# @dmregister on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@dmregister/video/7677668371726355726
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69694563-dmregister-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b831329304.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T22:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

Joy and Lou Savelli said they didn’t expect to miss New York quite so much when they relocated to the Des Moines metro, but after settling in, the cravings hit: the foldable slices, the blistered crusts, the walk‑in culture that defined their old neighborhood.  Iowa had plenty of pizza — tavern‑cut classics, Midwestern hybrids, wood‑fired newcomers — but nothing that tasted like home. So the Savellis did what many great restaurateurs do when nostalgia meets opportunity: they built the pizza place they wished existed.  USA TODAY has now named Taste of New York one of the best pizza restaurants in the United States.  For a metro with a fiercely competitive pizza scene, the honor signals popularity and staying power — proof that the Savellis’ vision resonates beyond transplanted New Yorkers.  Tap the link in our bio for more on this story.  #DesMoines #Iowa #DesMoinesFoodie #DesMoinesEats #pizza

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- **Views:** 9,404
- **Likes:** 204
- **Shares:** 118
- **Comments:** 18

## Tags

pizza, desmoineseats, desmoinesfoodie, iowa, desmoines

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