by MOLLY LEVINE, NBC 10 NEWS Tue, June 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM The Old Italian Bakery in Johnston. (WJAR) (WJAR) — The man credited for creating the pizza chip is speaking out, saying the pizza they showed on The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season One, Episode Four, was not a real pizza chip. Don DePetrillo, the owner and baker at Original Italian Bakery in Johnston, is credited with creating and popularizing the Rhode Island staple, and said there's a very specific way to make them.