A Pizza Timeline 6th Century BCE - The soldiers of Darius the Great (521-486 B.C.), accustomed to lengthy marches, bake a kind of bread flat upon their shields and then cover it with cheese and dates. 3rd Century BCE - Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 BCE), also known as Cato the Elder, writes the first history of Rome, and includes an entry about "flat round of dough dressed with olive oil, herbs, and honey baked on stones." 1522 - Spaniards who had been to Mexico and Peru introduce the tomato, although it is believed by most to be poisonous. A decorative plant, the tomato is grown by everybody who is anybody but eaten only by the nobodies. But with only flour, olive oil, lard, cheese, and herbs with which to feed their families, the poor in Naples put tomatoes in their flatbread. They call the dish pizzaioli. 18th Century - Queen Maria Carolina d'Asburgo Lorena, wife of the King of Naples, Ferdinando IV (1751-1821), has a special oven built in their summer palace of Capodimonte so that their chef can serve pizzas to her and to her guests. 1830 - The world's first pizzeria, Port' Alba, opens in Italy. Pizzas are baked in an oven lined with lava from the local volcano. Late 19th Century - Pizza is introduced to Chicago by a immigrant Italian peddlers. They walk up and down Taylor Street with a metal washtubs of pizzas on their heads, crying out that their wares cost 2 cents a chew. This is the traditional way that pizza used to be sold in Naples--in copper cylindrical drums with false bottoms that were packed with charcoal from the oven to keep the pizzas hot, the name of the pizzeria is embossed on the drum. 1889 - After eating the flavored peasant flatbread while out touring the country with her husband, King Umberto I, Queen Margherita Terea Giovanni summons restaurant owner Raffaele Esposito to the palace. He is asked to create a selection of pizzas for the queen and he does, presenting her 3 kinds of pizza. The pizza is delivered to the palace because the queen does not want to go all the way to the restaurant to eat it-the first pizza delivery. A patriotic man, Esposito had wanted to make a special pizza including the colors of the Italian flag in his dish, so he added tomatoes (red), mozzarella cheese (white), and basil (green) to focaccia bread. And that’s the one she likes best. He names it Pizza Margherita, using part of the queen’s name along with part of the name of his restaurant, Pietro II Pizzaiolo. And since the popular queen eats it, the peasant food becomes a hit. 1905 - Gennaro Lombardi opens the first American pizzeria in New York City. Italian immigrants have created the first truly American pizzas by adapting the old recipes to the new ingredients. The tomatoes in the U.S. are completely different, with milder flavor, so seasoned tomato sauces replace fresh vegetables. Since you can’t get oregano in the States, marjoram is used. The flour is different, softer and more pliable, which means that a more flexible crust replaces the stiffer, heartier Italian crust. And an entirely different cheese made with cow’s milk replaces the robust, flavorful buffalo-milk mozzarella. Not until the early 1930s will Lombardi he add tables and chairs and sell spaghetti as well as pizza at his restaurant. 1920s & 1930s - U.S. pizzerias in all the major cities become sit-down restaurants. 1943 - Deep-dish Chicago style pizza is invented by Ike Sewell at his bar and grill called Pizzeria Uno. The new pizza spreads across the American continent with enthusiasm. 1945 - World War II ends. Veterans stationed in Italy return home craving the pizza they had eaten there. The demand for pizza takes off in the U.S. 1948 - Frank A. Fiorello produces the first commercial pizza-pie mix, "Roman Pizza Mix," in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1953 - The U.S. has at least 15,000 pizzerias; 100,000 stores sell refrigerated or frozen pizza. The first frozen pizza is marketed by the Celentano Brothers. Pizza will soon become the most popular of all frozen food. 2004 - Chikzza’s has merged out of blue. A new concept selling finest pizza’s in spicy and regular flavors. With original European style pizza dough is basically the oldest style pizza you can enjoy, as its recipe is same as one used in early 6th century and Their fried chicken in a healthy way cooked in zero cholesterol and fat free oil! With option of spicy or mild.