US Pizza Makers break speed record and two US teams take home 4 medals
Well if there is one thing that the world should know after last week’s World Pizza Championship it is that Americans can make pizza wicked fast! Brian Elder from the US Pizza Team shattered the competition record for fastest pizza maker by stretching 5 pizzas in just 37 seconds! If taking the gold wasn’t enough, Michael Shepherd of the World Pizza Champions took the silver with another record breaking time of 45 seconds. Now that’s fast folks! The World Pizza Champions also received a silver medal in the team pizza acrobatics competition and Tony Gemignani a bronze in solo acrobatics. Well done guys!!
UPDATE:I would like to note that this post has been modified based on an email which alerted me to the fact that there are actually TWO pizza teams which compete every year in the World Pizza Championship. All credits for medals and team names have been adjusted to correct the original post. My apologies to those who were misrepresented!
Find out more at Pizza Marketing Quarterly and the World Pizza Champions web sites …
March 31st, 2005 at 7:44 pm
I love your site! I was just browsing for a good New York pizza recipe when I came upon it. By the way, you would have loved to have chatted my brother-in-law this weekend: He makes pizza at a NY-style pizzeria. Since he and the owner are from NY, they really know their stuff! In fact, he gave me tips about pizza making which I had never used, such as proofing, etc..(I had always just rise my dough in a warm place, never figuring out how good NY-style pizza is made.) Your site, though, gave me good additional insight as I continue my own quest for my handmade perfect pizza.
Keep up the good work and the pie-making!
~Ivan