Matthew Kang is the Lead Editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, and has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los Angeles since 2008. He hosted a YouTube show called K-Town, covering Korean food in America and has been featured on Netflix’s Street Food.
The annual Pizza City Fest will host its third consecutive event in Downtown Los Angeles on April 26 and 27 at L.A. Live’s Event Deck with 40 pizzaiolos and restaurants from across the country cooking various styles of pizza. Hosted by food reporter Steve Dolinsky, the festival has drawn thousands of pizza fans looking for New York, Detroit, deep dish, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Roman, and even Armenian lahmajoun.
In previous years, noteworthy chefs included Chris Bianco, Tony Gemignani, and Noel Brohner, with chefs like Roxana Jullapat of Friends & Family Pizza Co, Daniel Holzman of Danny Boy’s Famous Original Pizza, and Jillana Miller of Miller Butler in San Pedro on deck to speak on panels this year. The multifaceted event features unlimited pizza, drinks, dessert, and panel discussions led by local food writers and authorities, like pizza queen Karen Palmer of SF Gate and Luca Servodio of the L.A. Food Podcast and the L.A. Countdown…