Tag Archives: Tievoli Pizza Bar

Tievoli Pizza Bar celebrated an extraordinary performance at the Real California Pizza Challenge, held in August in Anaheim, California, where owner and chef Giovanni Labbate and his son Rocco Labbate competed against pizza makers from across the country. The eatery is located at 44 W. Palatine Road in Palatine, in suburban Chicago. The Tievoli team returned home with four first-place awards (pizza in the pan, fastest pizza maker, fastest box folder, largest dough stretch) and one second-place finish for gluten-free pizza. Rocco captured first place in the pizza in the pan competition with his Detroit-style creation, “Cluck Around and Find …

Giovanni Labbate, owner of Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine, triumphed in the “plant-forward” category of the 5th annual Real California Pizza Contest. The competition pitted 12 professional chefs against each other in a quest for the most innovative pizzas, Food Industry News reported. Labbate took home a $5,000 prize for his “Sunset in Sonoma” recipe, featuring a garlic-confit cream sauce, sharp California cheddar, purple potato slices, caramelized onions and mushrooms. Tievoli, at 44 W. Palatine Road, has a menu with 13 types of wood-fired pizza, along with salads, pasta, sandwiches and panzerotti. For more, click here.