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Mayor Jim Cason cuts the ribbon with the Anthony's team. Photo by Sierra Domb

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza is now open at 2626 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Photo by Sierra Domb

Andria Hanley, executive director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation, with Dan Marino outside Anthony's.

The Coral Gables dining scene has just gotten a little hotter with the opening of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, 2626 Ponce de Leon Blvd.

The restaurant, which uses coal-burning ovens to create well-done pizza, had a private “friends and family” event Thursday evening, Oct. 18, featuring former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, one of the brand’s equity partners, and CEO Anthony Bruno. It formally opened at lunch time Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Mayor Jim Cason and Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Mark Trowbridge alongside the Anthony’s team.

“They say man cannot live on bread alone, but I think he can live on pizza alone,” Mayor Cason said. Mr. Trowbridge presented a proclamation from the Coral Gables Chamber as well.

The Gables venue is the 35^th Anthony’s location to open nationally and the sixth in Miami-Dade. It is open 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.