A Note For SteveB & Carlo From Dominick Azzaro About Dominick
Pica's Tomato Pies, The Burg
Dominick Azzaro Wrote:
Dominick Azzaro has left a new comment on your post "Steve B and
Carlo Remember Dominick Pica's Tomato ...":
Hi Steve and Carlo. My name is Dominck Azzaro. I found your "blog"
interesting. You may remember my father Mike Azzaro, working for
Mr Pica. In fact I am named after Dominick Pica; also Fanny, his
wife was my God Mother. Fanny's maiden name was Papa. She was sister
to Mr. Papa of Papa's Tomato Pies. Abie is my uncle and I still make
pies on Sundays for Abie's son, Nicky, my cousin. My brother also
has Via Roma 2 in Allentown NJ.
In fact you guys may have seen me inside Pica's when I was a very
little kid. I was often in there with my father and Dominick and
Fanny. Yes how we all long for the old days. My uncle Leo still
lives in the family house on Mott Street. Anyway, that is my story.
Hope to hear from you and get your thoughts.
Regards,
D. Azzaro
Note : Dominick Pica's Tomato Pies was located on 461 Whittaker
Avenue and was Schuster's Tomato Pies in my Burg day:)
5 years ago
2 comments:
Hi Mack; That comment from Dominick is another indication of the early history of tomato pies in the Burg. His Godmother was a Papa and a sister to the Papa's on Butler St. who originally ttaught Pica's and the DeLorenzo's the art of making the pizza as it was made in Naples. I can recall Papa's pies in the 1920s and can't remember anyone else making them in the Burg. Regards.
Hi Ralph:)
I walked by Papas a few weeks ago
and the aroma of delicious food being made was heavenly!!
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