From one store started with $400 in Westwood to 66 stores in three states today, LaRosa, 90, said the secret to his success is not so much the recipe, but the California-grown San Marzano tomatoes ...

You want to use DOP San Marzano tomatoes in recipes where the tomatoes are the star. In Italy, you’ll find them hand-crushed atop a Neapolitan pizza or gently broken up with the back of a spoon ...