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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, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/darcspizza">D’Arc’s Pizza</a> (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 &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Story-About-Pizza-Erica-DArcangelo/dp/1917116993/">A Story About Pizza</a>,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Erica-DArcangelo/author/B0D8K62R5B?ccs_id=83ad4e56-afc0-4611-8147-ec7d7f32d3f6">Pietro’s Pizza children&#8217;s series</a>, and the host of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AStoryAboutPizza">The Pizza Story Podcast</a>, where she interviews cultural icons and master pizzaiolos. Her next book, &#8220;My Big Loud Italian Christmas,&#8221; releases in Fall 2026.

Author Erica D'Arcangelo staring at the camera in black and white

Erica D’Arcangelo

Framed black-and-white photograph of Nonna D’Arcangelo working at a table in the shop.

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