The Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani, a group that certifies the authenicity of Neapolitan pizza makers, will open a restaurant and pizza making school at 271 Bleecker Street (near Cornelia Street).
The group, which has been consulting in the United States since 2007, said they hope to open by the end of next month. The restaurant, with a wood-burning oven, will be called Kesté Pizza e Vino and will focus on pizza plus other Neapolitan dishes. (The name means “this is it.”) Classes will be for professionals only at first.