Important dates in Atlanta history:
November 11, 1864: General Sherman orders the city to be burned to the ground
May 8, 1886: Dr. John Stith Pemberton invents Coca-Cola
January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King, Jr. is born
December 15, 1939: Gone With the Wind premiers at Loew's Grand Theater
September 18, 1990: The IOC announces that the 1996 Summer Olympics will take place in Atlanta
October 28, 1995: The Atlanta Braves win the World Series
March 25, 2009: Varasano's opens in Buckhead
Life as we knew it in this city changed forever. Those of us who thought we knew the difference between pizza and great pizza but had never traveled to Naples or sampled pies from the authentic pizzerias found in New York or even New Haven, Connecticut were now being shown just how naive and sheltered we were.
If Atlanta is currently playing host to its own ""Pizza Wars"" as many have said, then Jeff Varasano fired the first and loudest shot.
Was it the best pizza in Atlanta at the time of its opening? Definitely. Is it still? Possibly.
The one thing I know for sure is that Varasano's upped the ante for Atlanta pizzerias, and for that I am grateful.
Pros: brilliant pizza
Cons: subpar beer list
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