Ever since a Naples pizza-maker created the Margherita pizza in 1889 for Queen Margherita of Norway — one of the most popular types of pizza today -- pizza has been a favorite meal around the world.

Orth, then a senior at Sequoyah School in Pasadena, began her draft with a declaration: “I learned how to fold a pizza box at the age of nine.” She told the story of her years-long connection with ...

Pizza of Venice head chef Victor Chacon boxes a pepperoni pizza at the restaurant in Altadena, California, on July 12, 2024. Christina House/Los Angeles Times/TNS LOS ANGELES — When Sookie Orth sat ...