You Want a Pizza This? A slice of Dublin’s best By Helen Widman
According to Independent.ie, a media outlet in Dublin, Ireland, the first Irish pizza was made by Mario Gentile in 1954 at a parlor called Bernardo’s. Gentile and his brother, Bernardino, were inspired by pizza during a trip to Italy and brought back Italian ingredients and a recipe to spread around Ireland. However, The Irish Times published an opinion piece by Corinna Hardgrave explaining that while Irish chefs have mastered the art of cooking pizza, there hasn’t yet been a solid, wide-spread Irish pizza. Dublin Life Magazine decided to scour the community for some of the best pies around. Because if there is a definition of Irish pizza, why couldn’t it be found in Dublin, Ohio?
Iacono’s Ristorante – Hometown favorite
Dublin Road The Iacono name is famous for pizza (see below). Tommy Iacono’s son, Steven, grew up in the business. And, in 1978, when he
Brenz Pizza Co. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rosch
Iacono’s Ristorante 20 • June/July 2021
was about 32, Steven set out with three new partners to start the first Iacono’s. Luckily for Dublin, one of the Iacono’s locations was Shawnee Hills – back when there were not many dining choices in the area.
Tommy’s Pizza – Specialty crust and cuts
Tommy’s Dublin Center, Dublin-Granville Road Tommy’s is a central Ohio favorite since 1952 and a touchstone of the community since opening in Dublin in the mid www.dublinlifemagazine.com
