A small pizzeria in Naples, Italy is the inspiration behind Tony Gemignani’s story for Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. A fulfillment in his ever-growing passion for pizza drew him to self-content when he first tried an authentic Neapolitan pizza. Since then he was determined to learn this art of pizza making and one day opens a restaurant like no other. Growing up, Tony worked by his mother’s side, learning valuable skills he would later implement in operating a successful restaurant. Tony learned the creativity involved in preparing hand-crafted dishes, only to include the finest ingredients straight from the heart of Italy. Since 1991 Tony has been involved in the pizza industry. Since then Tony has won numerous awards including Best Pizza Margherita at the World Pizza Cup in Naples, Italy, and Best Pizza Romana at the World Championship of Pizza Makers in 2011. Tony was the first American and non-Neapolitan to win this coveted award in Naples. Now right in the heart of North Beach lies Tony’s Pizza Napoletana where Tony handcrafts the award-winning pizza Margherita right out of the same oven he won in Naples, the Cirigliano Wood Burning. At Tony’s, they pride themselves on using only the finest ingredients which include fresh herbs and honey from their rooftop garden. They import authentic Neapolitan and Italian products each week and support several locally-grown organic farmers and artisan cheese makers.