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Jeff Marini grew up going to Frank Pepe Pizzeria on Wooster Street like so many New Haven kids… but he never imagined he’d one day be running the legendary location.
In Episode 54 of Charred: A New Haven Pizza Show, Jeff joins us to share his full journey, from eating Pepe’s as a kid to becoming the manager of one of the most iconic pizzerias in the country.
We also:
🍕 Try the new Calabrese pizza
🔥 Put Frank’s heat tolerance to the test
👀 Hear behind-the-scenes stories from inside Wooster Street
📖 Talk about what it means to work at a place with 100 years of pizza history
If you love pizza, New Haven food culture, or just great stories from inside the industry, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
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Charred is a bi-weekly show discussing all things pizza with a focus on New Haven Style. Hosted by Frank Zabski, owner of New Haven Pizza School and Kevin Begley of Star 99.9. We will cover all things pizza. Pizza news, topics, debates, opinions, tutorials, reviews, plus guest interviews from all over the pizza industry.
