EVENT (Dec 1): Born in 1943 at Pizzeria Uno, Deep Dish pizza is turning 75 this year! Enjoy a slice of history and hear the stories behind the development of one of Chicago’s most unique foods.
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Online Pizza Gift Shop
SHOP: We’re happy to announce the launch of our online Pizza Gift Shop! Browse official U.S. Pizza Museum items from the comfort of your own home.
Apizzaclypse Now, LIVE! Loverboy
EVENT (Nov 10): The hosts of the Films of the Future podcast are back with a new podcast where they review films that feature pizza. For their premiere live episode, Alan Metoskie (FOX’s The Exorcist) and Kendall Bruns (U.S. Pizza Museum Founder & Director) will discuss Loverboy (1989), starring Patrick Dempsey as a college sophomore and pizza delivery boy that gets seduced by an older woman.
Miss Spoken: Pizza Storytelling Showdown
EVENT (Nov 3): Voted second-favorite “Best Literary Event” in the Chicago Reader, Miss Spoken is bringing a boy-girl live lit pizza party to the U.S. Pizza Museum.
Spooky Pizza Party
EVENT (10/27): 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.
Arguments & Grievances Comedy Debates
EVENT (10/6): 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.
How to Pizza: All About Sauce
EVENT (9/20): Have you ever thought you could be a pizzaiolo with just a little bit of the right training? On Saturday, September 20, 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.
Upcoming Events!
PIZZA NEWS: 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.
U.S. Pizza Museum at the Roosevelt Collection
PIZZA NEWS: The U.S. Pizza Museum is opening our first brick and mortar location at the Roosevelt Collection in Chicago on August 10, 2018.
Interview: Paige Guggemos
INTERVIEW: Paige Guggemos is the founder of MPLS Pizza Club, a pizza-centric community for pizza enthusiasts. Their annual event, Pizza Camp is about to take place for the fifth time on July 7–8, 2018.
Pizza Camp 2018
EVENT (Jul 7–8): Presented by the MPLS Pizza Club, Pizza Camp is an all-inclusive immersive pizza party of a lifetime.
3rd Annual Chicago Pizza Summit
EVENT (Apr 22): The U.S. Pizza Museum will be presenting a GreenBox Pizza Box Art Contest as part of the 3rd Annual Chicago Pizza Summit at Thalia Hall on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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