I was put through my paces at the new Rudy's Manchester pizza academy and made one big error

Rudy’s is a Manchester institution. 

In July, the Neapolitan legend opened their 27th pizzeria in Altrincham as their expansion continues around the country. Part of the business’ plan for growth includes a new Pizza Academy in Manchester which opened in August. 

A neighbourhood pizzeria at heart, Rudy’s is committed to authenticity, and has found a solution to protecting this by investing in training. The facility is designed to train upcoming pizzaiolos through all stages of pizza-making as the iconic brand looks to grow and not compromise on what made them so popular in the first place. 

Here at Manchester World we love a Rudy’s and as part of the opening we were invited to go down and see if we were any good at making the legendary pizzas. We got more than a little help from academy manager Dario. Watch the video above to see how we got on.

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