News 34 Pizza Week returns
(WIVT/WBGH) – News 34 is resurrecting a beloved promotion from the past. Pizza Week is back.
Special Correspondent Mike Tanzini, a 34 alum, is visiting a different set of local pizzerias this week as the pizza makers teach him how to make their signature pies.
Mike will once again learn the ropes of stretching dough, ladling sauce, and spreading cheese to make the hand-held delicacy we all know and love.
Meanwhile, we are currently running a poll to try to determine our viewers' favorite pizza. To vote, click here.
Archived Pizza Week episodes from the past are also available at our website.
And tune in on Tuesday for the first segment in the Return of Pizza Week.
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