There’s no shortage of good pizza in Los Angeles—we say without breaking eye contact with New Yorkers—and we know that reputation L.A.’s got for hating carbs is completely misguided. Just ask anyone who’s waited months for a reservation at Bestia or hours for a table in the MozzaPlex, or maybe you should ask our recent onslaught of Italian restaurants, which seems to balloon every month (not, perhaps, unlike our waistlines). 

In fact, L.A. loves pizza so much that it’s getting a new, annual event devoted to the stuff. On July 28 and 29, the California Pizza Festival hits the LA Center Studios lot on the edge of Downtown for a weekend of slices in Neapolitan, Sicilian and New York styles, with a number of gluten-free and vegan options, too.