The 3rd annual REAL California Pizza Challenge delivered champions, upsets and a few surprises ANAHEIM, Calif. — After three days of culinary competition and pizza athletics, the 2026 REAL California Pizza Challenge wrapped up August 25 at the Pizza Tomorrow Summit & California Restaurant Show at the Anaheim Convention Center. Hosted by PMQ Pizza's U.S. Pizza Team (USPT) … [Read more...] about He Came From France to Make Pizza in California. Now He’s Going to Italy.
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, where two category champions and one grand champion emerged after a full day of live competition at The Culinary Institute of … [Read more...] about More Than 200 Entered. Eight Reached Napa. Two Left Champions.
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 people who can teach, troubleshoot and represent their products with credibility. A brand ambassador is expected to … [Read more...] about The Ambassador Advantage
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 to compete at the 2026 Campionato Mondiale della Pizza in Parma, Italy, where the world's best pizza makers gather to test their skills on the sport's biggest stage. In this video, Juan reflects on the unforgettable … [Read more...] about “Keep Pushing”: Juan Robles on Representing California in Italy | REAL California Milk
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 mozzarella filigree. This October, in honor of National Pizza Month, Mangia e Bevi, Trupiano’s … [Read more...] about The Crown Fit for Pizza Royalty
