Pizza lovers rejoice, the inaugural Pizza City Fest is coming to L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles on April 29 & 30.
Steve Dolinsky – a 13-time James Beard Award-winning food reporter and “The Food Guy” at NBC 5 Chicago – has turned his love of pizza into an all-encompassing endeavor. He’s written two books on the subject, launched a weekly tour business, hosts and produces the “Pizza City” podcast, and in the Summer of 2022, introduced the first ever Pizza City Fest in Chicago.
The sold-out event showcased the region’s unsung pizza artisans and styles, while also showing guests what goes into great pizza making. Now he hopes to bring that same experience to Los Angeles and showcase the diversity – in both geography and styles – that the region exemplifies.
Tickets to Pizza City Fest Los Angeles will be available for purchase beginning January 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., with pre-sale for American Express® Card Members, followed by public ticket sales opening on January 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for Pizza City Fest Los Angeles start at $95. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://pizzacityfest.com/events/los-angeles/ or lalive.com or call 1-877-234-8425.
Celebrating the passion, innovation, and community of great pizza making with the industry’s most venerable personalities, the Pizza City Fest Los Angeles lineup includes:
Saturday, April 29th
Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Co. (Boyle Heights)
Double Zero (Venice) (v)
L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele (Hollywood)
LaSorted’s (Silver Lake)
LBK Pizza (Studio City)
Long Bridge (San Francisco)
MacLeod Ale Brewing (Van Nuys) (v)
Pi’ L.A. (DTLA)
Pizzana (Brentwood)
Prime Pizza (West Hollywood)
Quarter Sheets Pizza (Echo Park)
Riip Beer & Pizza (Huntington Beach) + Heritage BBQ (San Juan Capistrano)
Ronan (Fairfax District)
Slice & Pint (El Segundo)
Slice House By Tony Gemignani (Thousand Oaks)
Speak Cheezy (Long Beach)
Tribute (San Diego)
Truly Pizza (Dana Point)
Panel Discussions & Demonstrations
- 2 pm
- The Dough Whisperers – Featuring Evan Funke (Felix, Mother Wolf) and Daniele Uditi (Pizzana); Moderated by Noel Brohner (Slow Rise Pizza)
- 3 pm
- Perfect Pan Pizza at Home – Featuring John Arena (Truly Pizza, Dana Point; Metro Pizza, Las Vegas); Hosted by Steve Dolinsky (Founder, Pizza City Fest)
- 4 pm
- In Conversation with “Chef’s Table: Pizza” – Featuring Brian McGinn (Producer); Interviewed by Karen Palmer (Writer/Editor and founder of Pain Pizza)
Sunday, April 30th
Apollonia’s Pizzeria (Miracle Mile)
Bagel & Slice (Glassell Park) (v & gf)
Bettina (Santa Barbara)
Cosa Buona (Echo Park)
De La Nonna (Downtown) (v)
Dtown Pizzeria (West Hollywood)
Folks (Costa Mesa)
Ghisallo (Santa Monica)
Gorilla Pies (Valley Village)
Grá (Historic Filipinotown)
Little Coyote (Long Beach)
Long Beach Bread Lab (Long Beach) (kosher)
Olivia Restaurant (Koreatown)
The Rose Venice (Venice)
South End + Peppe Miele of VPN Americas (Venice) (gf & non-gf)
Stella Barra (Santa Monica)
Stellar Pizza Truck
Zelo Gourmet Pizza (Arcadia)
Panel Discussions & Demonstrations
- 2 pm
- How to Make Great Pizza at Home – Featuring Noel Brohner (Slow Rise Pizza); Hosted by Justin Clark Dray (“Pizza Freak”)
- 3 pm
- What is “L.A. Style” Pizza? – Featuring Fred Eric (Pi’ L.A.), Chad Colby (Antico Nuovo), Justin DeLeon (Apollonia’s Pizzeria); Moderated by Eric Wareheim (Director, Author, Co-Owner, Las Jaras Wines)
- 4 pm
- From Clicks & Likes to Bricks & Lights: Building a Pizza Brand – Featuring Marc Schechter & Danny Stoller (Square Pie Guys, San Francisco), Rick Rosenfield (Co-Founder, California Pizza Kitchen), Brad Kent (Co-Founder, Blaze Pizza & Bagel + Slice), Daniel Holzman (Founder, Danny Boy’s Pizza and The Meatball Shop, NYC); Moderated by Noah Galuten (Chef, Author, and Host of “Don’t Panic Pantry” on YouTube)