Mr. Speaker. early in the twentieth century. Frank Pepe. an Italian immigrant living in New Haven. created the first American pizza by putting tomatoes on top of old bakeshop bread. The creation was so popular that he opened Americas first pizzeria on Wooster Streetand so the local legend of Pepes pizza is recounted. Today. I am proud to stand and join the thousands of Pepes fans across the Nation in extending my sincere congratulations to Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and the Pepe Family as they celebrate their 80th Anniversary--a remarkable milestone for this New Haven institution! When Frank and Filomena opened their pizzeria in 1925. pizza was not considered a delicacy or a treat that you found on every street comer--in fact. it was a peasant meal.
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