Toto's Pizza House
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Toto's Pizza House is the first pizzeria established in Australia. Toto's opened for business on 7 July 1961 in Lygon Street, Carlton
, where the business has remained since. Toto's was originally owned by Salvatore Della Bruna, who operated the business in partnership with Franco Fera and in 1968 with Silvio Tuli and Salvatore Mercogliano. In 1983 the business was purchased by the present owner and Managing Director, Sami Mazloum.
Silvana Mercogliano, the wife of former owner Salvatore Mercogliano, credited Toto's with changing the image of Lygon Street from an area with primary appeal to European migrants, commonly referred to as New Australians
in the 1950s, to an eating destination of mainstream Australians in the 1960s. Professional historians have credited Toto's Pizza House with contributing to the development of pizza as an Australian fast-food staple.
In 2007 Toto's Pizza House was inducted as the second member of the World Pizza Hall of Fame, after Lombardi's Pizza in New York City
, New York
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Carlton, New South Wales
Carlton is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlton is located 15 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Carlton lies across the boundary of two local government areas, the Municipality of Kogarah and the...
, where the business has remained since. Toto's was originally owned by Salvatore Della Bruna, who operated the business in partnership with Franco Fera and in 1968 with Silvio Tuli and Salvatore Mercogliano. In 1983 the business was purchased by the present owner and Managing Director, Sami Mazloum.
Silvana Mercogliano, the wife of former owner Salvatore Mercogliano, credited Toto's with changing the image of Lygon Street from an area with primary appeal to European migrants, commonly referred to as New Australians
New Australians
New Australians are non-British migrants to Australia who arrived in the wave of immigration following World War 2. The term initially referred to newly arrived immigrants, generally refugees, who were expected to eventually become mainstream Australians...
in the 1950s, to an eating destination of mainstream Australians in the 1960s. Professional historians have credited Toto's Pizza House with contributing to the development of pizza as an Australian fast-food staple.
In 2007 Toto's Pizza House was inducted as the second member of the World Pizza Hall of Fame, after Lombardi's Pizza in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Further reading
- Michael Harden (2008). Lygon Street: stories and recipes from Melbourne's melting pot, Millers Point, NSW, Murdoch Books Australia. ISBN 9781741962321
- Peter Yule (ed.) (2004). Carlton. A History, Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne University Press and Carlton Residents Association. ISBN 0 522 85204 1