4 Levels of Deep Dish Pizza: Amateur to Food Scientist

This video features a culinary challenge where chefs of three different skill levels—amateur Joe, home cook Beth, and professional chef Ann Ziata from the Institute of Culinary Education—create their versions of Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Follow along as each chef demonstrates their approach to making this iconic dish, from preparing the dough and sauce to selecting cheese and toppings, and finally assembling and cooking the pizza. Food scientist Rose provides expert analysis of each chef's techniques and ingredient choices throughout the process. The video is organized into clear segments covering each component of deep dish pizza making: introduction, dough preparation, sauce creation, cheese selection, topping choices, cooking and assembly methods, plating techniques, and concludes with professional food science insights.