10/06/2026
🔥 **14 DAYS TO GO -THE COUNTDOWN IS ON** 🔥
The Pizza Talks and *The Best Pizza Awards Gala 2026**stream LIVE on **The Best Chef YouTube channel**.
Hit the notification bell so you don’t miss a second. 🔔
🍕 **EVENT PROGRAM**
**PIZZA TALKS — „Legacy & Future”** powered by
*Talks that matter. LIVE & streamed: 3:15 – 5:50 PM*
Panel 1 · **Cross-Contamination of Craft: When Fine Dining Meets Pizza**
Franco Pepe (Pepe in Grani, Caiazzo) · Rasmus Munk (Alchemist, Copenhagen)
Panel 2 · **Cross-Contamination of Cultures: Tradition, Identity & the Future of Pizza**
Marisol Doyle (Leña, Cleveland) · Anthony Mangieri (Una Pizza Napoletana, New York) · Franco Kalifon (Kalis Pizza, Buenos Aires) · Cristian Santomauro (L’Ammaccata, Casal Velino) · Dr. Lucia De Luca (Federico II University of Naples)
Panel 3 · **Cross-Contamination of Ideas: The Future of Gastronomy Through Pizza**
Francesco Martucci (I Masanielli, Caserta) · Mauro Colagreco (Mirazur / La Pecoranegra, Menton)
*Moderated by Paolo Vizzari — food critic, writer, cultural curator.*
🔥 **MASTERCLASSES**
*Burning fire, no secrets.*
Antonello Schiena · Tuna & crushed olives
Alessandro Lo Stocco · Crispy pizza as a contemporary expression
Ciccio Vitiello · Panvitiello tonno e cipolla, powered by
✨ **THE MAIN EVENTS**
**8:00 – 10:00 PM · The Best Pizza Awards Gala**
*Sponsored by Molini Pizzuti *
Honoring the pizza minds shaping the legacy — and the future — of this craft.
**10:00 PM – 1:00 AM · The Pizza Party** 🎉
A night where the fire doesn’t go out — it just changes form. Music, energy, and the global pizza community under one roof.
*Hosts:* Locanda Sa Matracca (Magdalena Perria, Sofia Paba, Daniela Tola — Cagliari) · Ciccio Vitiello (Cambia-Menti / Vanvitiello, Caserta) · Fabio Ciano (Cianò Parigine, Pomigliano d’Arco) · Andrea Innocenti (Spontini, Milan) · Antonello Schiena (Pizzeria Da Zero, Milan)
One catch: the party doesn’t stream. What happens after 10 PM is off-camera and absolutely not YouTube-safe. No replay, no evidence — you simply had to be there. 🔥
📍 Milan · 24 June · Studio Novanta, East End Studios