We're here with Erica D'Arcangelo, Author of A Story About Pizza. This historical fiction book is an adaptation of the story of her grandfather who immigrated from Italy to America, working as a coal miner. It follows his lifetime journey of family, food, and amazing pizza. Today we will discuss growing up Italian, culture, and food. Most of all we're going to talk about how pizza became the American dream for so many Italian families that run family-owned and operated pizzerias in America today. After many years away, I suddenly found myself home. My father, at the time, was recovering from heart surgery and struggling to find his place after retiring from his job as an administrator. While working, he also owned and managed our family's pizzeria. It had been open since 1960. Little did I know that my plan to get my father "busy" again would become the inspiration for the book about my family. The story of my grandfather. While working with my father to bring the pizzeria 'back to life' I looked through old photos and listened while he told me the story of our family. How my grandfather worked in the coal mines, how poor he was, and how his dream was to open a pizzeria. This was a place where our family grew. Where celebrated Christmas Eve every year. A place where local people of all ages would come in to eat and be part of the family.@https://astoryaboutpizza.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@AStoryAboutPizza https://www.facebook.com/darcspizza https://www.instagram.com/darcspizza/ https://www.tiktok.com/@darcspizza #ItalianFoodHistory#audienceengagement #PizzaChronicles #EricaDArcangeloExplores#PizzaHeritage#ItalianCultureAndCuisine