The Pursuit of Pizza: Recipes from The World Pizza Champions includes nearly fifty world pizza champion recipes from forty of the best pizza pizzaioli in the world, “breaking down advanced recipes into easy steps anyone can achieve.”
Co-author Mike Bausch is the former president of The World Pizza Champions. Bausch is a recognized industry leader whose restaurant, Andolini’s Pizzeria, is a top-ten pizzeria in the US, as named by TripAdvisor, BuzzFeed, CNN, and USA Today. Since 2005, Bausch’s pizza empire has grown to five pizzerias, two gelaterias, two food hall concepts, a food truck, and a fine-dining restaurant. He is a World Pizza Champion, a Guinness World Records title holder, and a writer for Pizza Today. He now adds “best-selling author” to his industry accomplishments.
In a recent interview for Rebelpreneur Radio, Bausch described his over-the-top passion as “authentic stokage” that inspires a contagious commitment to excellence. “We have always been really passionate about food – loving food, loving quality,” Bausch says. “We’re stoked about food. We’re stoked about pizza. And we want to make the best possible thing that we are stoked about, be the best possible pizzeria we can be, and help people along the way.”
Bausch recommends The Pursuit of Pizza for pizza purists everywhere, from professional pizza makers to homemade pizza lovers. “These are the greatest pizza makers in the world – and some of the ones you might not know – showing stuff you haven’t seen in a pizza book,” he says.
“I’ve tried every type of pizza in the world and these guys make the best I’ve ever had,” says Dana White, President and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). “Even better, when you finish eating it you’ll feel great.”
Since its inception, the World Pizza Champions team has grown into a U.S. based non-profit, multinational group made up of elite pizza professionals united by the shared goal of setting the industry-wide standard of excellence in all aspects of the pizza-making art. Through international competition, educational outreach, public demonstrations, and community-based service the WPC team is dedicated to promoting pizza making as a respected craft and viable career choice.
To support that mission of giving back, a portion of book royalties from The Pursuit of Pizza will be donated to The Make-A-Wish Foundation in perpetuity. “We’re very proud that this book will help send more kids on their make-a-wishes,” Bausch says.
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