Forget about New York and Chicago, for pizza lovers Los Angeles will be the place to be in April when the annual Pizza City Fest returns to L.A. Live to celebrate all sorts of pies.
Now in its third year, the Pizza City Fest will be celebrating all aspects of the universally loved dish during a two-day all encompassing event happening April 26-27. The festival will include more than three dozen of the Southern California’s premier pizza artisans who will be serving everything from Detroit style to Chicago deep-dish to classic Sicilian and Neapolitan pies to New York slices and more.
“The pizza scene in SoCal continues to impress me — from temporary pop-ups to collabs to entrepreneurs who have made the leap from portable baking to full-time brick-and-mortars,” Steve Dolinsky, the founder of Pizza City Fest and and a two-time Emmy and 13-time James Beard Award-winning food reporter, said in a statement.
Local participating stars include Slice House by Tony Gemignani, a celebrity pizza chef and multiple winner of the “World Champion Pizza Maker,” as well as Prince Street Pizza, which serves Sicilian “SoHo” Squares and original Neapolitan pizzas, Long Beach’s Speak Cheezy, which makes its pies with naturally fermented sourdough bread, and Venice’s Angel City Pizza, which focuses on Brooklyn style and Sicilian pizzas.
Besides devouring slices of pizza, people can also sponge up some knowledge since the event will include panel discussions by pizza experts.
Pizza City Fest
When: April 26-27
Where: L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles
Tickets: General admission tickets for Pizza City Fest will be $125 for April 26 and $115 for April 27. VIP tickets will be $200 for April 26 and $190 for April 27.
Information: lalive.com/pizza-city-fest-la/