| Gourmet pizza is a delicacy enjoyed by many | | | | of pizza found around The States. |
| nationwide. But how did pizza come about in the | | | | Chicago style pizza is named after the manner the |
| United States? Where did it originate? How did it | | | | crust forms on the sides of a deep-dish pan. It literally |
| grow so fast in popularity? Here is an inside look at | | | | shapes around a pan providing that specific Chicago |
| pizza and its history. | | | | deep-dish style pizza taste, look, and design. There is |
| Pizza started in Ancient Greece. It was created as a | | | | also the infamous California pizza. A California pizza |
| piece of bread topped with oils, rosemary, basil, sage | | | | tends to utilize non-traditional ingredients and an |
| and cheese. Then, around the 18th century, Italy started | | | | abundance of fresh produce. Many California pizza |
| to add tomatoes, mozzarella and resembled a similar | | | | style pizzas are served with Thai inspired flavors, bean |
| form to the modern pizza. However, pizza was not | | | | sprouts, carrots, and barbecue chicken. It takes pizza |
| widely served in restaurants yet. Instead, outdoor | | | | to an entirely different level. The legendary Wolfgang |
| street carts served up the food as a cheap alternative | | | | Puck took this concept and ran with it launching the |
| to eating out. You would buy pizza as a cheap | | | | concept of gourmet pizza. |
| snack to satisfy hunger while working, shopping, | | | | The gourmet pizza took the idea of the California |
| socializing and going about your business. It did not | | | | pizza but turned it up a notch. The thought of mixing |
| evolve into sit down pizzerias until the late turn of the | | | | non-traditional ingredients, spices, toppings and cheeses |
| century. | | | | put all together defined the gourmet pizza. For |
| Italian immigrants brought pizza creations with them to | | | | example, have you ever tasted a clam seafood |
| the United States. They would sell pizzas in local | | | | lover's dream pizza? It is something you may see on |
| groceries and bakeries. It was not until 1905 when | | | | a gourmet pizza menu. In addition, how many times |
| the first pizzeria opened in New York by Gennaro | | | | did you wish there was a pistachio pizza? I love |
| Lombardi. Shortly thereafter, another New York | | | | pistachio but I am a terrible cook. So I could not |
| pizza joint opened up featuring pizza baked in a | | | | configure how to use this on a pizza. However, there |
| coal-oven. It changed the flavor of the pizza, brought | | | | are gourmet pizza restaurants with it on the menu. I |
| competition to this nouveau, delicious, mouth-watering, | | | | think it is simply brilliant. For I have no idea how to cook |
| piping hot, melting cheese entrée. Thus, pizza | | | | and this will resolve that issue real quick. |
| restaurants started popping up all over town. | | | | Gourmet pizza restaurants are increasing throughout |
| The pizza did not have much variety in the beginning. | | | | the nation. There are Indian, Greek, |
| It started changing in correlation with people migrating | | | | Southwestern-American, Asian and Italian inspired |
| to various parts of the country. By doing so, each | | | | gourmet pizzas found at a local gourmet pizza |
| region of America tweaked the pizza idea and made it | | | | restaurant near you. |
| his/her own. This was the birth of the various styles | | | | |