I am honored to be chosen as Master of Ceremonies for the International Pizza Challenge at the Las Vegas International Pizza Expo 2025. This is the largest and most exciting show and competition involving over 600 independent pizza makers from across the world, featuring many pizza disciplines. I also have the honor to work with […]
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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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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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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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On October 7th, We will donate 10 percent of our sales on Friday, Oct. 7th to the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation, a national charity based in Seattle. Slice of Hope, a pizza industry charitable initiative, has banded together pizzerias from across the nation in an effort to fight this invasive disease, which will impact […]
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John Gutekanst, owner of Avalanche Pizza, displays gourmet bread in his shop in Athens, Ohio. He sold bread for charity on Thanksgiving. Baker isn’t one to loaf. Athens pizzeria known as much for owner’s heart as for his food -By Bill Chronister THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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