Tony Gemignani's New Children's Book Goes National

Castro Valley, CA, March 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Tony and the Pizza Champions is based on the true story of Tony Gemignani, Nine- Time world pizza champion, and his talented team's travels to Italy to compete in an international competition. Pizza lovers of all ages get an inside look into the acrobatic art of pizza tossing, and to see the many diverse ways that the much-loved food can be enjoyed here and abroad. Also included is Tony's world famous pizza recipe and step-by-step dough-tossing instructions for those who want to get into the act. Advanced Copies of the book will be available at the International Pizza Expo March 10,11,12, Las Vegas or you can order your copy at chroniclebooks.com/pizzachamps or amazon.com

Check out chroniclebooks.com/pizzachamps for videos of Tony in action, exclusive recipes not found in the book, etc.

Tony Gemignani is a world-renowned pizza acrobat and chef. His team, the World Pizza Champions, has won more world titles than any other team in history-and they will be competing in Italy again this March. Tony is also a two-time Food Network pizza-tossing gold medalist, and he was the 2007 World Champion Neapolitan pizza chef. He and his brother own Pyzano's Pizzeria in Northern California. Tony is the owner and founder of the International School of Pizza in San Francisco, California

Gemignani's cook book PizzaOver 60 Delicious Recipes will also be available at the show in Las Vegas.

Matthew Trueman has illustrated several children's books. Raised in Italy, he now lives in Alpha, New Jersey.

About Chronicle Books
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Tony and the Pizza Champions
by Tony Gemignani
illustrated by Matthew Trueman
ISBN: 978-08118-6162-5
Price: $16.99, Ages 4 to 8
Publicity Date: April 2009

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