Domenico DeMarco, godfather of New York pizza revolution, dead at 85

DeMarco hailed as visionary who brought high pizza standards to the Big Apple.
Brooklyn, New York
By Just the News staff

Domenico DeMarco, the longtime pizzaiolo who was hailed as one of the standard-setting pizza cooks of New York City, died this week at 85.

DeMarco, who passed away on March 17, opened up the storied Di Fara pizza restaurant on Brooklyn's Avenue J in 1965. Until his death on Thursday, he was a regular fixture at the location. 

The chef's daughter Angie DeMarco Mieles shared the news of his passing on Facebook, calling her father "a leader [who] will remain a leader through his legacy."

"My world revolved around my dad," she wrote. "I worked alongside him since I was a little girl. He used to take me to Italy every summer up until I turned 19 yrs old. He was the hardest working man I know."

DeMarco was originally from Provincia di Caserta in Italy. DiFara's has regularly been voted the best pizza in New York City.