Chef Matthew Etchemendy wanted to sit down at the nostalgic pizzerias of his youth, but 30 years after his childhood, none seemed to exist in Brooklyn. So, he opened Ace’s Pizza.
“I love the idea of a pizza restaurant like I grew up with as an ’80s baby,” Etchemendy said. “Like when Pizza Hut was a restaurant, my parents would take me, it was such a good vibe, ordering pies and pitches or soda to…
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