Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
Is there any other regional pizza in the country that elicits as much debate and shame as St. Louis-style? A square-cut, thin-crust pie topped with ooey, gooey Provel cheese, this unconventional pizza is the result of decades of St. Louis ingenuity — and yet, even many locals apologize for their unique creation.
Carlos Moreno
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KCUR 89.3
Michael Conroy
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Associated Press
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