Pizza Today’s 2025 Rising Stars of the Pizza Industry are … To select the 2025 Rising Stars of the Pizza Industry, the editorial staff of Pizza Today reached out to some of the country’s most well-known and well-respected pizzaiolos...

Jhy Coulter Restaurateur/Creator at Orange By Devoured Kansas City, Missouri Instagram:  @orangebydevoured, @devoured.pizza Jhy Coulter has never been one to let the grass grow beneath her feet – until now. After graduating with an art degree from...

Isaiah Ruffin Chef and co-Owner of Pizza By Ruffin Seattle, Washington Instagram: @pizzabyruffin Isaiah Ruffin got his start cooking for generals in the U.S. Army. Today, he makes pizza for captains of industry. After years operating a food truck in ...

Victoria Tiso Owner of Tori T’s Pizzeria Malverne, New York Instagram: @Tori_tspizzeria, @thebronxpizzagirl Victoria Tiso grew up in her father’s pizzeria, the famous Louie and Ernie’s in the Bronx. She then spent years as a high school and...

Miriam Weiskind Head pizzaiolo and owner of Yum’s of PDX Portland, Oregon Instagram: @yumsofpdx, @thezareport Miriam Weiskind spent eight years as a tour guide for Scott’s Pizza Tours in New York. Disappointed by her underwhelming pizza making at...

Davide Lubrano Lavadera Founder/ Co-owner of Pizzata Pizzeria and Pizzata Pizzeria & Birreria Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Instagram: @Pizzata_pizzeria, @Pizzata_birreria, @Obsession_pizza At this year’s Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, Davide Lubrano La...

Melina Piroso Felix Owner/operator of The Pizza Bandit Denver, Colorado Instagram: @thepizzabanditcolorado Melina Piroso Felix started building The Pizza Bandit brand before selling her first pizza. Her son suggested the business name, and when Piros...

Go inside Large Plain Pizza & Pints, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Each month in Destinations, we highlight an up-and-coming pizza spot in the U.S. In Pizza Destinations, we showcase a pizza place that may have just opened to rave reviews, hit best p...

A Quick Q&A with Wilhelm Rodriguez, owner of Papa’s Pizza in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico In March, Wilhelm Rodriguez took first place in the Traditional Division at the International Pizza Challenge during Pizza Expo. After being crowned a pizza cha...

Go inside Peppi’s Pizza in Miami, Florida Each month in Destinations, we highlight an up-and-coming pizza spot in the U.S. In Pizza Destinations, we showcase a pizza place that may have just opened to rave reviews, hit best pizza lists or have...

A Q&A with Jennifer Bimonte-Kelly, granddaughter of Frank Pepe co-owner Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven, Connecticut as the the famous pizzeria celebrates its 100th anniversary Concept: My grandfather, Frank Pepe, opened Frank Pepe Pizz...

Owners of Lynn’s Chicago Pizza offer tasty gathering place for Chicago community Determined to bring a pizza option to their southside Chicago neighborhood, owners Lynn Humphreys and Brandon Bruner Sr. launched as a virtual pizzeria. It natural...