The cheesesteak is an iconic Philly staple, born here 94 years ago. It's taken almost a century, but our city's signature street food, created by two Italian immigrants, finally made its way back to the homeland. Philly native Michael Paparella is the man behind Philly's Steaks: Italy's first official cheesesteak spot!

"I wanted to be the first to bring the the Philadelphia cheesesteak to Italy so that Italians would know that its a totally Italian story," Paparella says. The story starts in 1930 in South Philly, when the Olivieri brothers opened Pat's King of Steaks.