Frank Pepe Pizza Box
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
New Haven, CT, circa 2013
10 in. x 10 in. x 2 in.
U.S. Pizza Museum Collection
Acquisition Date: 07/04/2013
ID: USPM0048
When Frank Pepe opened his coal-fired brick oven pizzeria in 1925 he introduced his distinct tomato pie, with its elegant simplicity and thin, oblong crust. Close proximity to fresh clams led to the white clam pie for which New Haven is also well known.