Slice House: The Pizza World Champion, Pizza Acrobatics, and a Riot in Italy

🍕🏆 Slice House by Tony Gemignani: World Champion Pizza, "Hot Mario (Lopez??)," and Pizza Acrobatics 🏆🍕

This week, Court McGowan (@the_courtjester_) joins me to dive into the history of Slice House by Tony Gemignani, the pizza empire built by one of the most decorated pizza makers on Earth. From world championship dough tossing to an American winning a pizza competition in Naples (which almost caused a riot), this episode is full of a prestigious history!

🏆 Tony Gemignani Becomes a Pizza World Champion in Naples
🚔 An American Winning Best Pizza in Italy Earned Tony a Police Escort
🤹 Pizza Acrobatics Are Somehow a Competitive Sport (Here's the link we talk about)
🍕 The Mario Lopez Collaboration: Meet the "Hot Mario"
🎰 Court and I Debate the Proper Way to Pronounce Nevada
🔥 The Heat Lamp: Court Thinks All Food Should Be Shared
🫒 Yelp from Strangers: One Customer Is Absolutely SUF-FER-ING from the Pizza Oils
🌎 How Slice House Grew from Championship Pedigree to Expanding Pizza Chain

💬 COMMENT BELOW: Would you ever compete in pizza acrobatics, or are you keeping both feet firmly on the ground?

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👉 NEXT WEEK: Court and I head to Slice House to review the food and put it to the Chili's Test. 🍕🏆