It will be held in Vicenza, Turin, Milan, Bari, Naples, Bologna the eighth edition of La Città della Pizza, the great Italian Tour dedicated to pizza talents. There will be six selection stages around Italy which will give hundreds of pizza chefs the opportunity to make themselves known to the general public of enthusiasts and demonstrate their talent and creativity in front of an exceptional jury. This year too, La Città della Pizza will be able to count on Luciano Pignataro and Luciana Squadrilli, as presidents of the jury, and on the AVPN's best Italian masters and pizza chefs, who from time to time in each city will select the dream team of pizza chefs who will give life to the capital's great event.
AVPN's master pizza chefs will judge the new pizza talents
“Everything is ready for this journey to the Italy of pizza – states Emiliano de Venuti, creator of La Città della Pizza – which every year gives us more and more satisfaction both in terms of public interest and for the increasingly high level of pizza chefs competing. In this edition we have added an extra stage to cope with the growing number of applications. This is because La Città della Pizza was created to tell all the expressions of this extraordinary product and to reward the best pizza chef talents of the Peninsula, who with their passion, research into raw materials and attention to quality, contribute to the success and excellence of pizza in the world. We can't wait to start the Tour which will end with a truly memorable finale on the stage of the Circus Maximus, which will make Rome the Capital of Pizza for a day."
We start on Monday 18 March from Vicenza, followed by Turin, Milan, Bari, Naples and Bologna. The final in Rome on 17 June
Applications are open to all pizza chefs for the six selection stages in view of the final in Rome which will be held on Monday 17 June during the days of Vinòforum 2024.
The last edition of La Città della Pizza saw 180 pizza chefs involved, over 68.000 followers reached, hundreds of courses, conferences and workshops that were sold out, as well as more than 32.000 enthusiasts populating the final in Rome.
First stage of the route on Monday 18 March in Vicenza, then followed by Turin (25 March), Milan (8 April), Bari (13 May), the inevitable Naples (20 May) and finally Bologna (27 May). Each stage will feature 25 pizza makers who will compete in a first round dedicated to the creation of a traditional pizza (margherita or marinara) which must be prepared with the products made by the partners of this edition: namely the Cirio Alta Cucina tomato and the fior di latte Gioiella Latticini, Molino Casillo flours are also available, a signature of Italian excellence in pizzerias.
The evaluation standards: appearance, aroma, dough, cooking, balance and overall taste
The classics have been confirmed again this year evaluation standards: appearance, aroma, dough, cooking, balance and overall taste which will determine the best 10 pizza chefs who will have access to the second step and will compete with their workhorse. In this sentence, particular attention will be given to territoriality and raw materials, as well as extra virgin olive oil used which will be judged by a Unaprol – EvooSchool technician.
From each stage, 2 winners will emerge who will take part in the final in June, in front of an exclusive audience of journalists, partners, great enthusiasts, creators and professionals in the sector. Info on the website www.lacittadellapizza.it
