The Pizza Maker

The Pizza Maker

Author: Vox Media Podcast Network September 14, 2022 Duration: 33:54
When Margaret Dugan was 17, she ate lunch most days at a place called Little Venice where a young Domenico DeMarco would sing while he made pizza. “He would always be singing. And he had a beautiful voice,” she told us. Eventually, he asked her out on a date. At their wedding in 1965, she had no idea she was marrying the man who’d later be called “The Godfather of Pizza.” Today, a look at the man and the marriage behind the famous Di Fara Pizza.  Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop - we have a new This Is Love mug and T-shirt available to order now. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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