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Site of the Original Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

While visiting Old Salem, Winston Salem's historic district, founded by Moravian settlers in 1766, not only can you tour period homes with period decorations, walk brick sidewalks, and explore Salem College, you can also find a commemorative plaque that marks the spot of the original Krispy Kreme doughnut shop! The doughnut shop was founded in 1937 by Vernon Rudolph who bought the famous secret…

National GeographicJan 6

The best pizza spots in the U.S. that aren't in New York or Chicago

New York City has more pizzerias with more variety than any other city in America. Meanwhile, Chicago has its own deep-dish style that no New York pizza spot has been able to successfully replicate.

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Mission Pizza NapoletanaRestaurantJames Beard-nominated chef Peyton Smith touches the wood-fired oven
Elsewhere
DoughRestaurantSan Antonio, United States12-inch pies come out in 90 seconds, split between Neapolitan and American
Frank Pepe Pizzeria NapoletanaRestaurantNew Haven, United StatesInvented the clam pie in the mid-20th century
PARMRestaurantOshkosh, United StatesChef Andy Saray Presents PARM - a boutique restaurant highlighting Neapolitan style wood-fired pizzas and other…
Pizzeria BiancoRestaurantPhoenix, United StatesJames Beard Award-winning chef opened his namesake pizzeria in the mid-1990s
Pizzeria VetriRestaurantPhiladelphia, United StatesWe created Pizzeria Vetri to celebrate the art of authentic pizza making.
Guantonio'sRestaurantLodi, United States

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