In 2007, Tony Gemignani became the first American to win the title of World Champion Pizza Maker at the World Pizza Cup in Italy. It was unprecedented for a non-Neapolitan to take the title, let alone an American, and here was this flour-coated victor from Castro Valley looking out into an angry mob of Italians.

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