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Who Are the New World Pizza Champions?

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 Who are the New World Pizza Champions? 

Founding members Tony Gemignani, Michael Shepherd, Siler Chapman, Joe Carlucci, and Sean Brauser would like you to meet the newest members of the World Pizza Champions Team and are headed to Italy this

week for the World Pizza Championships  

 

Eric Corbin

Eric Corbin

2010 World Pizza Champion Member of the Year and 2010 World Pizza Games Winner – Grimaldi's, Tuscon, Arizona

 

Ryan

Ryan LaRose

 National Champion – Pizza Acrobat – A Slice of New York – Columbus Ohio
 
 
 
 Pat Miller

Patt Miller

National Champion – Pizza Acrobat Owner/Operator – A Slice of New York Columbus Ohio
 
 
Steve Lieber

Steve Lieber

National Pizza Champion / Certified Pizzaiolo Pizza Classica, Miami Beach,  Racks Italian Bistro
(You can listen a great interview I did with Steve, at this link.

 
 
 
Audrey Sherman

Audrey Sherman

Certified Pizzaiola Napoletana – Tony's Pizza Napoletana San Francisco, California
 
 
Michael Bausch

Michael Bausch

 
Certified Pizzaiolo Pizza Classica / Owner Andolini's North Owasso, Oklahoma
 
 
 
 
Guilio

Guilio Adriani – (International Member)

 

This year the World Pizza Champions consist of  over 50 members worldwide.  
Most members will be representing the US and home counties at the World Pizza Championships in Salsomaggiore, Italy April 19, 20, 21
Naples, Italy – Master VPN Instructor and World Champion Pizza Maker. Andriani has won several International awards in Baking including the World Pizza Cup in Naples Italy 2008.
 
 
If you like the Wolrd Pizza Champions, you will love this great book, by Tony Gemignani:
 
 

 
 
pizza all over the pizza champs,
 
Albert Grande
 
 

Steve Lieber: World Pizza Champion Interview

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Steve Lieber knows pizza….

He is a member of the World Pizza Champions. He has an incredible story to tell. In the following interview he tells his pizza story.

He explains how he got into the pizza business. He learned how to make pizza. He worked in a number of restaurants and decided he wanted to become a master pizziolo.

According to Steve's bio:

Over the years, Lieber established himself working in high volume restaurants that posed many challenges and soon found great success…A self-described “pizza fanatic,” Steve regularly travels the globe to attend conventions and further his knowledge of the industry to perfect techniques and capitalize on the latest in pizza trends.

 

You can watch Steve make his truffle pizza, here:

 

 

 

Listen to the interview with Steve below:

In the following interview, he explains how he:

  • learned to make pizza
  • how his passion for pizza led him to try to master the coal fired oven pizza
  • The differences between a coal fired oven and other pizza ovens in making pizza
  • how he met Tony Gemignani.
  • What happened to his pizza making, after attending The International School of Pizza
  • How he won the Best Pizza in the United States Award
  • He give lots of pizza making tips for the home pizza maker
  • He explodes the myth of using water to make pizza
  • Where he is going with pizza
  • How giving back to the community has helped his business

This is an incredible pizza interview. The highlight may be his "Babe Ruth" moment during a pizza contest.

Steve has many secrets to share and he holds nothing back in the following interview.

Steve Lieber is truly one of the Legends of Pizza.

Click play button to hear interview:

 

 Or use this player:

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Late Breaking News from World Pizza Champions

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This may be your chance to show your stuff at the World Pizza Games:

Once Again The World Pizza Games® Are Coming to Pizza Expo!

 
 
Check out the World Pizza Champions
 
On Tuesday, March 2nd we will open up the competition and invite you to
come compete in one or all of five events: Freestyle Acrobatics First
Division, Fastest Dough, Largest Stretch, Fastest Box Folding and
Longest Spin.

 

Fastest Dough: How fast can you toss out (5) 12" doughs!

Largest Dough: How big can you make 18oz of dough in just 5 minutes!

Fastest Box Folding: How fast can you fold (5) 12" pizza boxes?

Longest Spin: How long can you keep a dough spinning over your head?

Freestyle Acrobatics First Division& the Masters Division – With so many dough throwing acrobats getting better and better all the time, we have split the freestyle acrobatics into two categories: *First Division & *Masters Division.

*First Division – created for those up and coming acrobats who want to showcase their talent without having to go head to head against the masters of the sport. The finalists will face off at the World Pizza Games® Finals and Rockin' Party Wednesday night.

*Masters Division – created for those dough throwing acrobats that are the best of the
best. These masters will face off against each other at the World Pizza Games® Finals and Rockin' Party. Please contact the World Pizza Champions for more details for qualifying for this event.

Please Note: If you have won a world or international title in an acrobatic dough throwing competition in recent years you may automatically qualify for the Masters Division. Qualifying for the Master division may make you ineligible to compete in the First Division. If you feel that you may fit into this category, please consult with the World Pizza Champions before entering the competition.

Please see the rules for complete details.

 
The Daily Schedule of Events
Tuesday, March 2nd
10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
10:15 a.m. Fastest Dough Trials
11:15 a.m. Top five winners announced
11:30 a.m. Individual Freestyle Acrobatic Dough Tossing – Top 3 Winners Announced Immediately After Trials

Wednesday, March 3rd
10:00 a.m. Largest Dough Stretch Trials
12:30 p.m. Largest Dough Stretch Finals – Winners Announced at Finals and Rockin' Party
1:30 p.m. Fastest Pizza Box Folding Trials
2:00 p.m. Top Five Winners Announced
2:15 p.m. Longest Dough Spin Trials
3:00 p.m. Longest Dough Spin Finals – Winners Announced at Finals and Rockin' Party
6:15 p.m. ~ 9:15 p.m. World Pizza Games Finals and Rockin' Party – Including: Fastest Pizza Box Folding Finals, Fastest Dough Final, Freestyle Acrobatic Dough Tossing Finals – First Division, Freestyle Acrobatic Dough Tossing Finals – Masters and Awards Ceremony.

*(ALL TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Check out the World Pizza Champions

Get your routine ready and come join the fun at the World Pizza Games®!
 

  Please visit www.worldpizzachampions.com/games.php or http://www.pizzaexpo.com/ for more details and to download rules and entry forms.

Good luck to you.

This could a once-in-a-life-time opportunity.

pizza all over Las Vegas,

Albert Grande
The Pizza Promoter

 

 

Antony Mangieri: Pizza Perfection

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Simply an amazing video about one of the most dedicatied pizzaiolo on the planet, Antony Mangieri. He drips pizza passion.

According to Chow, here is a description

An oven built by hand, tile by tile. Four pizzas on the menu, with no fancy-pants toppings. Anthony Mangieri does one thing at Una Pizza Napoletana, and he does it the very best way he can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony has now closed Una Pizz Napoletana. He will taking a break, but he will be making pizza soon.

Not soon enough as fas as Im concerned. Everyone who is interested in making pizza would do well to emulate Anthony.

pizza on earth,

albert grande
The Pizza Promoter