Blueberries are the must-have ingredient for trend-forward sweet-savory combos

Exploring the opportunity within these craveable styles of pizza

Casa Don Alfonso | St. Louis, Mo.

Creative flavor strategies yield modern, signature pizzas

Greens Restaurant | San Francisco

Yamashiro | Hollywood, Calif.

Indian-inspired pizzas pave a pathway for flavor innovation

Signature pepperoni on housemade dough with tomato sauce and whole-milk mozzarella

Truffled pepperoni pizza fries with marinara and Mornay sauces

BBQ Chicken-Bacon-Ranch Pizza with barbecue sauce and mozzarella cheese, topped with chicken, bacon, cilantro, red onions and a swirl of housemade ranch dressing

Pizza Burger with marinara sauce, fried mozzarella and shaved Parmesan

Creative approaches to a favorite category

Chefs take pizza to the next level with clever flavor play

Roofers Union offers a Chicken BBQ Pizza: Shredded chicken and barbecue sauce topped with pickled ramp bulbs and ramp purée

The Regency Bar & Grill offers a Diavolo Pizza with activated-charcoal crust, spicy pepperoni and ’nduja

Redbrick Pizza Kitchen Cafe offers its Pizza-Zzalada: Baked multigrain crust with chia, flax seeds, açai berry and sprouted red-grain flour, topped with salad

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza offers a Crab Pie: Crab sauce with herbs, mozzarella and surimi crabmeat stuffing atop signature pizza dough, topped with fresh parsley

Nicky’s Coal Fired offers a Roasted Mushroom Sofrito, Egg Yolk & Ricotta Pizza

Texture helps weave a unique narrative, perhaps through cooling, crisp fresh greens or a crispy bite of battered onions

Creative ingredient play, unexpected flavor combinations and brand compatibility all mark the modern pizza trend

Adaptation, interpretation and reinvention are all smart ways to serve up signature dishes

Cottage Inn Pizza offers The Cuban - pulled pork and ham, Carolina gold barbecue sauce and pickles

From flour to flame, see what’s trending in this red-hot category