Dan Richer
Chef
Dan Richer is the chef and owner of Razza in Jersey City, the only U.S. pizzeria to earn a three-star review from The New York Times. A six-time James Beard Award nominee and author of the bestseller The Joy of Pizza, Richer was named 2023 Pizza Maker of the Year by Italy’s 50TopPizza. While he is renowned for his scientific, 57-point evaluation rubric and a commitment to hyper-local sourcing, his work is ultimately driven by a much simpler mission: connection. For Richer, the true reward isn’t the accolades, but the opportunity to bring people together to experience the pure, universal joy of pizza.