
Before Screens Ruled the World, Pizza Got Kids to Read
How a new children’s book taps into the same magic that once let kids earn pizza by reading There are certain childhood memories that stick like melted mozzarella. For me,
How a new children’s book taps into the same magic that once let kids earn pizza by reading There are certain childhood memories that stick like melted mozzarella. For me, one of the earliest sparks of loving books didn’t come...
Craft Fast, Flavorful Roman-Style Crusts with a World Champion’s Proven Technique In this video, master pizzaiolo Chef Vitangelo Recchia walks viewers through his 4-hour Roman dough technique, distilling the soul of Roman-style pizza into a quick, practical fermentation workflow that...
The US Pizza Team is calling on pizzerias nationwide to fight hunger—one pie at a time. Here’s a truth as solid as a New York slice: pizza connects people. It links Friday nights to family rooms, line cooks to late-shift...
Tracy Morin is PMQ’s associate editor. Pleasanton, California-based Much Ado About Pizza have long been on PMQ’s radar—and not only because husband-and-wife managing partners Mark and Kira Zabrowski are high-scoring competitors with the U.S. Pizza Team. Much Ado’s unique Shakespearean theme commands literature lovers’ attention, including branding...
Spiky, strange and shockingly useful, this “weird fruit” might be the most versatile plant-based topping hiding in plain sight. Jackfruit looks like a problem. But it doesn’t have to be. You either love it, hate it or are possibly saying...
From dough prep to podium moments, this gallery captures PMQ’s U.S. Pizza Team competing on the world stage in Rimini, Italy, alongside hundreds of international competitors. Scroll for highlights from the full crew, including Sean Dempsey’s Dessert gold, Giovanni Labbate’s...
Sean Dempsey wins Dessert Gold as Giovanni Labbate Pizza & Beer Pairing lands Him on the podium Some trips are vacations. This one was more like the training montage from Rocky, except the soundtrack is oven fans, the stakes are...
The Setup: A Young Hero Steps Up Every great kid-hero adventure has that moment when the young champion is almost there, and the universe drops a plot twist in their lap. In Orlando, at last fall’s Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup...
Because the Robots Are Here…and Somebody Has to Answer the Phone Let’s be clear: the machines have not become self-aware. No delivery robot is chasing customers down the sidewalk yelling, “YOUR REWARD POINTS ARE INSUFFICIENT.” But the tech pressure is...
A coastal Italian-inspired recipe from U.S. Pizza Team member Dave Conti of Red Planet Pizza (Ansonia, CT) Yield Makes 1 large pizzaInspired by the coastal flavors of Southern Italy, this Sorrento-style Frutti di Mare pizza keeps things fresh, light, and...

How a new children’s book taps into the same magic that once let kids earn pizza by reading There are certain childhood memories that stick like melted mozzarella. For me,

In a sport born in real pizzerias, the next USPT champion may already be on your schedule. Pizza work has always been athletic long before anyone bothered calling it a
From dough prep to podium moments, this gallery captures PMQ’s U.S. Pizza Team competing on the world stage in Rimini, Italy, alongside hundreds of international

Craft Fast, Flavorful Roman-Style Crusts with a World Champion’s Proven Technique In this video, master pizzaiolo Chef Vitangelo Recchia walks viewers through his 4-hour Roman