Tony Gemignani

Anthony Felix Gemignani is an American chef, restaurateur, and author. In 2009, Gemignani opened Tony's Pizza Napoletana in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Gemignani is a pizzaiolo and chef, having won 13 world titles in pizza making and opening numerous restaurants.

The Original Slice House & Coal-Fired Pizza by Tony Gemignani New York Style Slice, the Purple Potato Pesto at Tony's Coal-Fired Pizza and Slice-house in San Francisco.

Opening in 2010, Gemignani took ownership of an adjacent deli. and recognized on Fast Casual's 25 Brands to Watch in 2026, Slice House carries forward Gemignani’s craft through authentic recipes and a flexible, proven business model tailored for diverse dining and delivery platforms. It currently has locations in California, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Nevada.

Pizza Rock

In 2011, Gemignani, Hewitt and Karpaty opened Pizza Rock in Sacramento California, with a focus on rock 'n' roll and great pizza. Pizza Rock offered many of the same items as Tony's Pizza Napoletana but featured events such as Acoustic Brunch and live DJs performing from a custom Peterbilt truck. Pizza Rock is still open in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada. Pizza Rock has received accolades in a number of publications, including the Sacramento

International School of Pizza Tony and instructor Laura Meyer with a class of graduating students of the International School of Pizza. Gemignani is the first certified Master Instructor in the United States.

Tony Gemignani’s California Artisan Type 00 Pizza Blend flour is made by Central Milling. On Location: Pizza Rock Vegas The Chew Ryan's Yummy Playdate/Ryan's Speedy Playdate Ryan's Mystery Playdate Books Tony Gemignani at his restaurant Tony's Pizza Napoletana for The Pizza Bible release party on October 21st, 2014 with Susie Heller, Steve Siegelman, and Jacques Pépin. Gemignani has authored four books:

Pizza: More than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pizza (Chronicle Books, July 28, 2005) Tony and the Pizza Champions (Chronicle Books, March 4, 2009) The Pizza Bible (Ten Speed Press, October 28, 2014) The Pursuit of Pizza: Recipes from the World Pizza Champions (Windermere Press, February 26, 2024)

Awards Titles First Place Pizza All Stars by Antonio Mezzero Porto, Portugal 2018 Cooking Pizza Neo Napoletana paired with Croft Port First Place Best Pizza (Pizza in Pala) World Pizza Championships Parma, Italy 2016 8 Time World Champion Pizza Acrobat (1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007) World Champion Pizza Maker, 2007 World Pizza Cup, Naples, Italy

Guinness Book of World Records Largest pizza base spun in two minutes (36.5 inches) 2006 Most Consecutive Rolls Across the Shoulders in 30 seconds (37 times) 2006 World's Longest Pizza (1,930.39 m) 2017 Most people tossing pizza dough (263) 2014