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
USPT members fire up their ovens to feed communities nationwide. When Pizza Across America returned this February, members of PMQ’s U.S. Pizza Team once again demonstrated that the spirit of the pizza industry extends far beyond competitions and conference stages. Across the country, USPT members joined hundreds of independent pizzerias participating in Slice Out Hunger’s … [Read more...] about MISSION SUCCESS: U.S. Pizza Team Delivers During Pizza Across America
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 … [Read more...] about Behind the Theme: How Much Ado About Pizza Stands Out With Bard-Focused Branding
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 during the Pizza Tomorrow Summit and Florida Restaurant Show, that twist was simple and terrifying: The pork went missing. Not just any pork, but … [Read more...] about The Missing Pork and the Moment the Clock Got Real
This Woman-Owned, Shakespearean-Themed Pizzeria Just Became One of Yelp’s Top 100 Restaurants—Again! Much Ado About Pizza, the little Shakespearean pizzeria that could, has done it again! For the second year in a row, this Pleasanton, California gem has landed on Yelp’s prestigious Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for 2025. And let’s be clear: This isn’t some “Best Pizza … [Read more...] about How a Pandemic Passion Project Became a Nationally Ranked Pizzeria
