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329 East State Street
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740-594-4664
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540 A W. Union St
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Our Blog

The Evolution of Traditional American Pizza

Avalanche Pizza’s owner John Gutekanst has an article in this months issue of the award winning Pizza Today Magazine called States Of Play, The Evolution of Traditional American Pizza. You wanna take a deep dive into the shallow end of American Pizza history? Then come with me to the Statchew of Liberty and live off […]

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Avalanche Pizza at the International Pizza Challenge!

The owner of Avalanche Pizza (Athens, Ohio) has again been chosen to be Master of Ceremonies at the 2024 International Pizza Challenge in Las Vegas from March 19th to 21st at the #pizzaexpo2024. Here is a feel of all the energy that goes into competing for the top prize from 2017 until now. Brought to […]

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We Introduce Delicious Homemade LASAGNA

Today, January 15th, 2024, we introduce Delicious homemade LASAGNA from the Avalanche kitchens. Your choice of either Bechemel cream sauce or Marinara. And Three Lasagne Roulade choices: 1. Sausage Bolognese// or 2. Chicken and Spinach// or 3. Veggie with Zucchini, Fresh Mushrooms and Spinach. All served with Parmigiano, Aged and Fresh Mozzarella, Asiago and Garlic […]

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Avalanche’s John Gutekanst to Star in Pizza Kings!

Keep an eye out on Amazon Prime in 2024 for the debut of PIZZA KINGS… a 10 part TV Show featuring Avalanche Pizza’s owner John Gutekanst and his co-star Bruno DiFabio as they travel the globe in search of the most amazing and exotic pizza ingredients and recipes, and get in a hell of a […]

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The Adventures of Harold Mitty

I’ve known Sandy Plunket (Graphic Artist, Pizza Lover) for a number of years as one of the most proficient and gifted graphic artists of our time. Luckily for me, he lives nearby. I see him every Saturday morning going to get the New York Times as I’m finishing up my baking routine. I recently got […]

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Best of Athens

Here at Avalanche, we are excited to be Voted Best Pizza every year since opening!

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New York Style Pizza

Check out our 60 hour cold fermented dough hand-tossed with fresh Italian marinara and aged mozzarella. 

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Pizzeria introduces Two-Pound Sausage Crust for Election Pizza

Athens, Ohio (September 12, 2012) Avalanche Pizza wants everyone to vote for their new creation. Starting Thursday, September 13, order either the “Meat Romney” or the “Barack ObaMeat.” The pizzas are identical: The crust is made with two pounds of locally raised Italian sausage and topped with marinara, mozzarella, provolone and natural casing pepperoni. Avalanche […]

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