"The third U.S. location of Italy’s acclaimed Bonci Pizza, which opened to fanfare last July in New Orleans’s Warehouse District, has closed permanently. Bonci served Roman-style pizza al taglio, which means “by the cut.” Bonci made its American debut in Chicago three years ago, kicking off an U.S. expansion of the pizza empire built by Gabriele Bonci in Rome. The original Bonci opened his first shop, Pizzarium, near the Vatican museum’s entrance in 2003, and it became an internationally recognized destination, gaining Anthony Bourdain as a fan. The team behind the American expansion is a separate company; the Chicago locations remain open." - Clair Lorell