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Parma, Pressure, and Pizza Glory: Here’s Who’s Going

Champions, rising stars, and a proven coach head to Parma with purpose. There are pizza competitions, and then there is Parma. For the U.S. Pizza Team, the trip to Italy is never just another event on the calendar. It is a chance to step onto one of the world’s most respected stages for pizza, to test American talent against international competition, and to represent the … [Read more...] about Parma, Pressure, and Pizza Glory: Here’s Who’s Going

All Aboard the U.S. Pizza Team Train to Vegas

Follow along as we head to Pizza Expo to see our sponsors, hand out new chef coats, and bring home the glory. The U.S. Pizza Team is getting ready to head to Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, and we’re excited to see our sponsors, say thank you in person, and spend time with the people who help make this team possible. We’ll also be handing out the new sponsor chef coats while we’re … [Read more...] about All Aboard the U.S. Pizza Team Train to Vegas

Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup: 2025 Wrap Up

Three days. Dozens of competitors. One giant famiglia bound together by dough, fire, and a whole lot of Galbani cheese. The US Pizza Team's 2025 Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup took over the Pizza Tomorrow Summit and the Florida Restaurant Show in Orlando—and the energy was electric from the first stretch to the final slice. For the full results and more, visit … [Read more...] about Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup: 2025 Wrap Up

The Cheese Wheel of Fortune

Three Days of Dough, Destiny, and Galbani Greatness in Orlando By Brian Hernandez, USPT Dir., PMQ Assoc. Editor There is a particular magic to Italian food culture. The kind that makes grown adults tear up over a wheel of Parmigiano cracked open like buried treasure. The kind that turns mozzarella into mythology. At the Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup, held last week at the … [Read more...] about The Cheese Wheel of Fortune

Dough or Die in Columbus

Chocolate, Chaos, and the Rise of a New Tradition There’s something special about Columbus, Ohio. Maybe it’s the crisp fall air, maybe it’s the half-naked Schwarzenegger statue flexing in front of the convention center, usually dusted with snow, or maybe it’s the smell of dough and ambition rising in tandem. Whatever it is, it made the perfect stage for the inaugural 2025 … [Read more...] about Dough or Die in Columbus