Silicon Valley Pizza Week, hosted by Weeklys Media Group, showcases the evolution of pizza from street food to haute cuisine, running from January 29 to February 8. This event reflects Silicon Valley's rich history of pizza innovation, featuring notable local chains like Round Table Pizza and Mountain Mike's Pizza. Despite the rise of robotic pizza-making ventures that have struggled, artisanal pizza establishments thrive, blending traditional techniques with local ingredients, exemplifying California’s culinary stature. The Week also offers a taste of Indian-style pizza among other activities and participant lists.
Round Table Pizza was founded by William Larson, who was born in San Jose and raised in Palo Alto. After serving four years in the U.S. Navy and working various jobs, Larson opened his first pizza parlor on Dec. 21, 1959, at 1235 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
While pizza made by robots is not really a thing yet, pizza made by hand continues to win the day. A wave of boutique, artisanal establishments has brought Naples-style pizza to the region.
Silicon Valley has a history of innovation and business success, and that tradition extends to the humble art of making pizza, with several legendary companies emerging from the region.
The fusion of old world cuisine with California's agricultural bounty has always proved a winning combination, and stoking flames with long-handled tools may just be all the technology we need.
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