Ben\u00a0Affleck visited Connecticut over the weekend and decided to sample the offerings at\u00a0Zeneli Pizzeria in New Haven.<\/p>\n
Affleck, who was in New Haven for\u00a0Yale’s annual Family Weekend<\/a> – his daughter is a sophomore<\/a> at the school – stopped by the Wooster Street restaurant Sunday afternoon to pick up a to-go order of two\u00a0margherita pizzas.<\/p>\n Brothers Jeshar, left, and Gazmir Zeneli at their New Haven pizzeria. (Lisa Nichols\/Hearst CT Media)<\/p>\n Jeshar Zeneli, one of the three brothers who owns the popular Neapolitan pizza joint<\/a>, said that in the hectic Sunday afternoon rush, he didn’t recognize Affleck until he was giving the actor his change.<\/p>\n “I saw him and I was so excited, it was surprising, I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Zeneli said. “He’s my favorite celebrity, because I always watch his movies.”<\/p>\n Pizza at Zeneli Pizzeria e Cucina Napolentana in New Haven. (Lisa Nichols\/Hearst CT Media)<\/p>\n Zeneli, who said his favorite Affleck movies included his performances as Batman<\/a> and in “The Accountant<\/a>,” described the star as “very, very nice and very humble” in their brief interaction.<\/p>\n He added that\u00a0Affleck was more than happy to take a photo with the staff, which the restaurant promptly posted on social media on Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n “It was a pleasure to have you today Ben Affleck. Thank you for stopping by,” the restaurant, which recently was\u00a0named one of the top pizza restaurants<\/a> in the country by Italian experts, wrote in the post.<\/p>\n This article originally published at Ben Affleck visits trendy New Haven pizzeria during Yale Family Weekend<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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