From Italy to New York to New Orleans.

The story of Raffaele Lorio and the slice he brought to St. Claude Ave.

A street pizza and pasta stand in Naples, Italy, around 1903 — Naples, Italy

Times Square, New York, June 1984. Photo by TedQuackenbush, CC BY-SA 3.0 — Times Square, NYC

A Nola Mia pepperoni pie — Nola Mia, St. Claude Ave

Times Square photo: TedQuackenbush, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Nola Mia story

From Italy to New York to New Orleans.

by:Raffaele Lorio

Born in Italy

Raffaele grew up in Italy, where pizza is part of everyday life.

Made in New York

Then he moved to New York and opened his own pizza shop.

Now on St. Claude

Now he brings that real Italian and New York pizza culture to you, right here at Nola Mia.

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Fresh ingredients

Fresh from the start.

Every pie starts with dough made by hand that day. Then come ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, real mozzarella and fresh-cut toppings. Local whenever we can get it.

Dough

Tomatoes

Basil

Mozzarella

Pepperoni

Peppers

Onions

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