Scott always has pizza on the brain, so what better place to stop with Mark than Pizza Brain in Philadelphia? Not only is Pizza Brain an award-winning restaurant, but it’s also the first pizza museum in the entire world, showcasing pizza paraphernalia from as early as the 1940’s. And best of all? It’s home to some of Scott’s favorite pizza pals! After showing Mark and Scott around the museum, Chef Joe Hunter serves up a pizza topped with pizza flavored ice cream. Will Joe be able to convince Mark that his concoction is a pizza? Did Mark just replace Scott with a new pizza BFF?
What makes a pizza, a pizza? Lucali owner and old-school Brooklyn pizzaiolo Mark Iacono has a strict pizza formula: sauce, cheese, and dough. That’s it. But renowned pizza enthusiast Scott Wiener believes that the beauty of the slice comes from its creative customizability; even if it’s topped with cheeseburgers or constructed with paella. Scott travels all over America to spotlight the country’s most unique pies and make a case for whether these new customizations can, in fact, still be considered a pizza. This time, he’s taking Mark along for the ride on an East Coast road trip to try the craziest concoctions claiming to be pizza… but are they really dough?
Credits:
Hosts
Scott Wiener
Mark Iacono
Guest
Joe Hunter
Showrunner
Keith Cecere
Senior Producer
Chas Truslow
Producer
Phoebe Melnick
Director of Photography
Gunsel Pehlivan
Camera Operator
Carrie Stalk
Assistant Camera
Lucas Young
Production Audio
Nathan Bonetto
Senior Editor
Chris Murphy
Editor
Morgan Dopp
Associate Editor
Aaron Rubin
Colorist
Thomas McKenna
Post Audio
Aldon Baker
Animators
Fredy Delgado
Megan Chong
Illustrator
Jason Hoffman
Photographer
Cole Saladino
Photo Director
Drew Swantak
Production Coordinator
Myra Rivera
Production Assistants
Chanel Baker
Shepherd Overcash
Programming Coordinator
Madeline Concannon
Line Producer
Emily Tufaro
Director of Development
Leo Fernandez
Post-Production Supervisor
Daniel Byrne
Supervising Producer
Stasia Jones
Design Director
Ted McGrath
Executive Producer
Justin Lundstrom
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