Gennaro Police

The Path

At O Scugnizzo in Arezzo, Italy, the craft was learned from the oven outward. In 2019, Gennaro Police entered the kitchen as assistant pizzaiolo and took on the standard work of dough, fire, timing, and instinct at the hearth of the restaurant. That kind of apprenticeship is repetitive by design: the same motions, the same heat, the same need for accuracy. Over time, the role tightened its hold on the place, and Gennaro Police moved into the chef position, carrying forward the rhythm of the house rather than breaking from it.

The Work Today

At the restaurant, the work is built around restraint. Pizza, in Gennaro Police’s view, is an elemental form, and its strength comes from how plainly it speaks. His own explanation is direct: "I think because everyone likes it: very simple ingredients like Margherita — tomato, mozzarella and basil — ingredients that even a two-year-old child likes and that never get boring." That position matches the daily discipline of the kitchen at O Scugnizzo, where simplicity is not treated as a shortcut but as a standard that has to be met with care.

Career - Chef — O Scugnizzo, Arezzo, Italy - Assistant pizzaiolo — O Scugnizzo, Arezzo, Italy (from 2019)

Signature

Gennaro Police's signature dishes include Pirchipetola, Margherita, Margheritissima, and Marinara. The list sits squarely inside the classic pizza tradition, but it also shows a willingness to work variations off a shared base rather than chase novelty for its own sake. Marinara points to the stripped-down end of that range, while Margheritissima and Margherita pop suggest a more marked distinction within familiar territory. The throughline is consistency: the same grammar, adjusted with enough precision to give each pizza its own place on the menu.

In Their Words “I think because everyone likes it: very simple ingredients like Margherita — tomato, mozzarella and basil — ingredients that even a two-year-old child likes and that never get boring.”

Acclaim

Gennaro Police's honors include 50 Top Pizza — Young Pizzaiolo of the Year and Gambero Rosso — Tre Spicchi. In trade terms, those acknowledgments place his work within the broader field of pizza craft, where repetition, control, and clarity are the measures that matter. They also confirm what the path at O Scugnizzo already shows: that technical seriousness can be built around simple formulas, and that recognition often follows from handling familiar work at a high level.

FAQ Where did Gennaro Police work before? Gennaro Police's earlier career included O Scugnizzo. What recognition has Gennaro Police received? 50 Top Pizza — Young Pizzaiolo of the Year (2020).