Brandi in Naples, Naples, Italy | Pizza
The Ancient Pizzeria Brandi in Naples, Italy. In 1780 the pizzeria Pietro...e basta così (which means "Peter ...and That's Enough"- funny name, isn't it?) was established in Salita S. Anna di Palazzo, in the surroundings of the Royal Palace. This name derived from one of the first owners, Pietro Colicchio, known as Pietro il Pizzaiuolo (Peter the Pizzamaker).
Pietro Colicchio, having no brothers nor sons, handed over the pizzeria to Enrico Brandi, who in his turn transferred the activity to his daughter Maria Giovanna Brandi, the future wife of Raffaele Esposito. But the nickname of Pietro Colicchio, Pietro il Pizzaiuolo, survived and all the subsequent managers of the pizzeria were always called "Pietro" by everybody. It happened also with Raffaele Esposito, the husband of Maria Giovanna Brandi, who, in June 1889, during a visit in Naples of King Umberto I and Queen Margherita di Savoia, was invited, via an official of the Royal Household, to the Royal Palace of Capodimonte.
And so Raffaele Esposito and his wife Maria Giovanna Brandi went to Capodimonte, on board of their donkey-drawn gig. Raffaele Esposito prepared for the Royals three qualities of Pizza: the first, "white", with olive oil, cheese and basil; the second with cecenielle (kind of newly born sardines); and finally, a Pizza with mozzarella and tomato. The Queen Margherita appreciated especially this last kind of Pizza and Raffaele Esposito didn't fail to pay his homage to the Queen and gave that Pizza her name: that's the way the most famous Pizza, the Pizza Margherita, was born in June 1889.
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