U.S. Pizza Team Competing Members

#15v Rico Lunardi, Slice on Broadway – Beechview, Pittsburgh, PA.

Our job, as we see it, is to make the best darn pizza, sandwiches and salads money can buy. We make everything we possibly can from scratch, and we go out of our way to use the best stuff out there. We wouldn't be able to sleep at night if we didn't. We have an abnormal obsession with pizza. We're perfectionists. We're stubborn. We're uncompromising. We're probably a little … [Read more...] about #15v Rico Lunardi, Slice on Broadway – Beechview, Pittsburgh, PA.

Mario Vollera – Southend Pizza, Venice, CA.

Pizzaiolo Mario Vollera turn out rustic pies, crisp-tender sourdough-style pizzas with a lot of Italian cheeses, local ingredients and seasonal products. He works hard to source the ingredients in ways that our customers could enjoy organic,fresh and delicious pies. Mario picks Vino from all over the world,offering a vibrant wine list with lots of interesting, historical, … [Read more...] about Mario Vollera – Southend Pizza, Venice, CA.

Pasquale Di Maio – Vesuvio’s Italian Catering & Mobile Wood-Fired Pizza, Minneapolis, MN.

Pasquale Di Maio was classically trained in his family’s pizzeria in Napoli, aka Naples, Italy. SInce then, he has been honing his craft and bringing joy to the masses with his signature dishes and pizzas. Vesuvio’s Italian Catering & Mobile Wood-Fired Pizza is a full service caterer specializing in Italian food and mobile wood-fired pizza. Named after Monte Vesuvio, … [Read more...] about Pasquale Di Maio – Vesuvio’s Italian Catering & Mobile Wood-Fired Pizza, Minneapolis, MN.

Alex Koons, Purgatory Pizza & Hot Tongue Pizza, L.A., CA.

Alex Koons is the owner of Purgatory Pizza and the new Hot Tongue Pizza opening in the summer of 2021 in the Los Angeles area. Purgatory Pizza offers an array of different and flavor recipes and styles of pizza, including Sicilian, Detroit and Vegan. Hot Tongue Pizza sports a solid all-vegan menu with pizza, pasta, and even vegan meatballs!   … [Read more...] about Alex Koons, Purgatory Pizza & Hot Tongue Pizza, L.A., CA.