Gina Russo
Owner
Grew up folding pizza boxes after school. Runs the front and the back.
Our story
Three generations of flour on our hands.
A family pizzeria on Wooster Street, still stretching every pie by hand.
A family pizzeria on Wooster Street, still stretching every pie by hand.
Vito Russo baked bread in Amalfi before he came to New Haven. His granddaughter Gina opened Forno Rosso with the same dough recipe and an oven built to his drawings.
The menu stays short on purpose. A handful of pies done right, a few salads, cannoli filled to order, and an oven that does not get turned off between Friday and Sunday.
Good tomatoes, good oil and time do most of the work.
Clams from Branford, sausage from Hamden, greens from nearby farms.
Oak and maple only. No gas, no shortcuts.
Two blocks from Wooster Square park, with street parking after six.
Owner
Grew up folding pizza boxes after school. Runs the front and the back.
Head Pizzaiolo
Gina's brother. Has stretched more than a hundred thousand pies.
Kitchen Lead
Builds the salads, the specials and the best cannoli on the street.
Events
Plans every back room party and pizza making class.
Reserve a table, book the back room or call ahead for pickup.
