Domenico DeMarco

Domenico "Dom" DeMarco (born December 4, 1936) is an Italian pizzaiolo, who founded the pizzeria Di Fara Pizza on Avenue J in Brooklyn in 1965. He has received national recognition for his restaurant and is consider a godfather of pizza in Brooklyn.[1]

Domenico DeMarco
Born (1936-12-04) December 4, 1936
NationalityItalian
OccupationPizzaiolo
Known forDi Fara Pizza

Restaurant business

DeMarco emigrated from Provincia di Caserta in Italy in 1959. He opened Di Fara Pizza in 1965 with his business partner Farina. The name Di Fara comes from a combination of his name and his business partner. DeMarco bought out Farina in 1978, but kept the name the same.[2]

DeMarco heavily influenced Brooklyn pizza including younger pizzaiolos Mark Iacono of Lucali and Frank Pinello of Best Pizza. Iacono has referred to DeMarco as the "Joe DiMaggio of pizza".[3] Others have referred to DeMarco as the godfather of pizza.[4] Many consider Di Fara's to be the best pizzeria in New York City.[5]

In 2015, DeMarco received a haircut in the pizzeria on his 79th birthday from Brian Girgus, a drummer, barbershop owner and "pizza freak" from Los Angeles.[6]

References
  1. Levine, Ed (2005-03-09). "The Sacred Art of Pizza Making, and Secrets to Perfect Pies". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. DeMarco, Domenico; As told to Jeff VanDam (July 18, 2004), "Charred bubbles, and other secrets of the slice", The New York Times, retrieved June 2, 2009
  3. Matt Coneybeare (2016-03-21). "Munchies New "The Pizza Show" Kicks Off By Exploring Three Brooklyn Heavy Hitters". viewing.nyc. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. Crowley, Chris (2016-10-18). "Brooklyn's Pizza Gods Broke Bread Together". Grub Street. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. Gilbert, Ben (21 August 2019). "The best pizzeria in NYC just reopened after being closed for not paying $167,506 in back taxes — here's what it's like to eat at Di Fara Pizza". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. Tedesco, Karen (2015-12-05). "It's Di Fara Pizza King Dom DeMarco's Birthday — Watch Him Get a Haircut". villagevoice.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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