Patsy Grimaldi, known for kickstarting New York City's coal-fire, brick-oven pizza surge, has passed away at 93. His journey began as a child in his uncle's pizzeria, and he later opened Grimaldi's in Brooklyn in 1990, becoming a vital part of the neighborhood before its transformation. Grimaldi's passion for authentic pizza made him a culinary icon, remembered by friends and partners as a generous visionary who revitalized artisan pizza-making in NYC, solidifying his legacy.
"He was a visionary who maintained a life-long passion - maybe obsession - for making and sharing great pizza," his longtime friend and business partner Matt Grogan told The Post.
"He will go down in history for his generosity and for simultaneously launching a renaissance of artisan pizza-making in New York City, and for pioneering a path to making Brooklyn cool."
"I wanted to make pizza the way it was made a 100 years ago," recalled Grogan, discussing Grimaldi's commitment to traditional pizza-making.
Patsy's Pizzeria was a launchpad for Grimaldi's career, eventually leading to a pizza renaissance in Brooklyn and changing the culinary landscape of New York City.
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