AMA Pizza To Celebrate 1 Year Anniversary

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — AMA Pizza in Hillsborough is celebrating their one year anniversary on Saturday and is inviting the community to join in the festivities.

On Saturday from 4 to 9 p.m. there will be a local accordion player strolling and playing some Neapolitan classics. They will also be serving their regular menu and will have their house made gelato served outside (weather permitting) from their imported cart from Italy.

Chef-Owner of AMA Pizza Achille Confuorto moved to the United States from Napoli in 1968 with his family. From an early age his mother taught him to cook, teaching him that if he wanted to continue to eat well, he would need to learn to make their family recipes.

He worked at different pizza shops for many years while raising his family. Once his sons were grown, he decided it was time to open his own shop. Thus Ama Pizza came to be.

"What I cook here is my family recipes," Confuorto said in a video of his history below.

They offer wood-fired pizza, house-made gelato and a genuine Neapolitan menu.

AMA Pizza is located at 236 South Branch Rd. in Hillsborough and open for lunch Friday to Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. and dinner on Tuesday through Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. They are closed on Mondays.

For more information on AMA Pizza visit their website amapizza.com or Facebook or Instagram.

(Images via AMApizza with permission)

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