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.
Let the pizza activities commence Oct. 25-27, 2026 @ The Pizza Tomorrow Summit (Orlando Convention Center) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Download Rules HERE Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup (GPPC) sponsored by Galbani Professionale will take place October 25-27, 2026 at the Pizza Tomorrow Summit and Florida Restaurant Show in … [Read more...] about REGISTER TODAY!!!! – The Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup, Oct. 25-27
By U.S. Pizza Team Culinary Coach Vitangelo Recchia Roman pizza is a tradition built on science and transmitted through people. In part 2 of this two-part series on the fast-growing style (click here to read part 1), I’ll look at the fermentation timeline framework, revisit my first World Pizza Championship competition in Parma, Italy, and consider the new Italian … [Read more...] about A Master Chef’s Guide to Faster Roman-Style Pizza Fermentation
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
