America's Stories visits Frank Pepe's and Lou Abate's on Wooster Street

Here is a wonderful video about pizza in America, that needs to be shared.

Amercia's Stories visited Frak Pepe's and had a long conversation with Gary Bimonte, grandson of Frank Pepe on Wooster Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Lou Abate of Abate's Pizza was also interviewed.

Gary goes into detail about the history of Frank Pepe as he explains how Frank started selling pizza slice by slice.

The story of Frank Pepe is America's story. Frank came off the boat with no money. He was able to get a job at a bakery. He sold pizza on the side.

After saving his money his was able to open his own pizzeria. He was a good man, a generous man. And he was a pizza master who taught many others to make pizza.

One of those was Lou Abate's father. The magic rubbed off and now Lou makes his own pizza down the street from Pepe's. He claims at times to make more pizza than Sally's
and Pepe's combined.

This is a wonderful film. My only issue with this film? I wished it was longer...


 
pizza all over, New Haven,
 
Albert Grande
The Pizza Promoter
 
Here is a great book that features pizza on Wooster Street: American Pie by Peter Reinhart:
 

J.J. Dolans: Great Pizza in Honolulu

The following is from the Pizza Therapy Pizza Crawl in Honolulu:

J.J. Dolan's will tell you right up front:

"An Irish Pub, With New York pizza, from two guys in Chinatown".

Now it doesn't get any plainer than that.

And that explains J.J. Dolan's pizza. The pizza here is rock solid good. you will find a great version of a New york pie.

The pizzas are thin crust with plenty of taste in their dough and toppings.

The pizza was generously big. Large pizza allows the true tast of the pizza to explode in your mouth.

They are not particularly fancy. That is not to say that some of the pizzas were not unusual. There was a great variety.

This is blue collar pizza. Aand that was the charm of this pizzeria. You kind of felt you were back in your old neighborhood, rubbing elbows with your best friends as you indulge in your favorite past time: eating pizza.

The Pizza Therapy Pizza crew was impressed. Several of their specialty pizzas were sampled. We gave J.J. Dolan's a thumbs up.

You can see for yourself with the following video created by Hawaii Business Videos:




You can find J.J. Dolan's right in Honolulu at:

J. J. Dolans
1147 Bethel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
Phone 357-4992

And yes, we will definitely go back.
We need to do a little bit more research.
Was the pizza that good?
Yes it was...
And we have to try it again....

pizza all over Honolulu,
Albert "The Pizza Promoter" Grande

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The Pizza Promoter Interviews Jon F. About Grandmother's Pizza

The following video interview is part of the archives for The Pizza Therapy East Coast Pizza Tour 2009.

Noted pizzaiolo Jon F. takes us into his kitchen to discuss, Grandmother's Pizza from Pawcatuck, Connecticut.

This is a different type of pizza. A little thicker, with just a tomato sauce topping.

The Pizza Promoter, on the East Coast Pizza Therapy Pizza Tour, stopped in on Jon F.

Jon shared Grandmother's Pizza from Pawcatuck, Connecticut. Pizza was made by the Pizza Lady. She's been making pizza for over 50 years. This is a totally different kind of pizza.

The pizza was good...

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Albert Grande
The Pizza Promoter

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