By U.S. Pizza Team Culinary Coach Vitangelo Recchia Roman pizza is a tradition built on science and transmitted through people. In part 2 of this two-part series on the fast-growing style (click here to read part 1), I’ll look at...
Southern Charm Meets New York Tradition Ingredients 16 oz. pizza dough 9–10 oz. Galbani Premio Mozzarella 7–8 oz. pizza sauce 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 3 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced Dry oregano, to taste...
Zack Calder and Jimmy Henry claimed top honors at the 2026 REAL California Pizza Contest. More than 200 recipe submissions from pizza makers across the country were narrowed to just eight finalists at the eighth annual REAL California Pizza Contest,...
By Vitangelo Recchia Roman pizza didn’t begin with a trend. It began with a stone, a fire and a flatbread. If you want to understand what it truly is, you need to understand where it came from before you can...
Two new ambassador appointments show how opportunity follows involvement. There’s a reason so many of the pizza industry’s biggest brands turn to U.S. Pizza Team members when they’re looking for ambassadors. They want talented pizza makers, but they also need...
I didn’t reach out to Arthur Erickson because he’s a pizza guy. I reached out because I’m a pizza guy who’s also a drone nerd. As CEO and co-founder of Hylio, Erickson spends his days building autonomous drones that help...
Chris Battiste’s first Caputo Cup. A ninth-place finish. Just getting started. For most pizza makers, Naples is both a pilgrimage and a proving ground. Chris Battiste of MiaAva East Coast Pizza in Pahrump, Nevada, arrived there last week carrying a...
Five female members of the U.S. Pizza Team talk craft, confidence and making themselves impossible to ignore. There are a lot of ways to get into pizza, and the women helping shape the U.S. Pizza Team (USPT) prove there is...
By U.S. Pizza Team Culinary Coach Vitangelo Recchia Roman pizza is a tradition built on science and transmitted through people. In part 2 of this two-part series on the fast-growing
Think you’ve got what it takes to compete on the world stage? The 2026 Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup puts culinary skill and Pizza Freestyle front and center, with two Grand Prize trips to Italy on the line. Whether you’re firing up a championship pizza or defying gravity with dough, your road to Italy starts here.
From the competition floor to unforgettable team moments, this U.S. Pizza Team photo gallery captures the crew’s trip to the Campionato Mondiale della Pizza in
Winning the 2025 California Pizza Challenge earned Juan Robles of Triple Beam Pizza more than a trophy. It opened the door to a life-changing opportunity
