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Michael Vakneen

The Sand Dollar Downtown recently opened at the Plaza, and the pizza you’ll eat there—to help you through those long, fun nights of music and drinks—comes from Michael Vakneen, who just took one of the top prizes in the International Pizza Challenge at Pizza Expo 2022 right here in Las Vegas.
But it won’t be the same stuff you’ve had from his Pop Up Pizza, a fixture at the Plaza since 2012. Vakneen has developed a unique menu of personal pan pizzas for the second location of the storied bar and music lounge that began on Spring Mountain Road.
Vakneen has been setting himself apart through dedication to craftsmanship for a long time now, winning in the highly competitive nontraditional division of the IPC and placed second in the overall global competition. More and more of the city’s best pizza makers have competed in the annual event in recent years, but no local has placed higher than Vakneen’s accomplishments this year.
Michael has been a supporter of the Jewish community and frequent attendee of Jewish Nevada's Young Leaders division events for more than a decade, and on Saturday night, he will stop by to join us for a few l'chaims, so don't miss this opportunity to meet Michael and try his award-winning pizza! 

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