History
VPN Americas is the American Delegation of the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana, an international non-profit organization founded in the mid 1980's by a group of Neapolitan pizzaiolis (pizza makers) seeking to cultivate the culinary art of making Neapolitan pizza. On June 1984, the association was officially established as a denomination of control (DOC) by the Italian government, a designation that made the VPN a legal entity able to give special designation to pizzerias who meet strict requirements that respect the tradition of the art of Neapolitan pizza making.
Specialties
VPN Americas is the delegation responsible for the USA and Canada market of the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN), an international organization, founded in 1984 in Naples, Italy with the purpose to promote the culinary art and tradition of the Neapolitan pizza. One of the purpose of the Association is to spread this culture teaching to whoever want to learn this art. The training course, held weekly at the Accademia della Pizza Napoletana at the VPN Americas headquarter, is divided in 3 different levels: A) The Basic Course (1day) B) The Regular Course (3 days) C) The Extensive Course (5 days) each one with different levels of teaching. For further information about the training course, please refer to our website: www.verapizzanapoletana.net.