Could you eat a meter’s worth of pizza? Americans quantify pizza by the number of slices; Italians are more likely to assess the pie’s length, ordering pizza “al metro,” or “by the meter.”

At the newly opened Il Vecchio Forno in Huntington, customers can order pizzas that measure a meter (39 inches) in length, a half meter or a traditional 12-inch round personal pie. No matter the size, all are baked in a wood-burning oven under the supervision of the restaurant’s manager, Sal Apetino. Apetino was the founding pizzaiolo of La Pala in Glen Cove and has done stints at Vivo Osteria in Glen Cove and Casa di Fratelli in Carle Place.