Sweden’s non-traditional approach to pizza makes it one of the most exciting places to judge culinary competitions. Pizza purists can scoff all they want, but the Swedes don't flinch when it comes to putting pineapples, nuts, or even bananas, on a pizza. Their anything-goes attitude stops short, however, when it … More
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Romanian Pizza and Pasta Championship
I was recently invited by the Asociatia Culturala Euro-Est Alternativ (The Romanian Pizza Association) to attend the International Pizza & Pasta Championship in Bucharest, Romania, from March 11 to 13, 2018. My mission was to represent the Bulgarian Association Pizzaioli on the judging panel and help select this year's winner. The level of the pizza chefs, … More
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Meet the U.S. Pizza Team: Lenny Rago, Panino’s
With his partners and teammates, Gino Rago and Bruno Brunetti, Leonardo “Lenny” Rago, co-owner of Panino’s in Chicago, has traveled the globe and won acclaim in various pizza contests, including the top prize in the 2018 Pizza Pizzazz competition at the Mid-America Restaurant Expo in Columbus, Ohio. Daniel Lee … More
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The U.S. Pizza Team crowns new champion at the Winter Trials!
The 2018 U.S. Pizza Team Winter Athletic Trials were held at the Mid-America Restaurant Expo in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday. It was a close race, with top prize for freestyle dough spinning going to Michael Reyes-Casanova from Ynot Italian by only half a point. Reyes-Casanova will now travel … More
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U.S. Pizza Team's Michael LaMarca Wins Gold At Chinese Pizza Championship
BY DANIEL LEE PEREA Michael LaMarca, the CEO of Northern Ohio’s Master Pizza franchise, and captain of the United States Pizza Team competed for the third straight year in the Chinese Pizza Championship. The third time proved to be the charm, as LaMarca took home a first place … More
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Northeast Gourmet Trials – United States Pizza Team
Congratulations to Bradley Corbin – the winner of the U.S. Pizza Team's Northeast Gourmet Trials! Check out this exclusive PMQ video that shows how Corbin, owner of Sloopy's Sports Cafe in Lakeside, Ohio, edged out 19 other pizzaioli with his one-of-a-kind Detroit-style Korean beef pizza! … More
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U.S. Pizza Team Restaurants Host “Pizza with a Purpose” Fundraiser
Members of the United States Pizza Team (USPT) are rallying together to help those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. This natural disaster exceeded all predictions of strength and ferocity and displaced tens of thousands of Houston, Texas-area citizens from their homes. Members of the USPT want … More
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The Wolf Leads the Pack at U.S. Pizza Team's West Coast Trials (With Video)
Michael “The Wolf” Athanasopoulos, owner of the Lamb and the Wolf in Sacramento, California, earned top honors at this year’s West Coast Pizza Trials for the U.S. Pizza Team. Thanks to a pizza featuring three types of sausage and a unique tomato marmalade, Athanasopoulos went home as a champion … More
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Taste of the best: Members of the U.S. Pizza Team share 8 mouthwatering competition recipes
The U.S. Pizza Team (USPT) fielded a powerhouse lineup of pizzaioli for this year's World Pizza Championship (WPC) in Parma, Italy. Although the major trophies went, as usual, to Italian pizza makers, USPT competitors acquitted themselves nicely, as Dan Uccello of Flo's Pizzeria in Grand Rapids, Michigan, won the … More
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U S Pizza Team Gets Set for 2017 World Pizza Championship
The United States Pizza Team is set to chase pizza gold at the 26th annual World Pizza Championship. For more information, visit www.uspizzateam.com … More
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2016 Pizza Gold Again U.S. Pizza Team
A look back at a year's worth of events with the United States Pizza Team. … More
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Chinese Pizza Championship – U.S. Pizza Team wins 3rd Place
Jason Samosky of Valley City Ohio came up big in his first trip to Asia. His Spinaci pizza took the third place spot behind the winner, China's Ming Xin Wen and Japan's former World Champion Takumi Tachikawa who took second. … More