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Name:Tony Gemignani Titles:
Pizzerias:Tony's Pizza Napoletana Scuola Itala ina Pizzaioli USA Pizzeria awards:1st Place Icon Estate Pizza Battle 2005 Top 10 Pizza Destinations in US Travel Channel Top 100 Independent Pizzerias Pizza Today Bay Areas Best 1995-2003 & 2005 Top 10 NY Style Pizza Contra Costa Times Chef of the West Sunset Magazine Pizza Maker of the Year Diablo Magazine Best Pizza Food Network Pizza Champions Challenge 2006 Best Pizza East Bay Express 2008 Certifications:Master Instructor Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli USA Scuola Italaina Pizzaioli Inducted into Guinness Book World Records:Biggest Pizza in 2 minutes continuously spinning (36.5 inches) 2006 Most Consecutive Rolls Across the Shoulders in 30 seconds (37 times) 2006 Inducted into the Legends of Pizza 2006 Location:Castro Valley, California Years in the Industry:24 yrs Highlighted TV appearences:Food Network's "Pizza Battle" Food Network's "World Pizza Challenge" Travel Channel's "Top 10 Pizza Destinations" Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno Good Morning America CNN The Today Show Best Damn Sports Show Tony Danza Show Food Network - Glutton for Punishment Discovery Times Food Network - Will Work For Food Talk Soup Steve Harvey's Big Time Home & Family Show Howie Mandel Show Early Show Nickelodian Hot Shots Real TV Soap Talk Food Network Extreme Cuisine Emeril Live Feb 2006 Oprah Bay Cafe California Heartland ABC Master of Champions Food Network Pizza Champions Challenge The Rachel Ray Show NBC's Identity International TV appearences:Gozalo! - Dominican Republic Pasion Gourmet - Dominican Republic Chèvere Nights - Dominican Republic Alfredo's Pizza Acrobatic Show, Bankok, Thailand HOE?ZO! Belgium, Netherlands The Generation Game, London, England Rai TV, Salsomaggiore, Italy Sabado Gigante - w/ Don Francisco Blue Peter Show, London, England Highlighted Performances:Pizzerelli Pizza Tour - Dominican Republic Lady & the Tramp 2 World Premiere Party Grand Opening Animal Kingdom Disney World Re Grand Opening Tomorrow Land Disneyland North Beach Festival SF Alameda County Fair Winter Carnival Parade St. Paul MN Francis For Coppolas Celebrity Pizza Toss SF Giants Pre game show, San Francisco, Ca Reno Great Italian Festival, Reno, Nevada Chicago Cubs pre-game show Camp Quality, St. Louise, MO Edika Food Show, Munich, Germany Reno Great Italian Festival Oakland Jack London Square Festival West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Wichita Women's Basketball Half Time Show Celebrity Waiter Dinner, Covington LA Minnesota State Fair National Taste of Pizza New York, NY San Jose Festa Italiana, San Jose CA Winter Carnival Parade Minneapolis, MN Grand Marshal Rowel Ranch Rodeo Parade Castro Valley, CA Grand Old Day St. Paul, MN Green Mill Restaurant Grand openings Palermos Pizza Grand Opening Baton Rouge,LA US Food Service Show Sacramento, CA Van Eardon Show - Foremost Farms, MI Napics Soft Serve & Pizza Show Columbus, OH Sofo Show Toledo, OH Presto Food Show, KY GFS Food Show Central Valley Lemoore Pizza Festival 2006, CA Newport Beach Film Festival premiere Pizza the Movie Los Angeles CA Ghiradelli Chocolate festival SF CA SF 49ers Pasta Bowl, Santa Clara, CA Golden State Warriors Half Time Show Oakland, CA NACUFS 2008 Athens, Georgia PI Day San Francisco, CA Pizza Smackdown Napa, CA Pizza Academy Richmond, Virginia Golden State Warriors Show Oakland, CA |
2-Millstone Coffee Proctor & Gamble
2-Green Mill Restaurants MN
1-Dolly's Restaurants MI
1-El Dorado Casinos NV
Teaches in many cooking schools in California and Oregon.
Contact for booking information:
Draegers (San Mateo)
Draegers (Menlo Park)
Sur la Table (Berkeley)
Sur la Table (San Francisco)
Mugnaini Wood Fired Ovens (Watsonville)
H.A.R.D.Hayward Area Recreational District (CV)
Dacor (San Bruno)
Ramekins (Sonoma Valley)
Andronico's (Danville, Walnut Creek)
Home Chef (S.F., Walnut Creek, San Jose, & Corte Madera)
Cooks, Pots, & Table Tops (Eugene OR)
Pizza: More Than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pizza (Paperback)
by Diane Morgan, Tony Gemignani, Scott Peterson (Photographer)
Available at Amazon.com
Book Description
Team five-time world pizza-throwing champion Tony Gemignani with acclaimed cookbook author Diane Morgan and the result is a cookbook that will turn any home kitchen into the best pizzeria in town. There are over 60 selections on the menu, including the thick, rounded-edge crust of classic Neapolitan pizza Margherita, the thin crust New York?style Italian Sausage and Three Pepper Pizza, and the stick-to-your-ribs, deep-dish kind, smothered in spinach and mozzarella. There are also plenty of new-fangled pizzas: layered with Thai curry flavored chicken or pineapple; cooked on the grill; even quick and easy versions using storebought crust. Aficionados will find six pizza dough recipes ready to suit anyone's crust preferences. Tips for proper use of such related gear as peels, stones, tiles, pans, grills, and ovens make this a complete pizza package. And with step-by-step dough tossing instructions from Tony himself, it's clear: When it comes to pizza?Pizza delivers.
11 Time World Pizza Champion
Restaurant Owner, Author, Cooking Teacher, Consultant
President of the World Pizza Champions Inc.
2 Time Food Network Gold medallist
2 Time Guinness Book World Record Holder
Born and raised on an apricot and cherry orchard farm in Fremont, California, Gemignani’s childhood was filled with boisterous, family dinners. Growing up, he spent much of his time cooking alongside his mother, who would only use the fruits and vegetables that came straight from the family farm. This culinary philosophy of utilizing only the freshest ingredients has stayed with Tony throughout his life and is reflected throughout his menus.
Gemignani has had a passion for the pizza industry since 1991. His humble beginnings began at his brother’s acclaimed Pyzano’s Pizzeria in Castro Valley. Fresh out of high school, Tony took on the task of a pizza thrower and soon began entertaining the restaurant crowds with his wily tricks. A few years later, he entered into his first pizza throwing competition in Las Vegas and quickly became the top pizza thrower in the world.
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