How to Use pizzaiolo in a Sentence

pizzaiolo

noun
  • Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As with the original, the menu will center on (award-winning) square and round pies care of pizzaiolo Chris Decker.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Legendary pizzaiolo Chris Bianco wanted to participate last year but was out of town.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The welcome event was red—a pizza party held on the villa’s back patio and featured pizzaiolos tossing dough and baking pizzas in an outdoor oven.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Slice House by Tony Gemignani, the Bay Area’s celebrity pizzaiolo, is coming soon to downtown Menlo Park.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Although the ingredients may seem haphazardly thrown together, and the dough is prepared to the unique style of the pizzaiolo, the process is meticulous and the outcome is often a masterpiece.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Go all in and do the pizza tasting menu at Concettina ai Tre Santi, run by talented young pizzaiolo Ciro Oliva.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The Slice House from top Bay Area pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani will finally bring its wide-ranging menu of pizza styles to San Jose.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Go all in and do the pizza tasting menu at Concettina Ai Tre Santi, run by talented young pizzaiolo Ciro Oliva.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Square Pie Guys, specifically, became the face of the regional pizza, though the first to introduce the style to this area was prolific pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Millbrae is set to become the next location of the growing fast-casual Slice House chain by award-winning Bay Area pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For a chef, Acquario Pizza hired national award-winning pizzaiolo Gimmy Piperku, from Rome via Las Vegas and San Diego.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Concettina ai Tre Santi Young pizzaiolo Ciro Oliva transformed his family’s historic pizzeria in Rione Sanità into a buzzy destination for pizza aficionados and gained a bit of a cult following in the process.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Concettina Ai Tre Santi Young pizzaiolo Ciro Oliva transformed his family’s historic pizzeria in Rione Sanità into a buzzy destination for pizza aficionados and gained a bit of a cult following in the process.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Try a pie from Seu Pizza Illuminati in Trastevere, which serves gourmet Neapolitan-style pizza by Pier Daniele Seu, or 180 Grammi in the up-and-coming neighborhood of Centocelle, where pizzaiolo Jacopo Mercuro makes thin-crust Roman pizza with all kinds of creative toppings.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026

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