You may not know who Mark Iacono is but you will now. Mark is the man behind the best pizza joint in America, Lucali. Based in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, Mark makes a truly delicious American “pie”. With simple but authentic ingredients, no reservation line and no liquor license, he operates a tight ship.

He recorded from inside Lucali (which pulled at my heart strings!) and we spoke about life in Brooklyn, we debated over what should/shouldn’t be on a pizza and whether you’re allowed to use cutlery when eating a pizza!

The conversation took a HUGE turn halfway through. (The original chat lasted 2 hours!) Upon rounding off and saying goodbye, Mark wanted to continue the chat and we went on for another hour! We also had quite a bit of audio issues, so apologies for that. In the plot twist, Mark honestly discusses the life changing incident that happened to him in 2011, where he was stabbed 14 times.

It was a real honour to sit down with him. You all know what a pizza fanatic I am, so spending time with the magician himself was such a pleasure! I cannot wait to get back to Lucali!

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Music by @casnova____

This season of Crazy Sexy Food is sponsored by Keejays.

Keejays is an independent, family-run business that has been making speciality sauces for professional chefs and home cooks like myself since 1985. 

My particular favourites are the Spanish Tomato sauce, with its added paprika, as well as the Tai Po chilli sauce to rev up my meals!

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