Here's a look at the history and methodology of one of America's most talked-about foods: the Chicago deep-dish pizza. The culinary staple has been satisfying Chicagoans since 1943.

Some pizza nuts would consider it closer to a Detroit-style pan pizza and not Chicago-style deep dish, but when Mr. Asbra was asked which style he would consider Pequod’s, he said, “Yes.” ...

CHICAGO — In 1978, a few months after Marc Malnati got out of college, his father, Lou, died of cancer at just 47 years old. Marc, then in his 20s, took on a more active role in the family ...