Interview: Tommy Bonfiglio
Brooklyn native Tommy Bonfiglio says that New York pizza has for him been a passion since childhood. Tommy had always wanted to open a Pizzeria that would serve the “perfect” coal fired pizza he grew up eating in Brooklyn. His wife Yvette, also a Brooklyn native, had always dreamed of opening an Italian restaurant with a casual, rustic atmosphere; like the taverns in the Tuscany region of Italy, but with a modern twist. So they compromised and decided to open Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza restaurant. …