Regional pizza styles are often named after the place where they originated — but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a Chicago deep-dish pie in the Deep South. Or a New York slice in New Haven, Conn.

It was your typical morning rush: customers gathering at the door at an Italian Village cafe, looking to place an order. For pizza. At 9 a.m. You read that right. Artisan Pizza Cafe, a three-month-old ...