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The Pizza Today crew is back together again. Jeremy, Denise and Josh hop on the podcast together for a special episode on the big 4th quarter for pizzerias and us. We’re here to help you get ready. 

We kick things off highlighting Pizza Expo’s newest event. PizzaCon, November 7 in Philadelphia. Registration is live, so secure your spot to attend today! Learn more about PizzaCon.

October is NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH, the best month of the year! We go into some tips and ways for you to capitalize on pizza month. We are here to help you plan to have the BIGGEST & BEST October National Pizza Month with the official NPM logo, graphics, fillable social media images, press release, customizable social media calendar, pizza fun facts and more. Go to the Toolkit. 

The year’s homestretch is filled with additional revenue generating opportunities from pizza’s biggest sales days, catering, holiday parties and gift cards. You won’t want to miss out on these sales avenues. We’re also talking about staying fully staffed and avoiding burnout. Read Time to Gear Up for the Holiday Season at Your Pizzeria.

As you can see, the 4th Quarter is a biggie. Let’s kick it off on the right foot with planning.

We’re not all business. We have some fun with Halloween. 

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This week, Denise goes one-on-one with Rick Herman, CEO of Log Home Wood Fired Pizza in McGregor, Minnesota, with a population of 350 people. So how has this business thrived for 10 years? Rick dives into the pivotal anniversary, focus of the business and how he’s been able to engage the community.

We also talk about the shifts the business has been required to make to operate in a hamlet dependent on tourism of northern Minnesota. Find out how he’s able to maximize winters.

He also shares a fun pizza special tied to a scholarship that he created, along with other marketing tactics.

We talk about the unique needs and operational considerations (like supply chain, delivery, growth) present in small town pizzerias. He offers advice on what to consider if you want to start a pizzeria in a small community. 

Learn more about Log Home Wood Fired Pizza at https://northwoodspizza.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/loghomepizza/ 

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Over the next few episodes of The Hot Slice Podcast, we’re excited to let you get to know pizza makers and owners who we named Rising Stars in the Pizza Industry. We’re so impressed by Marisol Doyle, Co-owner/Pizzaiola, Leña – Pizza + Bagels in Cleveland, Mississippi.

Leña was recently named a top pizza spot in the U.S in the feature: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/di.... It’s been a whirlwind since the announcement and even before that. Marisol has quickly garnered a reputation for her pizza and bagels, and it continues to grow. We talk about how the business started and its evolutions. We also dive into the Mississippi Delta region and pizza. 

Marisol has a passion for flavor combinations. We go into some of her menu favorites. As part of our Rising Stars feature, we asked Marisol: Your menu changes weekly? What goes into your creativity? She said, “We introduce a unique pizza special every week, a veggie option that changes from time to time, and five pizzas that always stay on the menu. Additionally, we offer a couple of salads, appetizers and desserts. Our customers really appreciate that we offer something different every week and that we try to make everything in-house. We draw inspiration from our travels, ingredients we enjoy and creative ideas on social media. My Mexican heritage also plays a big role in the specials. I often like to incorporate traditional Mexican ingredients to our pizzas. It usually takes us a day or two to come up with the perfect combination of ingredients. We test out the flavor combos to ensure our customers will like variety — and of course, we always want the end product to taste and look delicious.”

Check out the Rising Stars of the Pizza Industry featuring Marisol at: https://pizzatoday.com/topics/people-...

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and check out the pizzeria and Marisol on Instagram at @lenapizzabagels  and @marisoldo.Over the next few episodes of The Hot Slice Podcast, we’re excited to let you get to know pizza makers and owners who we named Rising Stars in the Pizza Industry. We’re so impressed by Marisol Doyle, Co-owner/Pizzaiola, Leña – Pizza + Bagels in Cleveland, Mississippi.

Leña was recently named a top pizza spot in the U.S in the feature: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/di.... It’s been a whirlwind since the announcement and even before that. Marisol has quickly garnered a reputation for her pizza and bagels, and it continues to grow. We talk about how the business started and its evolutions. We also dive into the Mississippi Delta region and pizza. 

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We tap pizza industry veterans Scott Anthony, owner of Punxsy Pizza in Punxsutawney, PA, and pizza champion Eric Von Hansen, Executive Regional Chef at Caliente Pizza and Draft House in Pittsburgh, PA, to find out the pulse of Pizza & Pasta Northeast from the show floor at the Atlantic City Convention Center. We’re also talking business, operations and competing.

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Jeremy White and Denise Greer are roaming the Pizza & Pasta Northeast show floor talking pizza industry trends and key takeaways from the show. Hear about what’s trending in menu items and toppings, equipment and technology at the Atlantic City trade show that took place Oct 16-17.

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As Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa, AZ, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it is one of the last remaining pizzerias featuring a massive theatre pipe organ. Its Mighty Wurlitzer is the largest in the world. We chat with co-owner Jack Barz to find out what has kept the destination pizzeria a lasting success.
Don’t forget to read Jack Barz Conversation in the latest Pizza Today: https://pizzatoday.com/topics/people-pizzerias/conversation-jack-barz-organ-stop-pizza-mesa-arizona

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Joe and Jordan Hagy loved feeding their friends at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, so much that after graduation their dad Ralph joined them to open La Famiglia. The restaurant has taken a slow and steady approach to growing the business that today includes a satellite location at the university’s student center. Listen as they share how the Calabrian family brought Neapolitan pizza to the area.

