Customers can watch through a small glass window as the vending machine kneads and tops the dough. The concept has been met with a mix of curiosity and incredulity from Roman pizza-lovers in a city filled with street food outlets serving pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice). At the Mr Go Pizza machine on Via Catania on Friday, there were plenty of suspicious glances from passersby. Angelo Iezzi, the president of the Italian pizza association, said he was perplexed by the arrival of Mr Go. There was an attempt to do just that, but by the time the Guardian returned to the Mr Go Pizza booth, the machine was not functioning properly – a hazard of the vending machine sector.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2021 15:05 UTC