Say Cheese: Spot Yourself Among the 17,000+ People at This Year's Pizza Cup
Another year, another successful Pizza Festival in the bag. As expected, this year's festivities were the biggest on record, with over 17,000 hungry pizza lovers coming out to Wangjing Soho over two days to feast on the wares of more than 30 pizza vendors.
Saturday got off to a slow start, in part due to a threat of rain, a smattering of pollution, and some electrical issues on our part. However, once the ovens were on, the crowds began to gather and by early afternoon bellies were filling up in record time. Attendees were treated to entertainment from the National Hockey League's very own Beijing-based cheerleaders as well as music from DJ Cousin Kippy, and Club Mix's DJ Bombaklat Lee and DJ Freshmoney.
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Sunday, however, passed hitch-free and the combination of beautiful sunshine, a slight breeze, and near-zero pollution brought the people out in droves. Stevie Mac and The Mac Daddies and Caribbean jazz band Time Out provided the tunes before a carnival performance by the ladies of Moonglow Burlesque, as well as a lion dance, and a dama parade to close out the show. Finally, a special thank you to our hosts throughout the event: Marlon Ma, Choize Ma, and Joshua Lally.
On that note, we'd also like to thank everyone who came out and made this event our best yet, but our work isn't over yet. It's worth reminding you that stuffing your face over the weekend at our annual Pizza Festival only marks the beginning of voting in our month-long Pizza Cup. If you happened to discover a new favorite pizza over the weekend, our know who you want to win this year's championship, give the restaurant some love by scanning the QR code below and voting through our WeChat-friendly system.
Finally, get an eyeful of this year's event in the pictures below. See you next year for more of the same!
Photos: Uni You
