{"id":16,"date":"2009-07-02T12:51:49","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T12:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2009-07-02T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T12:53:10","slug":"the-birth-of-pepes-clam-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/blog\/the-birth-of-pepes-clam-pie","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of Pepe&#8217;s Clam Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Gary Bimonte, co-owner of Pepe&#8217;s and grandson of Frank Pepe, relates the story of how the clam pizza was invented. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is the origianl clam pizza. While other pizzerias may serve a clam pizza, there is no comparison. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The clam pizza is often imitated but never duplicated. Incredible in it&#8217;s taste and and simplicity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"340\" height=\"285\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EkDgaBSJxqk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"340\" height=\"285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EkDgaBSJxqk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Thank you Frank Pepe. Thank you Gary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>pizza on earth, and all over New Haven,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>albert<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Discover your own Pizzza Passion: <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/pizzabook\/\">Claim The Pizza Therapy Pizza Book<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Bimonte, co-owner of Pepe&#8217;s and grandson of Frank Pepe, relates the story of how the clam pizza was invented. 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