‘Healthy’ Margherita Pizza Causes Uproar With Italians | Eater

"After introducing a 'healthy' revisited margherita pizza, the Milanese restaurant provoked strong backlash from locals who view tinkering with traditional recipes as sacrilege; one critic declared that nobody would seek out the new pie except curious foreign punters. Diners also balked at the €16 price, arguing it is outrageous compared with Naples—where, critics note, the same money could buy zeppole, panzarotti and a large beer—and some locals urged the chef to 'come down from the stars' and operate more like humble Neapolitan bakers selling €2 pizzas. Many observers linked the controversy over the pizza to the restaurant's downgrade from two Michelin stars to one in the 2018 guide, and the uproar has been amplified on social media by accounts that viciously target chefs who alter iconic Italian recipes." - Chris Fuhrmeister