The world-renowned founder/owner of Washington, DC's legendary Il Canale, 90
Second Pizza, and A Modo Mio is pleased to announce the publication
of his first book My Name is Joe And I Am a Pizza Man, An American
Story.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19,
2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In addition to national
Italian American Heritage Month, October is also National Pizza
Month and National Pasta Month!! A key player in the Washington, DC restaurant scene since 1978,
lauded restaurateur Joe Farruggio
has more than a half of a century's worth of experience on those
topics! The noted Pizzaiolo began his career by working in a
pizzeria in New York in 1970, just
five days after he came from Italy
on a ship called Michelangelo with his family. In 1977 he moved to
Virginia and noticed that the
presence of the Italian culture and authentic cuisine was scarce in
the nation's capital.
Today is National Evaluate Your Life Day, and writing My Name is
Joe And I am a Pizza Man, An American Story (Fourth Lloyd
Productions, 2022), gave Mr. Farruggio the opportunity to do just
that. The new release which follows his footsteps from his
childhood in Sicily to the kitchen
of his world-renowned Il Canale restaurant in Washington, D.C. is now available on
Amazon.
The memoir is co-written with award-winning, best-selling author
Thierry Sagnier and offers valuable
lessons for anyone searching to make their dreams come true.My Name
Is Joe And I Am A Pizza Man, An American Story is the
quintessential immigrant story, an entrepreneur's tale of rags to
riches, demonstrating that with courage, intelligence and instinct,
no dream is too extreme. Mr. Farruggio's award-winning restaurant,
Il Canale is the only restaurant in D.C. to receive the top
culinary honor from the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce and the
National Institute of Tourism. Il Canale was named "One of the 70
Best Italian Restaurants and Pizzerias in the World" and one of
Yelp's "Top 100 Places to Eat" 2022. It also holds the coveted
Gambero Rosso title for being a "Top Italian Restaurant" In
Washington, DC, and many other
distinguished honors.
Within a few years of opening, Il Canale became a celebrity hot
spot in the heart of DC's Georgetown neighborhood. Equally inspirational
and thought evoking, Mr. Farruggio's biography will motivate
readers to follow their passions while increasing their profits.
One of Joe Farruggio's favorite
activities is sharing his life and business lessons with students
and entrepreneurs of all ages. For this reason, he was awarded the
prestigious Premio Eccellenza Italiana award for Lifetime
Achievement just a few days ago on October
14. In a ceremony conducted simultaneously between the Casa
Italiana in Washington, DC and The
Vatican in Rome, Italy, Mr.
Farruggio accepted the honor and vowed to continue giving back to
both the Italian and the American cultures which have enabled him
to realize his full potential.
About Joe Farruggio
Award-winning restaurateur/pizzaiolo/chef Joe (Giuseppe) Farruggio, was born and raised in
beautiful Agrigento, Sicily. With
more than 53 years of restaurant, entrepreneurial, and culinary
experience, he is now the owner of the renowned Washington, DC landmark Il Canale (one of
Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat 2022), as well as the rapidly
expanding 90 Second Pizza Concept and A Modo Mio in Virginia. Mr. Farruggio's restaurants and his
story have been featured in countless articles including those in:
Forbes, The Washington Post, Washington Life Magazine, Thrillist,
Washingtonian, USA Today, The
Georgetowner, Eater DC, and many more newspapers, magazines, blogs,
and television programs. Nowadays he lives in Washington, DC with his wife Teresa, and is
the proud father of three children; Roberto, Enrico, and Alessandro
and a grandfather of Francesco.For more information on Joe Farruggio, please visit
http://www.joefarruggio.com or to schedule media interviews,
presentations, or events with Joe, please contact:
Lisa.Comento@gmail.com.
Media Contact
Lisa Comento, Il Canale, 1 (202)
431-8027, Lisa.Comento@gmail.com
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