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Pizza Class with John Arena of Metro Pizza by Pizza Therapy

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John Arena is an amazing pizziolo. He grew up with pizza. He's been making pizza for most of his life. In 1980, after seeing an ad in an Italian newspaper, he and his cousin, Sam, sold everything they owned and moved to Las Vegas. At first things were tough. These New York City transplants struggled to create outstanding pizza in a town, that did not know anything about pizza. They called their pizzeria Metro Pizza and now have several locations around Las Vegas. He and Sam's pizza skills are extraordinary. Metro Pizza is now regarded as having The Best Pizza in Las Vegas . He loves sharing his pizza passion by showing others how to make pizza. He is also known as The Pizza Professor. He teaches the only college certified pizza class in the country. He calls his class Pizza 101 and you can read the course proposal at this link . I was recently honored to attend a private class at one of his Metro locations. The Pizza class was fun, informative and filling. (It was f...

The Best Pizza in Las Vegas: Metro Pizza

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John Arena and Sam Facchini co-owners of Metro Pizza There is only one pizzeria, that can claim the the title as The Best Pizza in Las Vegas and that is Metro Pizza . Metro has been on the radar of Pizza Therapy for a number of years. And with good reason. They make their pizza with heart and excellence. You can read the review at this page . (Scroll down to Nevada Pizza.) The Metro team loves pizza. They live pizza. They are passionate about pizza. John Arena and his cousin Sam Facchini founded Metro in 1980. They have not looked back since. The true love for the art form of pizza shines through with John and Sam's mission statement about Metro. "We believe that a true Pizzeria should be a gathering place for family and friends to relax, share great food and enjoy each other's company. We have visited hundreds of Pizzerias across the country, learning and gathering recipes to bring our guests a taste of home, wherever home might be." John in a...