Pizza City Fest Los Angeles

Pizza City Fest Los Angeles

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Event Details

Purchase parking in advance! Limited quantiles available. 

Saturday - April 29

Sunday - April 30

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

Pizzerias

  • Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Co. (Boyle Heights)
  • Double Zero (Venice) (v)
  • Dtown Pizzeria (West Hollywood)
  • Fire & Wood Catering's Pizza Truck
  • L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele (Hollywood)
  • LaSorted’s (Silver Lake)
  • LBK Pizza (Studio City)
  • Long Bridge Pizza Company (San Francisco)
  • MacLeod Ale Brewing (Van Nuys) (v)
  • Pi’ L.A. (DTLA)
  • Pizzana (Brentwood)
  • Prime Pizza (West Hollywood)
  • Riip Beer & Pizza (Huntington Beach) + Heritage BBQ (San Juan Capistrano)
  • Ronan (Fairfax District)
  • Slice & Pint (El Segundo)
  • Slice House By Tony Gemignani (Thousand Oaks)
  • Tribute (San Diego)
  • Truly Pizza (Dana Point)
  • Two Doughs Pizza Co. (Agoura Hills)

Special Guest Chef

  • Dominick DiBartolomeo, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills

Special Guest Chef (VIP Only)

  • Rob Gentile, Stella W. Hollywood

Desserts

  • Bulgarini Gelato (Altadena)
  • Lei’d Cookies (Culver City)

The Collab Lab

Showcasing unique, one-off collaborations between local chefs and their favorite food artisans, farmers & vendors.

  • 1PM - Chef Joey Booterbaugh (Folks Pizzaria) X Wong Farms
  • 2PM - Chef Michael Fiorelli X Cheese Store of Beverly Hills & Weiser Family Farms
  • 3PM - Chef Jackson Kalb (Ospi) X Schaner Farms
  • 4PM - Influencer / Food Blogger Kelly Bone (The Veg Foodie) X Prager Brothers Bakery

Panel Discussions & Demonstrations

  • 2PM - The Dough Whisperers - Featuring Evan Funke (Mother Wolf, Felix), Daniele Uditi (Pizzana) and Andy Kadin (Bub and Grandma’s); Moderated by Noel Brohner (Slow Rise Pizza)
  • 3PM - Perfect Pan Pizza at Home - Featuring John Arena (Truly Pizza, Dana Point; Metro Pizza, Las Vegas);  Hosted by Steve Dolinsky (Founder, Pizza City Fest)
  • 4PM - In Conversation with “Chef’s Table: Pizza” - Featuring Brian McGinn (Producer) and Chris Bianco (Pizzeria Bianco) and Ann Kim (Pizzeria Lola); Interviewed by Karen Palmer (Writer/Editor and founder of Pain Pizza)

Sunday, April 30th

Pizzerias

  • Apollonia’s Pizzeria (Miracle Mile)
  • Bagel & Slice (Highland Park) (v & gf)
  • Bettina (Santa Barbara)
  • Cosa Buona (Echo Park)
  • De La Nonna (Downtown) (v)
  • Eataly (Century City)
  • Ghisallo (Santa Monica)
  • Gorilla Pies (Valley Village)
  • Grá (Historic Filipinotown)
  • Little Coyote (Long Beach)
  • Long Beach Bread Lab (Long Beach) (kosher)
  • Olivia Restaurant (Koreatown)
  • Ozzy’s New Haven Style Pizza (Glendale)
  • Schellz Pizza Co. (Inglewood)
  • South End + Peppe Miele of VPN Americas (Venice) (gf & non-gf)
  • Speak Cheezy (Long Beach)
  • Stella Barra (Santa Monica)
  • Stellar Pizza Truck
  • Zelo Gourmet Pizza (Arcadia)

Special Guest Chef

  • Dominick DiBartolomeo, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills

Special Guest Chef (VIP Only)

  • Ludo Lefebvre, Petit Trois

Desserts

  • Nonna Mercato (Long Beach)
  • Sweet Rose Creamery (Santa Monica)

The Collab Lab

Showcasing unique, one-off collaborations between local chefs and their favorite food artisans, farmers & vendors.

  • 1PM - Chef Akasha Richmond (Akasha) X Bub & Grandma’s 
  • 2PM - Chef Connor Underwood (Milo & Olive) X Weiser Family Farms
  • 3PM - Chef David Quo (Fatty Market) X LIttle Fatty
  • 4PM - Aaron Lindell (Quarter Sheets Pizza) X Tehachapi Grain Project & Weiser Family Farms

Panel Discussions & Demonstrations

  • 2PM - How to Make Great Pizza at Home - Featuring Noel Brohner (Slow Rise Pizza); Hosted by Justin Clark Dray (“Pizza Frēk”)
  • 3PM - 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)
  • 4PM - 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; Owner/Founder, ROCA), 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).

General Admission

Includes:

  • 12 “Fest Sized” slices from choice of 20 different pizza vendors 
  • Assorted desserts
  • Access to the “Collab Lab” – Showcasing unique, one-off collaborations between local chefs and their favorite food artisans, farmers & vendors
  • Included in the ticket price -  soda, water, beer, wine & cocktails
  • Panels, seminars and demos from some of the nation’s most respected pizzaiolos
  • Pizza-themed merch and art
  • Book signings

VIP - Sold Out

To join the waitlist please email us at premiumevents@cryptoarena.com

Groups

To purchase groups of 10 or more please email premiumevents@cryptoarena.com or call 877-237-8425 (Group discounts may apply).

*Children age 3 and older require a ticket. Under age 3 is free, accompanied by a paid adult

*Line-up and vendors subject to change.

 

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