Join the Pizza Pilgrims on a fun and thrilling ride through the city of Naples.

Famed the world over as the birthplace of pizza, Naples is an extraordinary city that revolves around food. Thom and James Elliot are adopted sons of Naples, with a little black book of chefs, suppliers, restaurateurs and people who have become close friends and colleagues over the past decade of the Pizza Pilgrims restaurants. In 2023 they built the world’s smallest mobile pizzeria – a Vespa with a pizza oven on the back – much to the Neapolitans’ delight and bemusement, and over the past two years they have travelled around the city with photographer Dave Brown, capturing the very best that Naples has to offer.

Including Neapolitan classics and personalised recipes from the Pizza legends of Naples, as well as expert tips for making your own authentic Neapolitan pizza, Pizza Napoli is a riotous, glorious explosion of a book infused with ready wit. With unprecedented access to previously undocumented places, and to the stories of the remarkable people, Pizza Napoli is more than just a cookbook – it lifts the lid on a city that is rising up to claim its rightful place as one of the true gastronomic centres of the world.

Thom Elliot (Author)
Brothers Thom and James Elliot ditched their jobs in 2012 to go on a life-changing pilgrimage to Naples, the home of pizza, to learn how it’s done from the source. Back in the UK, they set up a market stall in Soho selling pizza from the back of their trusty Ape van. Pizza Pilgrims now run 20 pizzerias (and counting) across the UK serving award winning Neapolitan pizza to thousands of people ever day.

James Elliot (Author)
Brothers Thom and James Elliot ditched their jobs in 2012 to go on a life-changing pilgrimage to Naples, the home of pizza, to learn how it’s done from the source. Back in the UK, they set up a market stall in Soho selling pizza from the back of their trusty Ape van. Pizza Pilgrims now run 20 pizzerias (and counting) across the UK serving award winning Neapolitan pizza to thousands of people ever day.

Dave Brown (Author)
Dave Brown is a British designer, photographer and performer, whose long-standing creative collaboration with Noel Fielding began at art school. Together, they developed the distinctive visual identity of The Mighty Boosh, with Brown serving as the show's principal graphic designer. He also documented the Boosh photographically from its inception and is widely recognised for playing Bollo, as well as the memorable characters Naan Bread, Black Frost, and Joey Moose, in the cult UK comedy show created by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.
Today, Brown is an award-winning book designer, creating acclaimed and best-selling books for restaurants, artists and performers. He has built a respected career as a photographer, photographing musicians, comedians, actors, chefs and artists. He is also a member of the band Owen and the Eyeballs and works as a session vocalist with musician and producer Dave Westlake.