Sorry, NYC— the perfect pizza maker on this planet has been named, and he lives in London

The world’s finest dough-slinger isn’t working in a New York Metropolis slice store — in actual fact, you’ll should catch a flight throughout the pond if you wish to discover him.

UK-based Michele Pascarella, the founding father of London’s Napoli on the Street, has been named the perfect pizza chef on the planet on the World 50 Prime Pizza Awards this week.

The Chiswick pizzaiolo, who has been crafting pies since he was 11, stated his large win “is a testomony to pushing the boundaries of taste and innovation inside pizza.”

“It’s not nearly crafting the right dough or discovering the best substances; it’s in regards to the artistry and fervour that goes into each slice,” the pizza visionary stated, in accordance with TimeOut.

As Pascarella’s final identify suggests, the UK transplant is initially from Italy, and moved to England when he was simply 19 years outdated.

4 years in the past, he opened Napoli on the Street as a touring meals truck biz, visiting varied markets in London.

His menu options the classics, corresponding to margherita and pepperoni, listed as diavola, in addition to some vegan-friendly choices.

However his “signature” pies appear to be the draw of his eatery — and embrace pizzas topped with parma ham aged for twenty-four months, tuna fillet or ragu sauce made with lamb.

Pascarella, who has been hailed because the “pioneer of up to date pizza,” has scored a lot of accolades, most just lately topped in Might as Pizza Maker of the Yr 2023.

That award, he informed the Chiswick Calendar, is “just like the Michelin information for pizza.”

However whereas New Yorkers may be peeved by the pizza prizes, it’s not all unhealthy information.

World 50 Prime Pizza additionally named the perfect pie locations on the planet, with a Huge Apple eatery touchdown within the high three.

The judges named the Decrease East Facet’s Luna Pizza Napoletana in third place, behind two pizza joints in Italy: Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples and I Masanielli in Caserta.

Specialists within the Huge Apple have lengthy been divided over the place to get the perfect slice within the metropolis.

Ask any New Yorker, and also you’ll get a special reply: Joe’s, Prince Avenue, Patsy’s, Joe and Pat’s, L’Industrie. Even when they use Barstool founder Dave Portnoy’s one chunk rule — weighing the durability of the crust, gooeyness of the cheese and the tastiness of the sauce — it seems nobody can come to consensus.

However in accordance with Helen Rosner of The New Yorker, Scarr’s Pizza could take the cake — err, pie — that’s “sixty per cent pizza and forty per cent vibes,” she writes.

Scarr’s crust, she says, is mild, tangy and durable, the sauce “vivid and contemporary.” The ‘za itself “has admirable structural integrity,” she provides, “succumbing neither to sag nor to sog.”

“Right here’s what I’ll say: any listing of nice pizza that leaves off Scarr’s shouldn’t be trusted,” she declared, happy by the even schmear of tomato sauce and lack of grease puddles.

“The restaurant’s slice is superb, simply this aspect of faultless.”