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
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United States Pizza Team Arrives In China
The United States Pizza Team sent four members to compete at the Chinese Pizza Championship at FHC China in Shanghai. Michael LaMarca, Jason Samosky, Dave Sommers and Chris Mallon arrived in Shanghai, immersed themselves in the local culture and began preparing to execute their culinary masterpieces. … More
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U.S. Pizza Team – China 2016
The U.S. Pizza Team will return to FHC Food Show in Shanghai in 2016 to once again compete at the Chinese Pizza Championship. Follow along at www.uspizzateam.com and on social media. … More
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U.S. Pizza Team at IBIE
The United States Pizza Team held a competition at International Baking Industry Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada in October. Winners in three disciplines would receive a grand prize all-expenses paid trip to Parma, Italy to compete as a U.S. Pizza Team member at the 2017 World Pizza Championship. Pizza TV … More
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U.S. Pizza Team members hit the road to Shanghai for the Chinese Pizza Championship
The U.S. Pizza Team’s captain and its longest-tenured member are thrilled to be heading to China, where they expect no less than gold in the annual Chinese Pizza Championship. The pizza-making competition will take place at FHC China, the country’s largest food and beverage show, November 9 to 11 … More
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U.S. Pizza Team – Ryan LaRose Wins Sofo Challenge
Ryan LaRose of Leone's Pizza in Columbus, Ohio punched his ticket to the World Pizza Championship in 2017 with a winning mushroom combination pie at the Sofo Restaurant & Foodservice Summit in September. LaRose has competed with the U.S. Pizza Team in the acrobatic category in the past, but this … More
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5 dining tips the US Pizza Team discovered in Italy
The U.S. Pizza Team has been venturing to Italy since the turn of the century. In their 16 years of travel to the world's most infamous pizza country, they have uncovered some interesting surprises when it comes in dining out in Italy. Here are 5 things you need to know about … More
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U.S. Pizza Team in Sorrento for Cross-Cultural Pizza Celebration
World renowned pizzaiolo Antonino Esposito is a familiar face in Sorrento, Italy. His face is everywhere, including on the city’s welcome billboard. If one visits Sorrento, it’s easy to see why Esposito is so in love with his hometown. The sunkissed town, perched high atop sheer rock cliffs … More
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Groupon U.S. Pizza Team Hits Italy, World Pizza Championship, With Success Roadmap
The Groupon U.S. Pizza Team (USPT) is preparing to compete in the international pizza equivalent of the World Series, Super Bowl and Olympics all rolled – and stretched and spun – into one event. Seventeen pizza chefs representing pizzerias from New York City to Tucson, Arizona, have journeyed to Parma, Italy, for the … More
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How the East was won: the Groupon U.S. Pizza Team triumphs at the Chinese Pizza Championship
The best-laid pizza making plans often go awry, especially when you’re an American competing for culinary honors in China. But members of the Groupon U.S. Pizza Team still managed to steal the show at the 10th annual Chinese Pizza Championship in Shanghai and took home several trophies. It required … More
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Groupon U.S. Pizza Team Enjoys Chinese Adventure
Four members of the Groupon U.S. Pizza Team competed and learned from their Chinese contemporaries at the 10th annual Chinese Pizza Championship in Shanghai, China, Nov. 11 & 12. Jane Mines, co-owner of Nima's Pizza in Gasseville, Arkansas, took second place with her pepperoni and mushroom pizza with a twist. The mushroom … More
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Welcoming Groupon to the U.S. Pizza Team
Welcoming Groupon to the Team Here at PMQ, we talk and think and write a lot about the U.S. Pizza Team. For us, it represents everything we love about pizzaioli and the pizza industry—the energy, the big-hearted warmth and earthy humor, the flair for innovation and, paradoxically, the passion … More