Best pizza in the world showcased at recent Vegas trade show
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The world's largest pizza convention in Las Vegas featured remarkable pizza-themed competitions and hundreds of exhibits.
A wood stone pizza oven sporting a metal Pizza Expo logo cooks a pepperoni pizza. (Fox News Digital) A pizzaiolo at the Empire Bakery Equipment booth serves up free pizza slices to convention-goers. (Fox News Digital) A pizzaiolo from Italian flour company Molino Dallagiovanna makes a Neapolitan-style pizza. (Fox News Digital) Josh Keown of Pizza Today's "Hot Slice" podcast talks with Nicole and Brad Bean, co-owners of Houston-based Pizaro's Pizza. (Fox News Digital) 13-time World Pizza Games Champion Tony Gemignani talks to Fox News Digital as attendees grab free pizza samples after a "Roman-style" pizza making seminar. (Fox News Digital) "Out of all the culinary events that happen around the world, I think the pizza industry is the event that really brings people together." An 18-year-old pizzaiolo from Florida competes in the Freestyle Acrobatic Dough-Tossing Finals. (Fox News Digital) Two pizzaiolos from the Arizona-based Grumpy Sicilian compete in the Dough Stretching Contest. (Fox News Digital) Two pizzaiolos from Rad Pies in Williamsport, Maryland win the award for best pizza-themed attire. (Fox News Digital) Giancarlo Facciuto, executive chef and founder of Pizzillo in Miami competes in the International Pizza Challenge for a first-place prize of $7,500. (Fox News Digital) Convention attendees watch in wonder as a Coco delivery robot is piloted by an XBOX controller. (Fox News Digital) Former WWE Superstar "The Godfather" exhibits his new virtual restaurant concept, "Powerbomb Pizza." (Fox News Digital) The ZeroCarb LYFE pizza company boasts a pizza crust with zero carbs as it is made entirely from chicken. (Fox News Digital)
"The championships are here, whoever makes the best pizza in the world, from the acrobats to the best bakers — it's everything in one, the biggest show of the year."