(Photo courtesy of Campionato Mondiale della Pizza on Facebook)
Fiamme Pizza founder, owner, and pizzaiolo Scott Volpe has brought the Pizza World Championship gold home to Tucson once again.
Volpe is no stranger to wowing audiences on a global scale; he’s a five-time world champion.
This year, Volpe took the gold for pizza freestyle acrobatics at the Pizza World Championship in Parma, Italy.
Click here for the Facebook video of Scott’s winning performance.
To catch Volpe perform in person, swing by Fiamme Pizza. His kitchen is a smaller stage, but he can still put on a show.
Fiamme Pizza is located at 4706 E. Sunrise Dr. For more information, check out Scott Volpe’s Nine on the Line article.
Article written by:
Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
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