Gary Bimonte's guest appearances

Gary Bimonte

Best Trivia Ever : Begin Again

Chaz & AJ in the Morning

Seasoned

Mitch Hallock

Teresa Dufour

Scott Conant

Richard Blumenthal

Miki Sudo

Sam Sifton

Anthony Bourdain

Tracy Morgan

Von Diaz

Thomas John

Lidia Bastianich

Jay Mohr

Gayle King

Colin Quinn

Don McLean

OwlTail

The pizza community in New Haven and beyond mourns the loss of pizza maker Gary Bimonte. Gary was the grandson of Frank Pepe and a third-generation co-owner of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana. Do you have a story to share about Gary or are you a loyal Pepe’s pizza fan? Colin Caplan, pizza historian and the producer of the documentary Pizza: A Love Story, joins us live to celebrate Gary’s life. Share your remembrances of Gary or growing up eating New Haven pizza. We also talk about the bill designating pizza the official state food of Connecticut. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and email at seasoned@ctpublic.org. Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski produced this show. Gene Amatruda and Carmen Baskauf contributed to this show.  Guest:Colin Caplan – author of Pizza in New Haven and producer of Pizza, A Love Story. Colin is also an owner of Elm City Party Bike and owner/culinary tour guide at Taste of New Haven.Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pizza community in New Haven and beyond mourns the loss of pizza maker Gary Bimonte. Gary was the grandson of Frank Pepe and a third-generation co-owner of <a href="https://www.pepespizzeria.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana</a>. Do you have a story to share about Gary or are you a loyal Pepe’s pizza fan? Colin Caplan, pizza historian and the producer of the documentary <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PizzaALoveStory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza: A Love Story</a>, joins us live to celebrate Gary’s life. Share your remembrances of Gary or growing up eating New Haven pizza. We also talk about <a href="https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/pizza_bill/#:~:text=Co%2Dsponsored%20by%20New%20Haven,to%20the%20state's%20cuisine%20and" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the bill designating pizza the official state food</a> of Connecticut. Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ctpublic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/wnpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ctpublic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="mailto:seasoned@ctpublic.org">email</a> at <a href="mailto:seasoned@ctpublic.org">seasoned@ctpublic.org</a>. Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski produced this show. Gene Amatruda and Carmen Baskauf contributed to this show.  Guest: Colin Caplan – author of <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781634990738" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza in New Haven</a> and producer of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PizzaALoveStory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza, A Love Story</a>. Colin is also an owner of <a href="https://elmcitypartybike.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elm City Party Bike</a> and owner/culinary tour guide at <a href="https://tasteofnewhaven.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taste of New Haven</a>.<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/donate" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Remembering Gary Bimonte of Pepe’s + More CT Pizza Pride

Chaz and AJ talked about Gary Bimonte, their wonderful friend from Pepe's Pizza who passed away recently. AJ was in attendance for the wake services yesterday in New Haven. (0:00)   Ashley had agreed to sell a pair of her worn socks to Adam, after he came on the air with Chaz and AJ and asked her to wear the same pair for a week. Ashley, being Ashley, decided to wash them over the weekend without checking in with him, first. (10:41)   In Dumb Ass News, a 10-year-old stole a van, and led police on a chase through yards and driveways. When police finally caught up to him, he said he needed to buy Cheerios. (17:44)  Jonathan Carbutti was on to talk about the still extremely hot real estate market in Connecticut. Does this mean that AJ might be able to sell his home for a profit? AJ conducted a virtual walkthrough of his home, and Jonathan gave him a property estimate. (25:25)   Picture from 2019 "AJ in a Box" with Gary Bimonte

Chaz and AJ talked about Gary Bimonte, their wonderful friend from Pepe's Pizza who passed away recently. AJ was in attendance for the wake services yesterday in New Haven. (0:00)  Ashley had agreed to sell a pair of her worn socks to Adam, after he came on the air with Chaz and AJ and asked her to wear the same pair for a week. Ashley, being Ashley, decided to wash them over the weekend without checking in with him, first. (10:41)  In Dumb Ass News, a 10-year-old stole a van, and led police on a chase through yards and driveways. When police finally caught up to him, he said he needed to buy Cheerios. (17:44) Jonathan Carbutti was on to talk about the still extremely hot real estate market in Connecticut. Does this mean that AJ might be able to sell his home for a profit? AJ conducted a virtual walkthrough of his home, and Jonathan gave him a property estimate. (25:25)  Picture from 2019 "AJ in a Box" with Gary Bimonte

Tuesday, April 13: Gary Bimonte's Wake, Ashley's Sock Snafu, AJ's House Value

Pepe’s Pizza is a Connecticut institution. Over the years New Haven location has served meals to Presidents, musicians, actors, actresses and more. Through it all, the quality of their food has remained as high as ever. Ken sits down with Gary Bimonte, the grandson of Frank Pepe, to discuss the history of Pepe’s Pizza, the growth of the restaurant into a full-fledged brand, challenges over the years and more. This episode is brought to you by SONO BOWL, taking place February 7th at The Blind Rhino in Norwalk CT. Tickets are available now at WelcomeCT.com. You can get more information about Welcome To Connecticut at WelcomeCT.com. Welcome To Connecticut’s theme music is “Catch The Ball” by The McLovins (TheMcLovins.com).

Pepe’s Pizza is a Connecticut institution. Over the years New Haven location has served meals to Presidents, musicians, actors, actresses and more. Through it all, the quality of their food has remained as high as ever. Ken sits down with Gary Bimonte, the grandson of Frank Pepe, to discuss the history of Pepe’s Pizza, the growth of the restaurant into a full-fledged brand, challenges over the years and more. This episode is brought to you by SONO BOWL, taking place February 7th at The Blind Rhino in Norwalk CT. Tickets are available now at <a href="http://WelcomeCT.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WelcomeCT.com</a>. You can get more information about Welcome To Connecticut at <a href="http://WelcomeCT.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WelcomeCT.com</a>. Welcome To Connecticut’s theme music is “Catch The Ball” by The McLovins (<a href="http://TheMcLovins.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheMcLovins.com</a>).

Episode 96 – Pepe’s Pizza (Gary Bimonte)