THE BEST
PIZZA
SELECTION 2026

LAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Highlight Video

The Best Pizza Awards 2026 Reel

Highlight Video

The Best Pizza Awards LIVE STREAM

PizzaTalks

Pizza Talks 2026 Milan – Cross-contamination of Cultures: When Heritage, Identity and Global Influences Shape the Future of Pizza

Pizza Talks 2026 Milan – Franco Pepe & Rasmus Munk - Cross-contamination of Craft: When Fine Dining meets Pizza

“Viva la Pizza!” — Chef Eduard Xatruch (DISFRUTAR, Barcelona, Spine) on identity, innovation and tradition

AGENDA

Event Program

PIZZA TALKS — "Legacy & Future"

Talks that matter. LIVE & streamed: 3:15 – 5:50 PM

Panel 1 · Cross-Contamination of Craft: When Fine Dining Meets Pizza

Franco Pepe (Pepe in Grani, Caiazzo) · Rasmus Munk (Alchemist, Copenhagen)

Panel 2 · Cross-Contamination of Cultures: Tradition, Identity & the Future of Pizza

Marisol Doyle (Leña, Cleveland) · Anthony Mangieri (Una Pizza Napoletana, New York) · Franco Kalifon (Kalis Pizza, Buenos Aires) · Cristian Santomauro (L'Ammaccata, Casal Velino) · Dr. Lucia De Luca (Federico II University of Naples)

Panel 3 · Cross-Contamination of Ideas: The Future of Gastronomy Through Pizza

Francesco Martucci (I Masanielli, Caserta) · Mauro Colagreco (Mirazur / La Pecoranegra, Menton)

Moderated by Paolo Vizzari — food critic, writer, and cultural curator.

MASTERCLASSES

Antonello Schiena · Tuna & crushed olives

Alessandro Lo Stocco · Crispy pizza as a contemporary expression

Ciccio Vitiello · Panvitiello tonno e cipolla, powered by ePackPro

THE MAIN EVENT

8:00 – 10:00 PM · The Best Pizza Awards Gala

Sponsored by Molini Pizzuti. Honoring the pizza minds shaping the legacy — and the future — of this craft.

10:00 PM – 1:00 AM · The Pizza Party

A night where the fire doesn't go out — it just changes form. Music, energy, and the global pizza community under one roof.

Hosts: Locanda Sa Matracca (Magdalena Perria, Sofia Paba, Daniela Tola — Cagliari) · Ciccio Vitiello (Cambia-Menti / Vanvitiello, Caserta) · Fabio Ciano (Cianò Parigine, Pomigliano d'Arco) · Andrea Innocenti (Spontini, Milan) · Antonello Schiena (Pizzeria Da Zero, Milan)

One catch: the party doesn't stream. What happens after 10 PM is off-camera and absolutely not YouTube-safe. No replay, no evidence — you simply had to be there.

Articles

Fifty Days in the Agro

The San Marzano harvest has just begun. For the next fifty days, the tomato you’ll be
cooking with all winter is quietly being decided in a field you’ll probably never visit.

A Historic Recognition for Franco Pepe.

But This Story Began Almost a Century Ago.

A Legacy beyond rankings:

Franco Pepe becomes Honorary President and Educational Inspiration Ambassador

EDUCATION MOVEMENT

Passing the Craft Forward

A global movement to educate the next generation of pizza chefs — born from a shared belief
that mastery should be within reach, wherever talent begins.

INTERVIEW 2026

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Dante’s by Enis Baçova

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