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 Pizza & Beer pairing podium finish, and the behind-the-scenes moments
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 international (like Rocky IV!), and the funky gym odors are replaced
Three Days of Dough, Destiny, and Galbani Greatness in Orlando By Brian Hernandez, USPT Dir., PMQ Assoc. Editor There is a particular magic to Italian food culture. The kind that makes grown adults tear up over a wheel of Parmigiano cracked open like buried treasure. The kind that turns mozzarella
Chocolate, Chaos, and the Rise of a New Tradition There’s something special about Columbus, Ohio. Maybe it’s the crisp fall air, maybe it’s the half-naked Schwarzenegger statue flexing in front of the convention center, usually dusted with snow, or maybe it’s the smell of dough and ambition rising in tandem.
Forged in Flavor By Brian Hernandez, Assoc. Editor PMQ, USPT Dir. of Events A Pizza Worthy of the Throne If California had a royal court of pizza, Chef Tore Trupiano wouldn’t be the one wearing the crown. He’d be down in the royal forge making sure it was gold-leafed with
