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Pizza: A Love Story

Pizza: A Love Story

Pizza wasn't invented in New Haven. It was perfected there.

Genres

Documentary

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It's the most loved food in America. And we want to tell you a story about three pizza places in the town of New Haven, Connecticut that you may or may not have heard of. They're named: Sally's Apizza, Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana, and Modern Apizza, and they are generally considered to be three of the finest pizza restaurants on the planet.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

30 May 2019

Country

Cast

Rosa DeLauro

Rosa DeLauro

Self

Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett

self

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

self

Dave Portnoy

Dave Portnoy

self

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