Erica D’Arcangelo: Author of A Story About Pizza

After many years away, Erica D'Arcangelo found herself home. Her 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 she know that her plan to get her father "busy" again would become the inspiration for the book about her family. The story of her grandfather. While working with her father to bring the pizzeria 'back to life' she looked through old photos and listened while he told her the story of her family. How her grandfather worked in the coal mines, how poor he was, and how his dream was to open a pizzeria. This was a place where their family grew. Where they celebrated Christmas Eve every year. A place where local people of all ages would come in to eat and be part of the family. There is something to be said for people and a place that feels like home the moment you walk in the door. A legacy created coal dust, and pizza crust.