The Abt Pizza Cook Off is Back!

Chicago is beloved for its pizza slices, and we're in love with pizza all across Chicagoland. That's why we're hosting the second annual Abt Pizza Cook Off on Sunday, September 15! Buy tickets online and come over between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to see all the action and try some of the best cheesy bites around. Your $10 ticket donation gives you access to the Abt Pizza Cook Off, where you'll be entered in a raffle to win prizes from Ooni, like an Ooni Koda 2 Max pizza oven.

Your $10 donation at entry allows you to vote for your favorite pizza: the winning Chef of the People's Choice at the Abt Pizza Cook Off wins a donation to their charity of choice.

NBC's "The Food Guy" Steve Dolinsky will be hosting the Abt Pizza Cook Off. Steve is a household name. Between guest-judging on Iron Chef America and authoring "Pizza City USA: 101 Reasons Why Chicago is America's Greatest Pizza Town", "The Food Guy" has developed a reputation for knowing his way around a pie. We're happy to have him here as our host for the second year in a row.

Between chewing on delicious bites and enjoying the contest, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite pizza. The winning chef gets to donate to a charity of their choice!

The restaurant has locations all throughout Chicago and the suburbs, but there's only one Chef Jesse Harris. He studied at the California Culinary Academy and now serves as Giordano's Corporate Executive Chef

Chef Gio has his Italian immigrant parents to thank for the family culture that has heavily influenced him and the food he crafts. Pizza Di Farfalla began as a mobile business back in 2021 and has a storefront in New Lenox as of 2022.

Chef Jeff Smyl is self-taught, with a passion for cooking that his mother fostered early on. In 2012 he served as a chef at some of the most esteemed Lettuce Entertain You restaurants like L20, RPM Steak and RPM Seafood, and was named Chef de Cuisine at Pizzeria Portofino in 2023.

Chef Tony Dezutter has had an expansive culinary career that began not with pizza, but with McDonald's burgers and fries. From here, he worked at his family's restaurant, Blissful Banana Cafe, where his passion for food blossomed. He has since worked at Paulie Gee's in Wicker Park, Logan Square, and now in Wheeling.

Chef Scardino grew up in an Italian American household where food was the focus of family life. He began his culinary career in top Chicago restaurants, then attended Tony Gemignani's International School of Pizza in San Fransisco. Now known as Professor Pizza, he crafts pies at his restaurants in the West Loop and Old Town.

At the Abt Pizza Cook Off, you'll get to try beautifully crafted pizzas from all over. Plus, you'll enter into the raffle to win prizes from Ooni. Get tickets here and your charitable donation will go towards the winning chef's charity of choice. We can't wait to see you on September 15 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.!