Editor’s note: This is an updated version of a story that originally ran in 2021.
New Jersey is unequivocally the pizza capital of America.
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Peter Genovese
Peter Genovese is a food/features writer for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. The Trenton native is the author of 13 books on food, Jersey diners, US 1, New York pizza, Americana. His latest book is "The Ultimate Guide to the Jersey Shore.''
Jeremy Schneider
Jeremy Schneider is a food and culture reporter with NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. He covers anything and everything relating to food in New Jersey, ranging from the latest fast food items to fine dining reviews and everything in between. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in journalism in 2012 and began writing for NJ.com that summer. He won a Society for Features Journalism award for his feature on Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza in 2020, and his food writing portfolio earned him an honorable mention in 2022. He hosts the Emmy-nominated video series "NJ All Day."
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