmering tomato sauce, spicy garlic , and sizzling pepperoni . Are you ready to dig into that favorite of all foods? What are we talking about? Pizza of course. The pizza we're all familiar with — the kind with tomato sauce, cheese , and toppings — did originate in Italy. Specifically, baker Raffaele Esposito from Naples is often given credit for creating the first such pizza pie . Historians note, however, that flat breads with a variety of toppings had been sold by street vendors and eaten by the poor workers of Naples for many years. The first United States pizze...