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Naples
Naples
The foundation: dough, tomatoes, mozzarella, seafood, olive oil and the discipline of simple food done correctly.
Story
Born in Naples. Built in New York.
Pasquale Cozzolino brings Neapolitan technique into a New York career shaped by restaurants, media attention, teaching and fashion-and-food projects.
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Timeline
The story in six chapters
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New York
New York
The test: a city where flavor, timing, consistency and business reality have to work together.
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NEW YORK
Ribalta
Partner and executive chef at Ribalta, connected publicly with authentic Neapolitan cooking in New York.
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RESEARCH & INNOVATE
Pizza Diet
A personal health transformation that became a book, a television story and a global conversation.
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FASHION & FOOD
Ray-Ban House
Culinary direction for a SoHo project where Italian food has to work inside a wider fashion and culture environment.
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Today
Today
Menus, restaurant rooms, fashion-and-food projects, private tables and media work all return to the same standard: Naples craft under New York pressure.
Point of view
What matters is the food in the room.
Cozzolino's reputation comes from service, dough, timing and guests who return. Naples gives the standard; New York tests it every day.
Authenticity is not nostalgia. It is knowing what can change and what must never be compromised.
Pasquale Cozzolino