Colorado Mills welcomed authentic Neapolitan pizza to the shopping center with the opening of Racca's Pizzeria Napoletana at 14500 W. Colfax Ave., right across from the United Artists movie theater.
The pizzeria uses authentic Italian pizza-making methods and is the only Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana-certified restaurant in Colorado. The certification designates pizzerias that meet requirements including the verification of ingredients and wood-fired oven techniques.
"This area is completely underserved," said Mark Dym, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Kristy Latorraca Dym. "Neapolitan pizza is a completely different world than the pizza most people know. All our ingredients are from Italy, and you just can't duplicate that taste in the States."
Mark and Kristy came to Colorado from Florida, where Mark was inspired to start his own business after learning about coal-fire pizza. A friend encouraged Mark to try Neapolitan pizza, and he said he fell in love with it.
Mark started networking with some of the top Italian chefs to find the freshest and most authentic ingredients and preparation techniques.
Their first location was on Larimer Street in Denver near Coors Field, and now they also have locations in Englewood and Casper, Wyoming.
: "It's just the best kind of pizza. Everything that goes into it is fresh, and it's a lighter, unique final product. I love the Neapolitan culture, and bring my passion for it to this business," Mark said.
The Dyms' business was originally named Marco's Pizza, but because of name confusion with the new Marco's Pizza chain delivery service, Mark renamed the company Racca's, which is Kristy's maiden name.
But the cooking style, ingredients or philosophy remain the same, he said.
"Everything we do is the same, and it's not only pizza," Mark said. "From our salads and sandwiches, there's not a bad thing on the menu."
: The Dyms' Italian ingredients include Antico Molino Caputo flour from Naples, sauce that is made with only two ingredients, and prosciutto sliced fresh in the kitchen.
"We're happy to bring our approach to pizza to the area," said Kristy.
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