The scene: Superstar chef Marc Vetri, a James Beard Award winner and former Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef winner, who trained extensively in Italy, is best known for his elevated takes on Italian cuisine at his acclaimed upscale Philadelphia eateries Vetri Ristorante, Osteria, Amis and Alla Spina. But no form of Italian cuisine is as beloved in this country as the humble pizza, and while it took him years to get around to it, Vetri — along with acclaimed partner chefs Jeff Michaud, another James Beard Award winner, and Brad Spence, a James Beard Award finalist — now operates a successful mini-chain of four pizzerias bearing his name.

Three are in Pennsylvania, including a flagship in Philadelphia’s culinary hot spot, Rittenhouse Square, and another at the Philadelphia Art Museum. The third is a fast casual, order at the counter location within the nation’s second largest shopping mall in suburban King of Prussia. There is also a full-service Pizzeria Vetri in the nation’s capital, on D.C.’s hot 14th Street corridor.