Juliana's Pizza

Juliana's is a pizzeria located in Brooklyn, New York considered the best pizzeria in the United States as of 2015 according to TripAdvisor.

History

Pasquale "Patsy" Grimaldi's uncle, Pasquale "Patsy" Lancieri who has the same nickname, founded a bakery in 1925. Lancieri converted the bakery to a pizzeria in 1933 known as Patsy's Pizzeria, in East Harlem where Grimaldi worked as a cook. Following in his uncle's footsteps, Grimaldi opened Grimaldi's Pizzeria on Old Fulton Street in 1990. The building has a history dating back to the 18th century, formerly used as a tavern and later owned by Dipoline Manufacturing Company before becoming a pizzeria. In 1998, Patsy retired and sold the Grimaldi's brand name and franchise to Frank Ciolli. Due to popularity Grimaldi's Pizzeria moved to a larger building across the street. In 2011, Patsy came out of retirement at the age of 80, but was unable to use his own name after selling his brand rights. He open Juliana's, named after his mother Maria "Juliana" Lancieri Grimaldi, in Grimaldi's former location starting a rivalry between the two.

Mark Guiliana

Mark Guiliana (born 1980, Florham Park, New Jersey, United States) is an American drummer, composer and leader of the band Beat Music. He is known for his playing with Avishai Cohen, Brad Mehldau, David Bowie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gretchen Parlato, Jason Lindner, Lionel Loueke, Dhafer Youssef, Tigran Hamasyan, Matisyahu, the European piano trio Phronesis and his own old band Heernt.

Biography

Mark Guiliana is a drummer, composer, educator, producer and founder of Beat Music Productions; through which he released My Life Starts Now and Beat Music: The Los Angeles Improvisations as a bandleader.

His conceptual approach to the instrument is also featured in Mehliana, the electric duo featuring Brad Mehldau on keyboards and synthesizers. The group’s debut album, Taming the Dragon (Nonesuch), was released in early 2014.

Over the past decade, Guiliana’s extensive touring has taken him across six continents with artists including Meshell Ndegeocello, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Matisyahu, Lionel Loueke, Now vs. Now, Dhafer Youssef, and his own groups, Beat Music and Heernt. He has also appeared on over 30 recordings to date.