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Pizza Rock In Vegas

Oct 17, 2013

He's a world champion of pizza, beating the Italians at their own game in Naples -- the first American to do so. Now, California restauranteur Tony Gemingnani is opening a new spot in Las Vegas. We'll talk with Tony and restaurant critic Brock Radke about the pizza scene in Vegas and what makes a pizza great.

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Tony Gemingnani, pizza chef, owner, Pizza Rock

Brock Radke, food critic

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