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Most people don’t realize gnocchi can taste this good. Spizzico’s handmade gnocchi, made fresh from a family recipe brought from Naples, becomes something magical—soft, pillowy, and impossible to resist. Here’s the story behind each pillowy bite, and why October is the perfect time to experience it.
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Walk into any Italian restaurant in America and you’ll find spaghetti and meatballs on the menu. It’s an iconic Italian dish, a childhood favorite, and a family dinner staple. There’s just one problem: in Italy, this combination barely exists. So what’s the real story? Is spaghetti and meatballs fake Italian food? The truth is more interesting—and it reveals how food travels, changes, and carries meaning across generations.
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Every pizza at Spizzico starts long before you walk through our doors. While you’re still deciding what to order for dinner, we’ve already been working for hours. Fresh dough made from scratch at 6:00 AM. Ingredients prepped during quiet morning hours. Ovens fired up and monitored until they’re exactly right. By the time your pizza reaches your table, it’s the result of precision, patience, and over 20 years of doing things the right way—no shortcuts, no compromises.
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Every Christmas Eve, Italian families across the world gather around tables laden with seafood. Baccalà (salt cod), calamari, shrimp, clams, mussels, and various fish, prepared in a dozen different ways, create a feast that’s become synonymous with Italian-American Christmas traditions. This celebration is known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes, or “La Vigilia” in Italian.
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The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and suddenly all you want is a big bowl of pasta or a slice of warm, cheesy pizza. Sound familiar? As November settles into Maryland and we head toward the holiday season, this craving for hearty, carb-heavy comfort food isn’t just in your head. Well, actually, it is in your head—but there are real biological and psychological reasons behind it.
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Italians take their food seriously. Growing up in Monte Di Procida, a small coastal town outside Naples, we learned early that Italian cooking comes with rules. Not just recipes, but rules. Break them, and you might hear a sharp “Non si fa!” (We don’t do that!) from a nonna or see an auntie physically wince.
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When we opened Spizzico Italian Kitchen in Arnold, we knew we wanted to bring authentic NY-style pizza to the Broadneck Peninsula. But what exactly makes a pizza “NY-style”? And why does it matter when there are so many pizza styles to choose from?
As three friends from Monte Di Procida, Italy, a small town just outside Naples, we grew up understanding that pizza is more than just food. It’s tradition, technique, and respect for quality ingredients. When Italian immigrants brought pizza to New York City in the early 1900s, they adapted their Neapolitan traditions to American tastes and ingredients, creating something entirely new: the iconic New York slice.
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Look, we need to talk. If you’re reading dating advice that tells you to avoid pizza on dates because it’s “too casual” or “not sophisticated enough,” you need better friends. Pizza isn’t just acceptable food for a first date. It’s actually a genius-level dating strategy. Whether you’re nervously re-entering the dating scene after a divorce, meeting someone from that app for the third time this month, or celebrating your golden anniversary, pizza is your wingman.
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There’s something magical about combining two of life’s greatest pleasures: watching incredible movies and enjoying delicious pizza. Whether it’s a family flick with the kids or a nostalgic classic with friends, no movie night is complete without a hot, cheesy pie. (Okay, and maybe some popcorn!) From iconic scenes that made us crave a hot, cheesy pie to films where pizza plays a starring role, cinema has given us countless reasons to celebrate this perfect pairing.
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An argument could be made that pizza is the perfect food. The chewy bread base features a tasty golden crust. The zesty tomato sauce blends with layers of gooey melted cheese. Toppings galore allow you to personalize your pie. Your mouth is watering right now just thinking about that first bite, isn’t it? It’s no wonder families eat an estimated five billion pizzas each year, and the global pizza market is valued at nearly $200 billion. What makes pizza even better is that it’s just as good the next day. Maybe you sneak it cold from the fridge or take the time to lovingly reheat it. Either way, leftover pizza offers the same delightful appeal the second time around. For some, the follow-up is even better than the original serving. If you could write a love letter to the slice that somehow survived dinnertime to be savored later, what would it say? Here’s what your clandestine communication might look like.
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