Ever since a Naples pizza-maker created the Margherita pizza in 1889 for Queen Margherita of Norway — one of the most popular types of pizza today -- pizza has been a favorite meal around the world.

Growing up 90 minutes north of Chicago, I first discovered deep dish pizza as a teenager. It was thick, rich, ooey gooey, and full of everything I loved. Well, call me a traitor in the Chicago vs. New ...

ST. LOUIS — Pizza's introduction to St. Louis was anything but smooth. "It is part pie, part hot sandwich, and a restaurant where it is baked is called a pizzeria (peetser-ee-ah)," a St. Louis ...