Dean Litster
a.k.a. Professor Zaaa
A would-be astronaut turned broadcast-school grad who chose pizza over television — and then spent 25 years mixing up the pizza game. Competitor across Canada and Las Vegas, № 1 in Canada, multiple top-5 in the world, and a mentor to anyone chasing the perfect zaaa.
Lisa Bottone
a.k.a. Sergeant Zaaa
Hospitality Management grad (president’s honour roll, 4.2 GPA) with 20 years in the industry. She stretched dough beside Dean for three years — “you need to know how to make a beautiful canvas before you paint your picture” — and now competes alongside him with multiple top-20 finishes in Canada.