Chris Mallon – Houdini Pie, Nashville, TN

Chris honed his skills in the extremely competitive restaurant scene of Nashville, TN. He received 3 consecutive Reader's Choice Wards while serving as culinary director of Nashville's premiere pizza destination.

Chris is currently the owner of Houdini Pie, a pop up boutique pizza experience, entering the festival and catering circuit in early 2017.

Consistently drawing from his experiences as a young chef, Chris creates non-traditional competition pies that have led him to international competitions in Parma, Italy and Shanghai with the United States Pizza Team since 2014.