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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Maureen O'Donnell

Nancy Palese, co-founded iconic namesake pizza restaurants in Chicago, dies at 87

Rocco and Nancy Palese present their stuffed pizza in this 1970s photo. | Courtesy Nancy’s Pizza

Nancy Palese and her husband, Rocco, helped develop the stuffed pizza that became the cheese-and-tomato-filled foundation of her namesake Nancy’s Pizza restaurants.

The couple’s inspiration for their specialty, with a crust on the top and bottom, was scarciedda, a stuffed Italian Easter pie.

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