Special pizza edition of The Italian Show

Special pizza edition of The Italian Show comes to London

I Love Italian Food and the Federation of Italian Chefs in UK are pleased to announce a special edition of The Italian Show dedicated entirely to the world of pizza.

On 11 October 2022 in London’s Porchester Hall, The Italian Show – Pizza Edition will be focused on pizza and aimed at pizza professionals in the UK market, with the three objectives of the day being education, tasting and promotion.

Within the elegant setting of Porchester Hall (Porchester Road, Bayswater, London W2 5HS), visitors to the event will be able to discover all the secrets of pizza thanks to the Pizza Academy. The show will host pizza-themed classes throughout the day, led by the technical experts of the Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli, a reference point for all those who want to take up the profession of pizza maker, and which has recently opened a branch in London as well.

The Italian Show – Pizza Edition will also host a Tasting Lounge where the chefs of the Federazione Italiana Cuochi – UK Delegation will talk about and taste Italian excellence, under the guidance of president, Enzo Oliveri, The Sicilian Chef, and off er masterclasses on Italian wines. Networking opportunities with Italian producers will not be lacking in the Walkaround Tasting Area, where the initiative’s F&B partners will be exhibiting and have their Italian products available to be tasted.

This special edition of The Italian Show in London will also host the 33rd PAPA Awards competitions, organised by the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food

Association, and in which professionals from the world of pizza and pasta in the UK will compete in various pizza-making categories.

“After the success of last May’s edition of The Italian Show, we decided to expand the format with this special edition, dedicating an entire day to the world of pizza, which is one of the symbols that most represents Italy and our cuisine in the world. With this appointment we want to bring together the main experts in the world of pizza in London and off er an opportunity to those working in the sector in the area who want to inform themselves, train themselves, and also get in touch with the main producers in the sector,” said Alessandro Schiatti, CEO and co-founder of I Love Italian Food. Many special guests are expected to be in attendance too, including celebrity chef Theo Randall, well-known pizza maker Marco Fusi, Davide Civitiello (head pizza maker of Rossopomodoro), Tiziano De Filippis (director of Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli) and many more.

The Italian Show – Pizza Edition is supported by Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli e Pasta, the Pizza & Italian Food Association, Le 5 Stagioni, Latteria Sorrentina, Molino Caputo, Sella & Mosca, White’s, Gimetal, Goldplast, Prestige, Pizza Pasta & Italian Food magazine and London One Radio (turn to page 22 to fi nd out more).

The event is reserved for trade and press only, who can register online and on-site.

For further information and to sign up: https://iloveitalianfood.it/en/theitalian-show-pizza-edition-london/