Pizza City Fest Los Angeles

L.A. LIVE | April 27-28, 2024 | 12-5PM

What to Know Before You Go

Please note there are multiple events taking place at Crypto.com Arena, Peacock Theater and L.A. LIVE on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28. Please plan accordingly to allow for extra vehicular and foot traffic.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Participating Pizzerias & Menus

 

Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Co. (Boyle Heights)

  • Spicy Tomato: Spicy Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Marinated in Calabrian Chili with Stracciatella Cheese Topped with Hot Honey and Basil

Dtown Pizzeria (West Hollywood)

  • Cheeks, Chics & Cherries: Hoisin Braised Pork Cheeks, Chicories, Pickled Cherry Gremolata

Fat Lip (Corona)

  • Hot Honey: Pepperoni, Housemade Hot Honey, Black Olives, Red Onion

Fire & Wood Catering (Mobile Truck)

  • Spaghetti & Meatball

Hail Mary (Atwater Village)

  • The Roni (Pepperoni): Lowry Hill Meats makes this pepperoni for us. No other pizza place anywhere has this pepperoni. Hand crafted from the best pigs raised right.

Hot Tongue (Silverlake)

  • Tomato Pie (vegan)

Joe’s Pizza (West Hollywood)

  • Cheese Pizza with Alta Cucina Tomatoes

L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele (Hollywood)

  • Puttanesca: Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, with a Touch of Anchovy Paste; Vegan Option Without Anchovies

LaSorted’s (Silverlake)

  • Sausage and Peppers Pie: House Made Pepper & Onion Puree, Green Pepper, Onion, House Made Sausage, Mozz, Parm, Calabrian Pepper

Pi’ L.A. (DTLA)

  • Spiced Up Pastrami: Swiss Cheese, Mustard Cheese Cream Sauce, Golden Onions & Cabbage; Spicy Honey Drizzle

Pizzana (West Hollywood)

  • Cacio e Pepe

Prime Pizza (Fairfax District)

  • Jitlada x Prime Panang Curry Pizza

Riip Beer & Pizza (Huntington Beach) + Heritage BBQ (San Juan Capistrano)

  • Riip Bar Pie with Vodka Sauce and Homemade Heritage BBQ Pizza Sausage

Slice & Pint (El Segundo)

  • Cheese (2nd place at 2024 Pizza Expo in World's Best Cheese Slice category)
  • Cacio e Pepe

Slice House By Tony Gemignani (Burbank)

  • The Angeleno: Vodka Sauce, Sliced Avorio Mozz, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Thick & Thin Cut Pepperoni, Sausage, Ricotta, House-Made Hot Honey, Basil & Oregano; Romano, Garlic Oil

Tribute (San Diego)

  • "You Knew This Was Coming" (A Tribute to Lee Hunzinger): "Bianco di Napoli Organic Crushed Tomato Sauce, Grande Whole Milk Mozzarella, Oak Smoked Grande White Cheddar Blend, Pickled Jalapeño, Shaved Red Onions, Old School Pizzeria Herb + Spice Blend; Everything Bagel Crust

Triple Beam Pizza (Echo Park)

  • Korean BBQ Chicken Bibimbap - Gochujang Roasted Chicken, Red Onion, Korean Bulgogi BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella, Fontina - Garnished with Bibimbap Salad (Shredded Napa Cabbage, Carrots, House Pickles & Pickled Red Onions, Chili Crunch Sauce)

Truly Pizza (Dana Point)

  • Square Pizza: Zucchini, Summer Squash, Dorati Tomato, Stracciatella, Red Pepper Pesto, Flowers

Two Doughs Pizza Co. (Agoura Hills)

  • Sweet & Spicy Pepperoni
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Special Guest Chefs

The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills)

  • Assorted Cheese & Charcuterie

Ronan (Melrose District)

  • Caesar Salad

Desserts

Kinrose Creamery (Pasadena)

  • Sour Cherry with Fairy Floss
  • Sheer Arroz with Cinnamon

Lei’d Cookies (Culver City)

  • Assorted Cookies

The Collab Lab

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

12:30PM - 2:30PM: La Parolaccia with Sowing Seeds of Change (Long Beach)

  • Burina: Fresh Mozz, Mastro Calabrese Salami, Balsamic Reduction, Arugula

3PM - 5PM: Pizzeria Sei with The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills

  • Margherita Special

Panel Discussions & Demonstrations in the Theater

2PM Panel Discussion: "The Dough Whisperers"

  • Tony Gemignani - Tony’s & Capo’s, San Francisco; Slice House, various locations; Author: "The Pursuit of Pizza" and “The Pizza Bible”
  • Sarah Minnick - Lovely’s Fifty Fifty, Portland, OR
  • Daniele Uditi - Pizzana (various locations)
  • Moderated by Karen Palmer - L.A. Contributing Food Editor, SF Gate

3PM Demonstration: "Making Perfectly Good If Not Exceptionally Delicious Pizza at Home"

  • Noah Galuten - “Don’t Panic Pantry” on YouTube; Author, “The Don’t Panic Pantry Cookbook”

Book Signings

Book signings will take place in the Surfas Culinary District booth.

  • 3PM - Tony Gemignani
  • 3PM - Daniele Uditi
  • 4PM - Noah Galuten
  • 4PM - Steve Dolinsky

Event Map

View a downloadable map.

