Membership isn’t a title. It’s a platform By Brian Hernandez, Associate Editor, PMQ Pizza & Dir., U.S. Pizza Team There’s something stirring in the flour. A new energy. A fresh batch of ambition, camaraderie and crust innovation. After 25 years of spinning dough and snagging trophies across the globe, PMQ’s U.S. Pizza Team is entering a new chapter—one built on unity, … [Read more...] about Some People Join a Team. Others Become the Benchmark.
33% of the positions, 100% of the passion. For four standout members of PMQ’s U.S. Pizza Team (USPT), this summer’s Real California Pizza Contest isn’t just another pizza competition—it’s a chance to showcase creativity, community and cheese-fueled passion on a national stage. This year, the California Milk Advisory Board’s prestigious Real California Pizza Contest (RCPC) … [Read more...] about USPT Members Claim One-Third of Finalist Spots in the REAL California Pizza Contest
The US Pizza Team brought dough to Italy, came back with Silver. That’s a pretty good exchange rate. In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, surrounded by centuries of tradition and fierce local pride, the birthplace of pizza played host once again to some of the best pizzaioli on the planet. And this June, a slice of that honor came home with PMQ’s U.S. Pizza Team—proof that … [Read more...] about An American Slice in Naples: Tievoli Pizza Bar Stands Tall in the Shadow of Vesuvius
By George Taylor I’ve had this conversation with several of my peers, and it seems we all share a common internal conflict—the battle between the businessperson and the chef that lives within each of us. I’d like to say I know the right answer: Let the businessperson win. That might sound short-sighted, but the truth is, without the businessperson, the chef doesn’t … [Read more...] about Chef vs. Suit: Who Should Win the Tug-of-War in Your Head? George Taylor Has the Answer
In a world of delicate leopard-spotted Neapolitan crusts and razor-thin New York street slices, one pizzaiolo dared to look Motor City in the eyes and say, “Let’s ride.” Giovanni Labbate, owner of Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine, Illinois, and a U.S. Pizza Team champion, recently shifted gears and dropped a culinary bombshell: He’s added Detroit-style pizza to his already … [Read more...] about Red Tops and Rising Dough: Giovanni Labbate Drives Detroit Style into High Gear
