Pizzeria Bianco has been rated as the best pizza in the US by Bon Appétit,[13] the New York Times,[1] Vogue,[3] and Rachel Ray,[14] and has also been recognized by Martha Stewart,[2] Oprah,[7] GQ,[15] and Gourmet.[9] Chef Chris Bianco won James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Southwest for 2003 (the only pizza chef to have won a regional award)[4][16] and the restaurant received a nearly perfect Zagat score of 29 in 2000.[3] Pizzeria Bianco was featured in Peter Reinhart's book American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza.[8]