Event Map

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Participating Pizzerias & Menus

 

Apollonia’s Pizzeria (Mid-Wilshire)

  • Spicy Vodka Square Slice

Bagel & Slice (Highland Park)

  • Spicy pork sausage, red peppers & jalapeńo

Bettina (Santa Barbara)

  • Sugar Snap Pea: Tutti Frutti snap peas, hand pulled mozzarella, Drake Farm's goat feta, pine nut soffritto, fresh horseradish root, lemon

Detroit Pizza Depot (DTLA)

  • The Corvette: Whole milk shredded mozz, pickled jalapeños, Ezzo pepperoni, aged shredded Parm; finished with Mike's Hot Honey

Eataly (Century City)

  • Margherita

Farina Pizza (Los Angeles)

  • Sicilian Pepperoni

Fresh Brothers (Los Angeles)

  • Detroit Style Pizza Topped with Sliced Greco Italian Sausage

Ghisallo (Santa Monica)

  • Fennel Sausage: Fennel, Ricotta, Lemon

Gorilla Pies (Valley Village)

  • Mr. Pickles: Pepperoncini, Pickled Fennel, Cherry Pepper, Kraut-chi, Onion, Cherry Tomatoes, Smoked Mozz, Goat cheese, Ricotta, Garlic, EVOO, Basil

Jemma Pizzeria (Pacific Palisades)

  • Vodka Pizza (no meat)

Little Coyote (Long Beach)

  • Pepperoni

Nonna Mercato (Long Beach)

  • Roman Pizza w/ Braised Spring Lamb, Taleggio Cheese, Green Garlic Bechamel, Vadouvan

Olivia Restaurant (Koreatown)

  • Spicy Radish Pizza: Cilantro Delfino, Meyer Lemon. Calabrian Spiced Sausage

Ozzy’s New Haven Style Pizza (Glendale)

  • The Liotta - tomato pie with Parm and olive oil drizzle

Pizzanista (Arts District)

  • Margherita: Hand-Stretched Sourdough Crust, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Fresh Mozzarella, Grana Padano, & Fresh Organic Basil

Secret Pizza (El Sereno)

  • Cheese Slice

South Bay Pizza (Redondo Beach)

  • Margherita Pizza

South End (West Hollywood)

  • Sole Nel Piatto: Pomodoro Sauce, Ricotta, Mozzarella, Sliced Pepperoni; Parmesan & Pecorino

Speak Cheezy (Long Beach)

  • Vodka Tie-dye: Grande whole milk mozz and burrata, Spicy Vodka Sauce, Confit Tomatoes, Pesto, Basil, Pecorino Romano

Woodstock Farina (Mobile Truck)

  • Al Pastor Pizza: Mozzarella, al pastor Pork, Pineapple, Roasted Peppers & Onions, Cotija Cheese, Cilantro; Topped with Chipotle Aioli
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Special Guest Chefs

Shin's Pizza (Cypress Park)

  • Arancini  with BBQ pork and furikake

Desserts

Levain Bakery (Larchmont)

  • Chocolate Chip Walnut
  • Two Chip Chocolate Chip
  • Lemon
  • Coconut Caramel Chocolate Chip

Sweet Rose Creamery (Santa Monica)

  • Ice Cream Assortment

The Collab Lab

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

12:30PM - 2:30PM: Petramale Pizza with Nuvo Olive Oil (Long Beach)

  • Sicilian Signature Pie: Long-Fermented Crust, Grande Mozzarella, San Marzano Marinara and Pecorino Romano. Finished With a Drizzle of Nuvo Extra Virgin Olive Oil. (Ezzo Pepperoni Optional)

3PM - 5PM: Ronan with Alex Weiser of Weiser Family Farms

  • Farming Happens: Torpedo Onion, Green Garlic, Magic Myrna Potato, Bloomsdale Spinach and Burrata

Panel Discussions & Demonstrations in the Theater

2PM Demonstration: "How to Rev Up Your Home Pizza Game"

  • Daniel Holzman - Danny Boy's Pizza, L.A.

3PM Panel Discussion: - "Eating with Your Eyes: Pizza As Art in the Age of Social Media"

  • Justin DeLeon, Apollonia’s Pizzeria (Mid-Wilshire)
  • Ines Glaser, Lupa Cotta Pizza & Dough
  • Thomas McNaughton - Flour + Water Pizzeria (San Francisco)
  • Moderated by Luca Servodio - The L.A. Food Podcast & The L.A. Countdown

Book Signings

Book signings will take place in the Surfas Culinary District booth.

  • 3PM - Daniel Holzman
  • 4PM - Thomas McNaughton
  • 4PM - Steve Dolinsky

Event Map

View a downloadable map.

Event Map

Frequently Asked Questions

May I leave and re-enter?

Once you leave the festival grounds there will be no readmittance.

May I bring a pet?

No, pets will not be allowed to enter the festival.

Is there parking onsite?

Yes, we recommend parking in the West Gargage (Gate B).

Is the event indoors or outdoors?

A little bit of both! Most of the event space is covered. Some of the pizzerias will be available outside.

I’d like to bring my child, are they allowed, and do I need to buy them a ticket?

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

Event Sponsors

Codigo_2024 new.png Chateau Sainte Marguerite. Coca-Cola. Boldyn Networks Stella Artois. Golden Road Brewing Tabasco Surfas Culinary District ​​​​Ceresota Since 1891 Gräńde Cheese Company Chef Works Slice Premium Speciality Products Caruso Provisions. Finest Escalon TomatoesHyatt Vacation Club Melissa's ABM Building Value Los Angeles Magazine. Greco & Sons Marra Forni Big City Prints Bright_2024.png Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP)

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