2004 U.S. Pizza Team Trials
Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. attended the 2004 New York Pizza Show in New York City, NY on November 2-3 to compete in the U.S. Pizza Team trials. Yes, the United States has an official "U.S. Pizza Team" that competes in Italy every year to win the title for the Fastest Pizza Maker, Largest Dough Stretch, Freestyle Pizza Tosser, Best Traditional Pizza, and Best Gourmet Pizza!
In the
Fastest Pizza Maker trial, contestants were required to
stretch FIVE dough balls to fill a 12-inch screen in record time.
Paul Sr. made 5 perfect shells in an impressive time of 1 minute-16
seconds! The first-place winner was just under 1 minute.
In the
Largest Dough Stretch competition, contestants were given
a 17-ounce doughball in which they were given 5 minutes to stretch to maximum
diameter with no holes larger than a quarter. Paul Sr. qualified
with a 17.18" shell.
Paul Jr. qualified with an
impressive 23+" shell (his exact results were lost by the judging staff)
** We are proud to anounce FRANK TAMASI (son of Paul Jr., and grandson of Paul Sr.) took home the SILVER MEDAL 2 YEARS IN A ROW at the Throw Dough National Finals contest in Orlando, Florida ** - Click here for Franks Page!
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