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 [email protected] (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!
