We’re excited to announce our first events at the U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection. In addition to our exhibits, we want the U.S. Pizza Museum to be a gathering place to dive deeper into all kinds of pizza topics, from demos and conversations to live comedy events all themed around America’s favorite food.
All the events that we’re announcing today are free with online reservation—see links below—and there are also still tickets available for general admission at uspizzamuseum.com/tickets.
9/15/18 – Films of the Future: Slice (2018)
The hosts of the Films of the Future podcast are reuniting this September to present the inaugural event of a new collaboration between Films of the Future and the U.S. Pizza Museum! Alan Metoskie (FOX’s The Exorcist) and Kendall Bruns (U.S. Pizza Museum Founder & Director) review films before they see them. For this special live episode, they will be discussing Chance the Rapper’s soon-to-be released Slice, a comedy-horror flick about a werewolf and a pizza restaurant built on a gateway to hell.
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
1146 S Delano Ct W
Chicago, IL 60605
- Free Admission w/Online Reservation, 21+
- Garage Parking (90 minutes free w/validation)
- Doors: 7pm, Event: 7:30pm
9/22/18 – Meet the Author: Pizza City, USA by Steve Dolinsky
Award-winning food reporter Steve Dolinsky will be appearing live at the U.S. Pizza Museum to answer questions and read selections from his recently released book, Pizza City, USA. Dolinsky is known for his “Hungry Hound” segments on ABC 7 Chicago, as an Iron Chef judge, and The Feed Podcast, which he co-produces and hosts with Chicago chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless. Stop by to get your copy of Pizza City, USA signed and take a selfie with this Minnesota native and Chicago legend. There will be free pizza from Lou Malnati’s available, while supplies last
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
1146 S Delano Ct W
Chicago, IL 60605
- Free Admission w/Online Reservation, All ages
- Garage Parking (90 minutes free w/validation)
- Doors: 7pm, Event: 7:30pm
9/29/18 – How to Pizza: All About Sauce
Have you ever thought you could be a pizzaiolo with just a little bit of the right training? Master Instructor at the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy and World Pizza Team member, Leo Spizzirri, will be gracing the U.S. Pizza Museum with his presence for a free evening of tips, tricks, demos, and discussion from one of the only 20 pizza schools worldwide. The North American Pizza and Culinary Academy is here to remind you that the best part about home (pizza) cooking is “you get to eat your work!”
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
1146 S Delano Ct W
Chicago, IL 60605
- Free Admission w/Online Reservation, All ages
- Garage Parking (90 minutes free w/validation)
- Doors: 7pm, Event: 7:30pm
10/6/18 – Arguments & Grievances Comedy Debates: Pizza Edition
Does pineapple have a place on pizza? Are Bagel Bites pizza at all? Join us at the U.S. Pizza Museum to watch and vote as professional comedians debate these and other contentious topping topics in our live taping of the nationally-acclaimed Arguments and Grievances podcast. Featuring celebrity locals including Chad the Bird (The Paper Machete), Julia Weiss, Adam Burke (Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me) and others, this is a comedy event that is NOT to be missed. And it’s FREE! Reserve your seat today and start getting hot and ready to defend your side of these most irreverent pizza arguments of the times.
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
1146 S Delano Ct W
Chicago, IL 60605
- Free Admission w/Online Reservation, 21+
- Garage Parking (90 minutes free w/validation)
- Doors: 7pm, Event: 7:30pm
10/20/18 – Chicago Pizza Boss Mobile Pizzeria
Self described as a “voyeuristic set up,” the Chicago Pizza Boss Mobile Pizzeria promises guests of the U.S. Pizza Museum a one of a kind Italian street food experience just outside our front doors. Pizza Boss’s hand-crafted “Neopolitan” pizzas prepared in their Forno Brovo wood-fired oven use only the most supreme ingredients, a value we here at the museum share.
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
1146 S Delano Ct W
Chicago, IL 60605
- Garage Parking (90 minutes free w/validation)
- 6–8pm
10/27/18 – Spooky Pizza Party
Think you have the best pizza costume this Halloween? Pit yourself against fellow pizza enthusiasts at the U.S. Pizza Museum’s Spooky Pizza Party and Costume Contest! Admire each others’ costumes while you compete in our pizza box art and pizza box folding contests.
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
1146 S Delano Ct W
Chicago, IL 60605
- Time and additional details TBA
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