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Somerville Pizza Chef Recognized As One Of The World's Best: Report
The chef has been internationally ranked for three consecutive years.
SOMERVILLE, MA — A local chef was recognized as one of the best pizza makers in the world, according to a report from NBC 10 Boston.
Juan Gabriel Perez came in as the 54th ranked pizza chef in the world in the 2025 edition of the Best Pizza Awards. The executive chef of Posto at Assembly Row had previously been ranked as the 60th and 54th 2024 and 2023 respectively.
The rankings are decided by a competition between qualifying chefs.
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Perez, a Neapolitan pizza chef for more than 15 yeas, expressed pride in making the top 100 in all three years of the awards’ existence.
Read more at NBC 10 Boston.
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