Traditional pizza at Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana

Chef Alex Moody spins and flips the dough for a Napoli-style margherita pizza at Settebello in Crystal Cove. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

Daily Pilot

April 24, 2016 11:53 AM PT

An ex-quarterback turns to pizza-making with his Italian restaurant, Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana.

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Chef Alex Moody prepares a Napoli-style margherita pizza at Settebello in Crystal Cove. Settebello is one of the first certified restaurants that ensures the pizza-making process follows the Napoli guidelines created more than 200 years ago in Italy. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Chef Alex Moody spins and flips the dough for a Napoli-style margherita pizza at Settebello in Crystal Cove. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Chef Alex Moody prepares a Napoli-style margherita pizza at Settebello in Crystal Cove. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A fresh Napoli-style spicy pizza at Settebello in Crystal Cove. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A Napoli-style margherita pizza at Settebello rests before being placed in the wood-burning oven at Settebello. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A slow-moving flame from a wood-burning oven cooks a Napoli-style margherita pizza at Settebello in Crystal Cove. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)