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My Name Is Joe And I Am A Pizza Man, An American Story is the quintessential immigrant story, an entrepreneur's tale of rags to riches, demonstrating that with courage, intelligence and instinct the Great American Dream can still come true! My Name Is Joe follows Farruggio from his childhood in Sicily to the kitchen of his world-renowned Il Canale restaurant in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown. Pizza is the most popular food in the world and Joe Farruggio knows everything there is to know about this delicious Italian creation: best ingredients including wheat from Italy, open fire oven for the right temperature, baking time for best results. Joe tells how he succeeded and shares what it takes to run a successful restaurant. This book provides valuable tips for anyone entering the culinary business. Joe honors friends, family, hard work, and his restaurant patrons in this exuberant memoir designed to inspire and encourage others.

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9781735034157

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Thierry Sagnier is a writer whose works have been published in the United States and abroad. He is the author of The IFO Report, (Avon Books), Bike! Motorcycles and the People who Ride Them (Harper & Row) and Washington by Night (Washingtonian Books). He is also the author of Thirst, a thriller based in Washington, DC's, mean streets, and the sequel, Dope. Writing about People, Places and Things is a collection of essays chronicling Sagnier's thoughts on writing, family and friendships, and cancer. He is the author of a The Fortunate Few (NUNM Press), Montparnasse (Apprentice Press) and L'Amerique (Apprentice Press).

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