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Totonno's Fire: Sad Day in Pizzaland

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The entire pizza community is saddened. A legendary New York, pizzeria, caught fire, and sustained major damage. Totonno's , located on Coney Island is one of the few pizza establishments that makes it's pizza in a coal fired oven. Unfortunately, the fire may have started in the oven. Ed Levine , noted pizza expert, was right on this story. Read Ed's post. According to the New York Daily News: the "blaze at Totonno's - which some foodies say serves the best pies in the city - broke out at 9:30 a.m. and spread to the roof, causing extensive damage, officials and witnesses said. No one was injured, but fans bemoaned the temporary loss of a culinary institution." Read the enitre story on this page: http://tiny.cc/Xoz4t Totonno's has been in continuous operation since 1924, making it one of the oldest pizzerias in the country. The pizza at Totonno's is incredible. Legend of pizza, Evelyn Sloman , learned to make pizza there. She credits T...