makes it difficult to call him the father of pizza!. In 1889, Rafaele Esposito of the Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi now called Pizzeria Brandi baked pizza especially for the visit of King Umberto I and Queen Margherita. To make the pizza a little more patriotic-looking, Esposito used red tomato sauce, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves as toppings. Queen Margherita loved the pizza, and what eventually became Pizza Margherita has since become an international standard. Pizzeria Brandi, now more than 200 years old, still proudly displays a royal thank-you note signed by Galli Ca
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