On the Season 2 premiere, Frank and Jo challenge Nicole to master one of the world's most traditional pizza styles: Neapolitan-style fried pizza. Will Nicole's pizza fritta beat out master pizzaiola Giorgia Caporuscio and her classic montanara pie? Tune into the season premiere of Pizza Wars and find out!
Pizza Hut and Domino's are two titans of the fast food pizza game. But how do you make some of their most iconic menu items at home? On the latest installment of Pizza Wars, host Nicole Russell faces off against former MasterChef contestant Nick DiGiovanni to see who can make the best fast food-inspired slice. Will Nicole's Pizza Hut Supreme pizza be enough to beat out Nick's classic Domino's-style cheese pie? The decision is up to pizza experts Frank Pinello and Josephine Giordano.
A cast-iron skillet is an essential kitchen tool for any aspiring cook. But can Nicole Russell make a pro-level pizza in one? As Russell continues her quest to become a master pizza chef, she must face off against BuzzFeed’s Inga Lam to see who can make the most inventive pie using this home-kitchen staple. Will Nicole’s zucchini-flower topped creation be enough to conquer Inga’s bacon-and-shallot-packed pie? Judges Frank Pinello and Josephine Giordano will have to decide.
For Nicole Russell, pizza is the perfect blank canvas for personal expression and culinary creativity. But what happens when she goes up against YouTube's most creative rapper-turned-chef, Meyhem Lauren? On a very special episode of Pizza Wars, Russell heads back to her home in Rockaway, Queens to challenge the Fridge Diving host to a freestyle pizza battle for the ages.
In the food world, no topic is more controversial than pineapple pizza. But today, Andrew Rea—a.k.a. Binging with Babish—returns to Pizza Wars to do the impossible: Create a fruit-topped pizza so delicious it silences all of the haters (even himself). But will Andrew's al pastor-inspired "taco-pizza" be enough to beat out Nicole's pickled pineapple and Philly cheesesteak-smothered pie? Frank Pinello and Josephine Giordano must risk their reputations as "pizza purists" in order to judge this event and crown a winner.
Almost every culture on earth has a dish that resembles pizza. On the very special, Season 2 finale of Pizza Wars, host Nicole Russell must face off against baking prodigy Bryan Ford in an international pizza showdown. Will Nicole's Turkish-inspired lahmacun be enough to take down Bryan's cheese-stuffed fugazzeta from Argentina? Pizza pros Frank Pinello and Josephine Giordano must choose a winner, and decide if Nicole achieved her goal of becoming a master pizza maker this season.