A Story About Pizza Erica D’Arcangelo

Many people immigrate to the United States to find suitable work and provide safety for their families. The D’Arcangelo's arrived here and we learned a few of the men worked hard labor, six days a week, in the Berwind-White Coal Mines. 

Outside of the mines they worked for two years building their own home. When not working, they attended Sunday Mass and came home to homemade bread, pasta, and meatballs. 

When the men received pink slips from Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, they had to look for other work. This is when Pietro recalled his dream of one day opening a market. He made it happen with the opening of D’Arcangelo’s Market and this later transformed into D'Arc's Pizza Shop.

This heartwarming story taught me about an Italian family's deep appreciation for family and the pizza-making business and it also provided me with some delicious recipes.

I received a copy of this book from Erica D’Arcangelo

About the Author

Erica D’Arcangelo is the granddaughter of Pete (Pietro) D’Arcangelo and the firstborn daughter of Emery D’Arcangelo. She was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, and grew up in D’Arc’s Pizza Shop along with her parents, four siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins making and eating pizza before she could walk or talk.

Throughout her life, she was taught about her Italian heritage as she listened to stories from her grandparents and parents even living abroad in Italy at the age of sixteen years old.

Erica is the CEO of a marketing company but, most importantly is a content creator and a storyteller. She was moved by her grandfather’s struggle as a Berwind-White coal miner who carried out his life-long dream of opening an Italian pizzeria and family business.

Over the last few years, she has worked with her father for the pizzeria as a marketing manager and content creator on the business’s many social media pages and websites. She resides in the northeast and Tampa Bay area with her husband and daughter.