Paul's Original Pizza Story
Winnipeg, Manitoba is the home of one of the most popular snacks in North America, the Pizza Pop, but a lot has changed since Paul Faraci created the cheese-filled turnover nearly sixty years ago, including the snack itself. Paul’s great-nephew Anthony Faraci tells the story of how he and his father brought back the original recipe, which they now dub Paul’s Original Pizza Snack.
Episode Transcript
EPISODE CREDITS:
Written and narrated by Emily Gartner and Trent Brownlee
Produced by Kent Davies
Interview participant: Anthony Faraci
Hosted by Kent Davies and Janis Thiessen
Episode image, text revisions, and web-formatting: Kimberley Moore
Theme music: Robert Kenning
INTERVIEWS
Anthony Faraci, interview by Emily Gartner and Trent Brownlee, May 16, 2019 in Winnipeg, MB. Digital Audio Recording. Manitoba Food History Project, “Winnipeg Interviews," Oral History Centre Archive, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.
MUSIC
Blue Dot Sessions – Copley Beat, Greylock, Kid Kodi
Enrico Caruoso – O Sole Mio
Lee Rosevere – Bigger Questions
Luigi Romanelli. “I Want You Morning, Noon and Night.” 1922. OCLC 1007629367.
Podington Bear – Aim is True, Breezin’, The Confrontation, The Gall
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