Erica D’Arcangelo

Erica D’Arcangelo is an author and creator specializing in Italian and Italian American food culture. Steeped in the vibrant traditions of her family’s business, D’Arc’s Pizza (est. 1960), she writes about her culinary travels and heritage across fiction and non-fiction. She is the author of the Amazon #1 best-seller “A Story About Pizza,” the Pietro’s Pizza children’s series, and the host of The Pizza Story Podcast, where she interviews cultural icons and master pizzaiolos. Her next book, “My Big Loud Italian Christmas,” releases in Fall 2026.
The Uncomplicated Art of a Real Pomodoro
Tracing the roots of the “golden apple” through Abruzzo and the Italian coast to a South Philly cucina.
The Flame, the Field and the Sourdough: A New Wave of Pizza
How the American farm-to-table movement is redefining today’s pizza.
Discovering the Soul of Northern Italy Through Polenta
How a summer away from my family’s Abruzzese kitchen redefined everything I knew about Italian food.




