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Host Frank Pinello—owner of Best Pizza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—travels around the world eating great pizza and meeting even greater people. From Brooklyn to Seoul, Chicago to New Haven, there's pizza culture everywhere, but it's the people we're most excited about.
2016
We make a whirlwind tour of Brooklyn's best pizzerias, from Roberta's in Bushwick to Lucali in Carroll Gardens and Di Fara in Midwood.
Welcome to New Haven, a city that has some of the best pizza around. Frank Pinello, our host, has never been to New Haven and the best way to learn about the city is by eating.
From deep dish to tavern style thin, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to Chicago pizza. Frank Pinello is here to show us the ins and outs of Chicago pizza and introduce us to the people who help make it what it is today.
This episode of The Pizza Show is dedicated to three of the most special slices around: the Grandma, the Jersey Bar Pie, and the Cold Cheese slice.
New York City is the birthplace of many things, but for today's purposes, we're sticking to pizza. We hit all the best slices from Greenwich Village to Soho.
Frank Pinello explores new frontiers of the pizza business. We begin at Zume Pizza in Silicon Valley. Then, we're off to South Korea to collaborate on a New York-style pie.
2017
There's no better way to kick off Season 2 of the Pizza Show than at the International Pizza Expo, the world's largest pizza convention which takes place in Las Vegas.
Los Angeles might not be known as a pizza city, but our host Frank Pinello is ready to show you why it should be. LA's food scene is diverse and delicious-and so is it's pizza.
Frank Pinello has met pizza people all over, but now it's time to get to know him. He introduces us to his pizzeria and the people and places who have influenced his career.
We're headed to Pennsylvania, where we'll learn Philly is more than the cheesesteak and Lancaster has an excellent NY slice.
If we've learned anything on The Pizza Show, it's that the world is obsessed with pizza. Our host Frank Pinello explores how this seemingly simple food has become a cultural phenomenon. From viral pizza videos to pizza art to 24-karat gold pizza, we're seeing and eating it all. You thought you were obsessed with pizza already? Just wait.
Frank Pinello has eaten his share of pizza in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but it's time for him to check out New York City's other boroughs—Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx—to discover some of the city's best slices and pies. We start off in Queens with our favorite Renaissance man Action Bronson for a slice tour of two of his favorite places.
We're in Naples, the birth place of pizza. Frank Pinello learns about the rich history of Neapolitan pizza by meeting with the best pizzaiolos and producers in the region.
Rome is experiencing a golden age of pizza. Frank Pinello learns about the Roman styles: Pizza Al Taglio and Pizza Tonde by eating his way through the city.
Detroit might be known as the motor city, but it's also the pizza city. Frank Pinello visits all the classic Detroit-style pizzerias and some newer spots playing with tradition.
The Bay area is all about great produce, and there's no better canvas to feature it on than pizza. From SF to Napa, we're trying some of the best pizza Nor Cal has to offer.
Frank is headed to the motherland, Sicily. Not only does he visit his family in the small town of Baucina, where they are celebrating Santa Fortunata, their town's patron saint, he also explores the pizza scene in Palermo. In Sicily, it's all about the Sfincione, the regional style of focaccia that is traditionally topped with breadcrumbs, anchovies, and a hard sheep's milk cheese. Viva Santa Fortunanta!
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