Jonathan Goldsmith has some of his wine shipped in from the southern Italian island of Ischia, his mozzarella di bufala comes from the Caserta province just north of Naples. When he sees that a family is about to welcome a new baby, he presents a bottle of Prosecco to the expectant mother — to drink at a later date, of course.

And when he’s not in Italy, Goldsmith, 68, is in the kitchen or flitting from table to table in his Ravenswood pizzeria, Spacca Napoli, most days of the week. It’s that dedication to the art of pizza making that has earned Spacca Napoli a spot on the “Guide to Best Pizzerias in the World” for 2023. Goldsmith’s pizzeria is ranked 93 out of 100.