LET’S FOCUS ON PIZZA:
Roughly 1,000 years ago herb-and-spice-covered circles of baked dough grew exceptionally popular in Naples, Italy. Known as focaccia, these rounds were served as an appetizer or a snack. In 1830 pizza truly began with the opening of the world’s first pizzeria. Named Port’Alba, the pizzas were cooked in an oven lined with lava from Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located on the Bay of Naples.
In 1905, Gennaro Lombardi opened the first licensed American pizzeria, Lombardi’s Pizzeria Napoletana, at 53-1/2 Spring Street in New York City.
AMERICANS EAT APPROXIMATELY 350 SLICES OF PIZZA PER SECOND.
ACCORDING TO A RECENT GALLUP POLL, KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 TO 11 PREFER PIZZA OVER ALL OTHER FOOD GROUPS FOR LUNCH AND DINNER.
