“Pizza City Fest  returns to downtown Los Angeles for a third consecutive year as part of its nationwide tour. The two-day celebration promises an unparalleled experience for pizza aficionados and will take place on April 26-27 on the Event Deck at L.A. LIVE.

Attendees will have the exclusive opportunity to savor unlimited offerings from the region's premier pizza artisans, all conveniently located in one central hub at L.A. LIVE. Pizza City Fest will highlight the area’s unique pizza landscape and showcase the diverse and exceptional talents of the region's top pizza makers.”

“Steve Dolinsky, the founder of Pizza City Fest and a two-time Emmy and 13-time James Beard Award-winning food reporter, has curated yet another mouthwatering list of 40 pizza makers spanning the region from Santa Barbara to San Diego, and included a dozen new entries to the culinary roster this year.”

“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,” said Dolinsky. “We’ve invited some of the most popular pizzerias from the region, featuring a range of styles, including Detroit, Chicago deep-dish, Sicilian, Neapolitan and Roman; we’ve even added an Armenian lahmajoun from Glendale. Is it pizza? You decide.”

The Culinary Careers Program is the Charitable Beneficiary. Culinary Careers Program (C•CAP) students will be assisting the participating chefs at their stations.

Steve Dolinsky briefly puts down his notepad and microphone and joins us.