Truly Outstanding Pizzas of 2025
Posted on December 30, 2025 · Kate Lavin
Chris Decker at @everythingbutanchovies
Pizza Puttanesca
July 2025
What’s a more controversial pizza topping than pineapple? That’s an easy one: anchovies.
Not content to bury the small, salty fish under a layer of extra cheese, Chris Decker’s pizza-based take on pasta puttanesca puts anchovies front and center – along with heirloom tomato, razor-thin garlic and a sprinkling of capers.
Get his recipe here.
Chris Decker, founding pizzaiolo and partner at Truly Pizza, in Dana Point, California, makes some of the most show-stopping pies in the business. In addition to drooling over his creations on Instagram at @everythingbutanchovies, Pizza Today readers are lucky enough to get a monthly window into the mind of an artist via Decker's magazine column, On Deck.
In 2025, the renowned pizza maker took inspiration from duck, Spanish tapas, barbecue and pasta puttanesca. The results are beautiful both in creativity and simplicity. Check out Decker's headline-worthy pizzas of 2025 and let us know what you'd like to see in 2026!
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