Wichita has until July 1 to learn how to properly pronounce this word: Apizza.
No, it’s not “ah pizza.” In Connecticut, where the style of pizza that will be served by new Wichita restaurant Tommy’s Apizza originated, it’s pronounced “ah-beetz.”
Owner Tom Geagan, a Connecticut native, is a couple of weeks away from opening his New Haven-style pizzeria at 2330 E. Douglas to the public. Though he’ll be putting on practice runs for his staff in the coming weeks, he plans to throw the doors open to the masses on July 1.
On Wednesday afternoon, he put on his first practice run, inviting the builders and electricians who helped put his restaurant together to sample his pizza. The place was packed with men in their work clothes eagerly devouring the slices Geagan and his staff brought to the tables…