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Co-Owner Of Pepe's Pizza, Ranked No. 1 In America, Dies
A co-owner of Frank Pepe's, ranked No. 1 on Daily Meal's list of the 101 best pizzerias in America each of the last three years, has died.
Gary Bimonte died on Wednesday, April 7.
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, which has 12 locations in the Northeast (in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island), announced his death on the Facebook page of its flagship New Haven location and said the New Haven location would be closed Thursday, April 8.
Neither the circumstances surrounding his death nor his age have been immediately released.
On its website, the company posted a stat…
The Best Pizza In America Is Local; Area Pizzarias On List of Top 101 In US
New Haven holds onto its title as the Pizza Capital of America in the newest ranking of the best pizza in the states.
There are five New Haven pizzerias that made The Daily Meal’s 101 Best Pizzas in America 2020, including Fank Pepe Pizzaria Napoletana, which took the No. 1 spot for at least the second year in a row.
Frank Pepe’s pizzeria is famous for its signature coal-fired, white clam pizza with pecorino roman, garlic, oregano, and olive oil.
Frank Pepe’s has multiple locations:
In Connecticut, there are Pepe’s in Danbury, Fairfield, Manchester, Mohegan Sun, Waterbury, West Hartford,…
