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 no single route. Some came in as entrepreneurs, while others were born into it. For still others, it started as a hobby that became a calling. What connects … [Read more...] about Chain of Command: The Pizzaiolas of the USPT
How Melina Piroso Felix Is Robbing the Mile High City (of Boring Pizza) Some pizzerias have four walls, a neon sign and a Yelp page that’s basically tumbleweeds. Some have heritage, marble countertops and espresso machines that hiss like a cranky Italian uncle. And then there’s The Pizza Bandit—a four-wheeled fever dream prowling Denver’s side streets and breweries with one … [Read more...] about The Pizza Bandit Queen of Denver
Melina Felix, U.S. Pizza Team member and owner/operator of The Pizza Bandit in Littleton, Colorado, is known by her teammates for creating colorful pizzas full of flavor, with a light airy, leopard-spotted crust, all from small consumer pizza ovens. She was kind enough to share one of her favorites. Mangia! “I say this often, but I mean it this time...This is my favorite … [Read more...] about RECIPE: French Dip Beef Pizza with au jus – Melina Felix, The Pizza Bandit
After years of cutting her teeth in her home kitchen, backyard, friends' parties and even time as a pop-up pizza caterer, Melina Felix, USPT member and owner of The Pizza Bandit in Littleton, Colorado, is taking the next step and getting some wheels! In the quiet corners of Littleton, Colorado, a pizza revolution is unfolding, and it’s not making noise—it’s making waves. … [Read more...] about The Pizza Bandit is Taking Their Show on the Road – Melina Felix
