When Jamie Culliton needed a little something extra for the final round of the WPC Acrobatics competition, he turned to USPT colleague Samantha Jones, co-owner of two Mellow Mushrooms in Chattanooga. The pair took a spin around the competition floor, much to the delight ot the judges, who awarded Culliton second place in the event.   Suddenly, … More

In a way, we’ve got Jim Carrey to thank for the U.S. Pizza Team (USPT). Without the famous actor’s star power, the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber probably never would have made it to theaters. And without Dumb and Dumber, the hilariously lowbrow tale of two dimwits trying to … More

As the U.S Pizza Team flies to Parma, Italy, this weekend to compete in the The World Pizza Championships, they’ve fine-tuned their pizza-making skills to meet the grueling standards of demanding European judges.  “We’ve modeled specific events in our own pizza competitions in the U.S. after World Championships Italian judging … More

  There were new faces and familiar ones at the U.S. Pizza Team’s annual Winter Acrobatic Trials, held at the North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show (NAPICS) earlier this year in Columbus, Ohio. Veteran dough spinner Bradley Johnson of Mellow Mushroom (mellowmushroom.com) in Chattanooga walked away with the … More

Michael LaMarca knows how to get kids to eat their spinach—just put it on a pizza. His Popeye Pizza tastes so good, it sailed to first place in the culinary category of the U.S. Pizza Team’s National Pizza Trials, held earlier this winter at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers in … More