Italy awards world’s best pizza maker title to Australian chef

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Italy awards world’s best pizza maker title to Australian chef

Pizza may have been invented in Italy but the country’s annual competition for the world’s best slice went to an Australian chef.

The Campionato Mondiale Della Pizza, aka Pizza World Championship, singled out chef Johnny Di Francesco for his margherita pizza. Di Francesco, owner of the 400 Gradi restaurant in Melbourne said he now plans to open a second restaurant location after his victory.

And while his restaurant has seen a spike in business in the days following his victory, Di Francesco says he won’t raise the current prices on his signature pizza ($19.30).