Have you ever wondered where the Margherita pizza gets it’s name?  Yesterday, I spoke with an older Italian man and he gave me the scoop.

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Recently, I travelled to St. Petersburg, FL and again found a pizza connection, this time a fantastic authentic popular Italian Market called Mazzaro.

Pizza to go

My friend Arthur lives in the “St. Pete” area and showed me this cool market on a rainy Thursday afternoon.  Mazzaro was packed in the middle of the day.  One look at the Yelp reviews and you can see why this place is a big hit.

Mazzaro’s bakery and coffee shop

Mazzaro fresh pasta factory

They make their own pasta, cheeses and import some of the finest quality ingredients from Italy.

Cool wall decor

Some cool little Italian cars

Art enjoying a classic Italian sandwich

You can even grab a bottle of wine and enjoy it on the patio with your food from the deli counter.

Plenty of fine wines to go with your cheese

The deli counter is packed so be patient

Take a number, relax and enjoy walking around Mazzaro and relish in one of the hidden but popular places in St. Pete.

If you are in for some wood-fired pizza, check out Gregario in the sleepy town of Safety Harbor, FL  Several people in town suggested this place because of it’s fresh ingredients and it was a great little find.

Wood Fired Pizza Gregario

Like most people in San Diego, we enjoy the amazing beaches and oceans in San Diego and want them to remain beautiful for a long time to come.  We are partnering with the Surfrider Foundation to raise money to keep our oceans clean.  On February 28th, we are donating pizza to the Samples For the Sea fundraiser, join us for fun in Mission Beach.

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We’ve all seen the guys at the pizza shop toss their dough up in the air with great applause from the people in the restaurant.  Did you know that there is an international pizza dough tossing competition?

To get started, check out this video that we made to show the amateur how to toss dough at home.  To really get the taste right, you need the wood-fired oven but here’s a start for fun at home.

Sean is a veteran of the Navy and served on board the USS Carl Vinson.  Pacific Pizza supports other veteran owned businesses.  If you are looking for a product or service, check out the Rosie Network and consider doing business with a veteran.  Did you know that there are over 230,000 veterans in San Diego?

Sean on the USS Carl Vinson September 2001

We made the Pacific Pizza trailer from a 1955 Ford Pickup bed.  Could this be the truck where the trailer bed came from???

Did you know?

1. Over 36 percent of all pizza orders want their pizza topping pepperoni.
2. There are approximately 61,269 pizzerias in the United States.
3. Over 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year.
4. New York’s Nino’s Bellissima restaurant has the world’s most expensive pizza. Topped with six varieties of caviar, chives, fresh lobster and creme fraiche, this 12-inch pie, called the “Luxury Pizza,” retails at $1,000.00 (or $125.00 a slice).
5. The largest pizza ever made was in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the Guinness Book of Records the pizza was 122 feet in diameter and was made using 1200lb of flour, 1700lb of cheese and 1600lb of tomato puree.

Christmas came early at Pacific Pizza.  We ordered some new stickers from Sticker Mule and they came in less than a week!

We’ve been giving away stickers this week and putting them on our bikes, laptops and other fun places.  If you want one, just email us: sean@pacificpizzasd.com

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Here are some interesting pizza images!