To celebrate Pizza Margherita Day –– June 11, 2013, the 124th anniversary of the naming of the Pizza Margherita in a letter accompanying a pizza from the Italian “Department of the Mouth” on behalf of Queen Margherita on June 11, 1889 –– we asked pizzerias to send in their versions of the famed pizza. Here are some different spins on this classic Neapolitan offering straight from the pizzerias themselves:


NEW ADDITION: Gusto Wood Fired Pizza in Bellingham, Washington


NEW ADDITION: Pizza Luca in New York City, New York


Melo’s Pizza in Livermore, California


Dante Pizzeria in Omaha, Nebraska


bufala! PIZZA NAPOLETANA in Charlottesville, Virginia


Esposito’s Pizza & Pasta in Matawan, New Jersey


Parkers’ Restaurant & Bar in Downer’s Grove, Illinois


Nonno’s Pizza in Berwyn, Illinois


New York Pizza Dept. II in Lake Worth, Florida


i Fratelli Pizza in Dallas, Texas


Nick’s New Haven-Style Pizzeria & Bar in Boca Raton, Florida


MozzaPi in Louisville, Kentucky


Mike’s Pizzeria Italian Restaurant in Effort/Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania


Nicodino’s Pizza Co. & Cafe in Bartlett, Illinois


Amore Pizzeria & Café in Pleasant Valley, New York
To have your picture added to our gallery, email dgreer@www.pizzatoday.com (and make sure the picture is clear, bright and at least 300 dpi). Don’t forget to include the name and location of your pizzeria!