A young chef from Wilmslow has big ambitions for the pizza scene across Greater Manchester.

Brad Brookbanks, 24, takes his homemade dough and Neapolitan-style pizzas to events, weddings and pop-ups across Greater Manchester through his business, Biga Pizza.

He began as a pot washer at a restaurant in Wilmslow and worked his way up to chef, before making pizzas at Wood Fire Smoke in Wilmslow and helping to set up and manage a restaurant in Alderley Edge.

He has also worked in Manchester pizzerias, and names L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele as a particular influence.

Biga Pizza makes its dough using a biga, a slow pre-fermentation method, which Brad says produces large, light and airy crusts.

He is now looking to add pubs, bars, breweries and markets in Cheshire and south Manchester to his regular pop-up rotation.

"The big dream is to be the number one pizza in the Manchester area," he told the Manchester Evening News. "I want to bring the best pizza to the UK."

Sources: Manchester Evening News; Cheshire Live; Biga Pizza's social media. This article was produced with the help of AI tools and checked by an editor against the sources above.