Review: The pizzeria in ‘Eat Pray Love’ has a new Hollywood knockoff. It’s a flop

The first U.S. franchise of L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, the Naples pizzeria made famous by “Eat Pray Love,” barely resembles the original in detail or deliciousness.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • July 11, 2019
Midway through a recent dinner at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Hollywood, the server swings by to check in and chat a little. “So how did you hear about the restaurant?” he asks. I mumble a polite answer and then flip his inquiry around: “What...
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