Florida Restaurant Owner Is A World Champion Pizza Acrobat

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In Safety Harbor there is a restaurant that is run by a world champion acrobat, so you get dinner and a show! Nona's Slice House is owned and operated by Jamie Culliton, an World Champion Pizza Acrobat!

Culliton claims that a better tasting pizza crust comes from the tossing and spinning of the dough. "Dough is a living organism. It kind of stretches as you're working with it," he said. "I've been in the business 27 years," shared Culliton. "I got into it (acrobatics) right when I was 17. I went to the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. They were having the World Pizza Games there. I just signed up and was trying out. I was just okay in the beginning. I was trying harder and honing my skills."

In 2014, he came in second in the World Championships in Parma Italy. In 2015, he had the same result and came in second place. 

"There's a lot of practice, a lot of hours involved," explained Culliton. "You've got to put the time into it."

That practice and time put into his craft and acrobatic antics paid off in 2016 when he won the World Championship!


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