A NEW pizza vendor is coming to a popular pub in Worcester city centre.

Pizza by Vinnie is a new food spot set to open at The Oil Basin, on Copenhagen Street next month.

Vincenzo Crudele has been a pizza chef for the last 10 years and is excited to be opening his own business in Worcester.

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Mr Crudele said: "Oh my god, I am so excited to be opening in Worcester, I have barely been sleeping. 

"I currently live in Stratford-upon-Avon, but decided to come to Worcester as I like the city and it would be a really exciting opportunity for me.

"The Oil Basin is also a wonderful pub so I just cannot wait to get going."

All of the pizza served by 'Vinnie' will be either vegetarian or vegan, which Mr Crudele feels will give a great new option for Worcester foodies.

He said: "There are a lot of pizza places which cater for people who eat meat, but not as many who specialise in vegetarian and vegan food.

"For the vegetarian pizza, I am going to be importing cheese from Italy as well which will be really special."

Mr Crudele is originally from Puglia, in the South of Italy, but moved to the UK five years ago, and typically goes by 'Vinnie'.

He said: "When I first moved here, a lot of my friends I made started to call me Vinnie and it just kind of stuck.

"This is why I wanted to name the business Pizza by Vinnie, plus it is a bit easier for people to pronounce."

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Sam Teckman, owner of The Oil Basin Brewhouse, said he was really happy to have Pizza by Vinnie coming to the pub.

He said: "It has been a while since we had pizza at The Basin so it will be great to have someone coming back and using the space.

"It has always been important to us to offer the space to a local vendor who can sell what they want to sell.

"We are always very focused at the front of the house in the pub so it will be great to have this new vendor coming in."