After decades, this meat-heavy Des Moines pizza is coming back

Scarpino’s pizza will return this summer at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, more than 50 years after going off the market.

Why it matters: The revival brings a rare piece of the metro’s culinary history back to the public.

Catch up quick: The fairgrounds grocery store is expanding.

  • Owner Mark Graziano told Axios earlier this month that a new addition was also relaunching a well-known local pizza made from scratch.

The deal wasn’t finalized and Graziano couldn’t reveal the pizza until this week…

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