Michael LaMarca, owner of Master Pizza shops in Northeast Ohio, will compete against pizza chefs from Chicago and Detroit to prove Cleveland-style pizza is best in the Midwest.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Michael LaMarca, owner of 13 Master Pizza locations in Northeast Ohio, is an expert in Cleveland-style pizza and he’s showing others why it’s the best. LaMarca’s pizza chops will be judged Monday, Oct. 3, on Hulu’s new pizza competition series “Best in Dough.” The show drops at 3 a.m. Monday and is available for streaming after that.
“Our dough is more of a bread recipe than a pizza crust recipe,” he explains. “It’s made with bread flour, formed and baked in a pan with a 45-degree edge.” While he won’t give away the award-winning process, he notes, “We use a special blend of flour. It’s high-gluten flour. We use more of a bread recipe. When it bakes it’s crunchy on the bottom and soft inside.”
Unfortunately, LaMarca was diagnosed with celiac disease six years ago and can no longer eat his prized crust. Celiac is an immune system disorder that triggers physical reactions to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.