First stop on our Rockridge Food Tour : A16. Named for Autostrada 16 - the motorway connecting Naples to Puglia through southern Campania - the chef explained that they had recently achieved VPN certification. Intrigued! I take pizza - real Italian pizza - very seriously. And, to be honest, there are very few pizzas in America that I think are worthwhile to eat. VPN is the acronym for Verace Pizza Napoletana, meaning "true Neapolitan pizza." What does the VPN certification mean? There is actually a lengthy list of requirements that you can read at the VPN Americas website, but the highlights are... Must use a wood burning oven. R used their infrared temperature gun to read the temperature of the oven which was about 700 degrees F. A16 uses almond wood. I asked. Must use 'proper' ingredients. Here's where the specificity seems almost laughable - to me. I would prefer the requirement of fresh oregano than that it has to be Origanum vulga...