Jason Samosky
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Jason Samosky has been a member of US Pizza Team since 2004 after
winning the culinary competition at the American Pizza Championship at
the New York Pizza Show. Jason grew up in Florida and Ohio where he
currently resides. His pizzeria, Samosky's Homestyle Pizzeria is located
in Valley City, OH. Jason has been in this location for 5 years and in
the industry for 6 years.
Jason believes that pizza is in his blood. He says he got his start,
"from my great-granddad, grand-father and dad." His family has been in
the bakery business since 1910. Jason feels he was destined to be in the
food business. In Florida he worked at the Swan and Dolphin Resort Hotel
at Disney World and knew he wanted his own place in Ohio.
Jason's favorite part of being in the industry is being independent,
being able to create great pizzas, shop for the best ingredients and
make people happy. His restaurant stands out as being known for their
family bakery, customer service and top quality products.
Jason feels the best part of winning a spot on the team is knowing he
has reached such a goal in a short amount of time. He is also proud that
he has created a gourmet pizza which won him a spot on the team twice.
Jason was also on the 2005 US Pizza Team and competed at the World Pizza
Championships in Italy. He says he can't wait to return again this April
to compete.
As a member of the US Pizza team Jason plans to use the experience to,
"market the recognition that [he] has achieved with [his] pizza in all
three of [his] competitions. His advice to other team hopefuls is to be
yourself and do not be intimidated by anyone.
Jason has appeared on 8 different local news shows, being featured in
the local newspaper and interviewed on the radio. He says that all of
the publicity has tripled the business and traffic through his town.
Jason says, "I would like to thank PMQ for the opportunity to compete at
such a level and be on the US Pizza Team, the Ohio Restaurant
Association and the NAPICS crew for all their help."
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