Sample of the World's Best Pizza

Sussex, WI – April 15, 2008 – There is now no doubt; samplings of the world’s best pizza emanate from Sussex. Tony Lippold, owner of Tony Maronni's pizzeria was designated as one of only 70 American pizzerias to compete in The International Pizza Challenge™, a traditional pizza-making contest. The contest was held in Las Vegas, NV during the International Pizza Expo®, the world's largest and oldest pizza tradeshow.

The 70 entries were accepted with the following stipulations. A red sauce must be used on your signature dough with your favorite cheese/cheese blend and your favorite spices. No more than five of the following toppings could be used: Pepperoni, Sausage, Bacon, Ham, Mushrooms, Peppers, Tomatoes, Onions and Olives. Contestants brought all the ingredients needed to make their best traditional pizza for independent panels of judges. Lippold featured Tony Maronni's Portabella Supreme.

Lippold, a certified chef of 27 years personally operates his pizzeria and develops his signature recipes. The panelists of renowned judges ranked Lippold’s pizza among the 7 best traditional pizzas in the world. Criteria for this world class ranking were crust, sauce, cheese, toppings and sensual presentation.

Lippold remarks, “I was really nervous. I'd never competed in the pizza challenge before, but I knew I had a very good pizza. So that made it a little less stressful. There are a lot of pizzas being made in the pizza competition. I'm just glad that the judges liked mine”.

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