Chapter 4A Positive Culture Starts Here: Positive Thinking

Whenever I return to Chicago, I try to visit the third best pizzeria in Chicago—a place called Gino’s East. How do I know it’s the third best? My last name is Carbonara—which obviously means that I’m Irish. No! I’m Italian, and I’m more experienced than most when it comes to knowing a thing or two about pizza.

Gino’s East is famous for two things: its deep-dish, Chicago-style pizza and the customer-contributed iconic graffiti that covers everything from floor to ceiling and in between. One time while waiting for the pizza to arrive at my table, I asked my waitress about the origins of the graffiti covering the walls. I’m not sure if what she told me is based on fact or revisionist history, ...

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