Good morning, North Texas,

What can make a Monday less Monday? It’s National Pizza Day! 

If you’ve been following this newsletter for a while, you may remember that COURIER DFW went all in on the holiday last year, reviewing a few of DFW’s premier pizza places. It was a delicious investigation that you can see for yourself at the end of this email.

The Dallas Police Department recently solved a 52-year-old cold case. (Nik/Unsplash).

By Sam Cohen

Norman Prater was 16 years old when he went missing on January 14, 1973. The teenager was last seen walking in East Dallas with friends. When he didn’t make it home that night, his parents contacted the Dallas Police Department (DPD) to report him missing. For over 50 years, Norman’s family has been waiting to find out what happened to him. Now, they finally have answers.

Last year, DFW political reporter Katie Serrano and I visited three well-loved but very different pizza spots across the metro and were pleasantly surprised with all of our experiences.

First, there was Kabylo’s Pizza in North Richland Hills. This might be the closest North Texans are getting to New York City pizza. The subway-tiled shop had quite a few delicious-sounding combos, but we opted for the chicken parmesan pizza and were not disappointed. Our meal even included an epic cheese pull.

Then we headed to Dallas to Mister 01Extraordinary Pizza to try their star-shaped pizza. If you’d appreciate an easy way to dip your crust, you’ll love this style. We ordered the Star Luca, which had ricotta and Calabrian spicy salami and really enjoyed that. You can also visit Mister 01 locations in Mansfield, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, and Grapevine.

Last, we traveled to Garland for New Haven-style pizza at Fortunate Son. We ordered a prosciutto and arugula pizza that had complex flavors and just gave a 5-star experience. Customers coming in and out were so passionate about the pizza that one guy even offered to give us a slice of his order so we could try something else.

Watch all of our reviews below. ⬇️

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Joi Louviere with reporting by Sam Cohen. It was edited by Paula Solis.

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