He doesn't stop growing.
Giuseppe Cutraro, nicknamed Peppe, crowned best pizza maker in the world 2019-2020, announced on his company's Instagram page that he was going to open a new restaurant in Paris.
Currently under construction, the pizzeria should welcome its first customers by the end of March at 11, rue Étienne Marcel (1st arrondissement), very close to the busy Les Halles district.
The announcement delights his fans.
“Another Peppe restaurant to try, can’t wait!!
», Comments a user.
“We can’t wait, dear neighbors,” also rejoices the official account of the Museum of Illusion.
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Peppe's success has been there since his title of world champion.
After opening his first table just before the lockdowns, at the end of January 2020 in the 20th arrondissement, he held up well and continued to develop his business.
Pizzas from 13 to 20 euros
Two other pizzerias have been opened in the capital at 61, rue des Martyrs (9th) and 222, rue Saint-Jacques (5th).
In the meantime, his restaurant on Place Saint-Blaise in the 20th arrondissement enabled him to obtain, in 2021, the title of best pizzeria in Europe (excluding Italy) by the specialized site 50 Top Pizza.
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Peppe continued its rise with the opening of two other pizzerias in Boulogne-Billancourt and Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine).
His restaurants offer pizzas from the more traditional Margherita at 13 euros to his signature pizza, which allowed him to become world champion, at 20 euros.
The former chef of Big Mamma cut his teeth in the neighborhoods of Naples, the pizza capital, from the age of 15.
Once he came of age, he flew to New York.
“I felt a little confined in Italy, because the pizza makers were very traditional and a little closed off about the evolution of the profession,” he explained to Le Parisien.
After visits to Switzerland and Malta, Giuseppe had time to refine his cuisine.
Knowledge that many Internet users now hope to see exported throughout France.
“When will there be a restaurant in Marseille?
», Asks a fan.
“And in the South?
», continues another.
In the region, priority would currently be given to Gironde, with an opening planned in Bordeaux.