‘I eat pasta almost every day’: a day in the life of a world champion pizza athlete

‘I eat pasta almost every day’: a day in the life of a world champion pizza athlete

Francis Tolu works at his family’s restaurant in Spain and also competes in pizza acrobatic contests internationally Francis Tolu is a freestyle pizza champion. For those who don’t know what that is, he uses pizza dough to compete in acrobatic performances. He can make pizza blindfolded; he also throws pizzas in the air and sets them on fire. Among his achievements are the 2026 masters acrobatics title at the World Pizza Games, and four wins at the Pizza world championship. Then he returns to work, serving customers at Pizzeria Venezia in Alginet, Spain, the restaurant his family has owned for 40 years. Continue reading...