Thanksgiving is just days away. For those of us who need a break from cooking, we have just the place for you - Papa’s Pizza in Salem. For Vincenzo De Giovanni, working in a restaurant is part of his identity. He tells us, “It’s pretty much in the blood. When I was a kid, I was like, ‘I want to be like my dad.’”

He’d work side-by-side with his dad - a chef in Italy. More than a decade ago, De Giovanni moved to the states. It was in Henry County that he got his start. “I worked at my father-in-law’s restaurant – the one in Bassett – for about 10 years. So, I learned the recipes there. Once I opened up here, I twisted around some of the recipes.”