Francesco Pinello (born August 19, 1982) is an American pizzaiolo, who founded the pizzeria Best Pizza in 2010 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
He also works as a reporter for Viceland on The Pizza Show and regularly appears on Munchies.
Pinello studied at The Culinary Institute of America and wanted to go into fine dining.
[3] He consulted Zak Fishman who opened Prime Pizza in Los Angeles, in order to help Fishman create a more authentic East Coast styled dough.
[4][5] Pinello regularly reports on food for Vice and appeared on The Pizza Show and Munchies.