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New Neapolitan pizza place slated to open on the Westside this month

The Local Pizzaiolo will serve up pizza in four metro Atlanta locations.
The Local Pizzaiolo will serve up pizza in four metro Atlanta locations.
By Becca J G Godwin
Jan 12, 2018

A new fast casual pizza restaurant is expected to open on Atlanta’s Westside this month.

The Local Pizzaiolo (pronounced pizza-yolo) will open Jan. 23 at 1000 Marietta St., according to a press release. A grand opening event with free pizza for those who make a $2 donation to the Atlanta Community Food Bank and No Kid Hungry will be held that day from 4 to 7 p.m.

Owner Giulio Adriani plans to open three more metro Atlanta locations, in Toco Hill, Sandy Springs and Reynoldstown, by 2019.

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The Montanara, a dish with a flash-fried crust, was Adriani's documented reason his green card to the United States was approved in 2011, a press release said. He was also part of the 2017 group that got the Guinness World Record for the world's longest pizza, which was more than a mile long.

Adriani will serve as the Master Pizzaiolo — Italian for the person who makes pizza — and will train the "local pizzaioli" at each location. A four-time World Pizza Making Award winner, Adriani grew up in Rome and has owned and operated several restaurants including Forcella in NYC.

The Local Pizzaiolo is a cashless restaurant.

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