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We sit down with Bill Oakley, longtime Show Director for International Pizza Expo as well as the Pizza & Pasta Northeast Show. Bill dishes on the happenings at next month's PPNE Show in Atlantic City. From the strong attendance numbers to the blockbuster lineup of seminars and demonstrations, Bill says this event is shaping up to be another winner.

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Mike Bausch, owner of Andolini’s Pizzeria in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a favorite speaker. We talk Pizza & Pasta Northeast. He gets real about online ordering and the current climate in the industry and what you should be doing in your shop.

Show Notes:

There’s still time to sign up for his workshop: W03 Maximizing Online Ordering ($250) on Monday, October 17 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. at Pizza & Pasta Northeast in Atlantic City. More details: https://ppne.pizzatoday.com/education/education-schedule/#w03-maximizing-online-ordering-250

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Davide Lubrano and Vinny Gallagher opened Pizzata Pizzeria in Philly with their own version of New York style during the height of the pandemic. A few short years later, they are rolling out a Roman style slice shop in Naples, Florida. Learn more about their styles, sourdough starters, employee management style and startup story.

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Don’t forget to check out the National Pizza Month Tool Kit Jeremy and Denise detailed at https://pizzatoday.com/national-pizza-month-october-2019-pizzeria-tool-kit/

See you in Atlantic City at Pizza and Pasta Northeast, October 16-17. Details and registration at https://ppne.pizzatoday.com/

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This week, we’re answering Pizza Today readers' burning questions. We talk National Pizza Month, busiest pizza sales days, oven choices for a first-time pizzeria owners, future growth and the next big pizza style trend to break. We also learn Editor In Chief Jeremy White’s true feeling towards St. Louis-style pizza.

If you have a question for the Pizza Today team, e-mail jwhite@pizzatoday.com.

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This week, we talk growth and Detroit pizza with Danny Stoller at Square Pie Guys. Danny and partner Marc Schechter recently opened their third location in San Francisco. Danny shares some of the lessons he’s learned through expansion and what’s next for the Detroit style pizzeria.

Check out Square Pie Guys’ killer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squarepieguys/

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This week, Executive Editor Denise Greer goes one-on-one with Hillary Lake, who co-owns Hillary’s Chicago Pizza, in St. Augustine, Florida. 

She’s no stranger to restaurant business ownership, but she never thought she would enter the pizza industry. It was during the pandemic that she missed her hometown Chicago pizza and sought to make the perfect Deep Dish. That catapulted into creating a farmer’s market and brewery pop-up for extra income. Today, Her and her husband Bruce bought a turnkey craft house. 

Hillary isn’t stopping there. She has a vision to take her social work degree she is currently pursuing and opening a unique take on a Pizza Farm. Listen to her share her future plans. 

Earlier this summer, we did a quick Q&A for our Conversation feature. In that, she says “We had and have amazing support here in Northeast Florida, and buying a restaurant was not on our to-do list. We had a restaurant in Chicago and thought we were done with that journey. I applied to grad school during the pandemic and I worked at a school for special education and my husband worked in insurance. The pizza thing would not go away though. Things magically lined up over and over from pop ups to farmers markets to our funding for the brick and mortar. The location was very serendipitous. The people that told us about our first farmer’s market are the same people who told us about the available kitchen in St. Augustine.” Read her Conversation: https://pizzatoday.com/topics/people-pizzerias/conversation-hillary-lake-hillarys-chicago-pizza-st-augustine-florida/

Learn more about Hillary’s Chicago Pizza at https://www.hillaryschicagopizza.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hillaryschicagopizza/ . 

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Brandon Nixon worked in pizzerias for 15 years. He took the leap to ownership after a curious Craigslist ad of a pizzeria for sale in the small Virginia town of Strasburg. He kept the name, Alforno’s Italian Cuisine but overhauled the pizza and sales have soared since then. Listen to his story now.

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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana has been named Pizza Today’s Pizzeria of the Year. We talk to pizza legend and owner Tony Gemignani about the honor and some of his best moments at the pizzeria. Stick around until the end when Tony reveals what he thinks will be the next hot pizza style.

Read the Pizzeria of the Year feature at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/2022-pizzeria-of-the-year-tonys-pizzeria-napoletana-san-francisco-ca/

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If you are a Pizzeria Owner or Operation, do these two things:

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Andrew Gregory is meticulous about his pizza. Daily improvement to keep his New York-style pizza consistent is a top priority at the small shop he owns with his wife Ruel. In the business’s four years, a lot has happened from COVID-19 to seemingly never-ending construction that has altered the customer base. This and more with this Rising Star of the Pizza Industry on this episode.

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Janet Duran is a breakout pizzeria operator in the July issue of Pizza Today. Find out how she’s taking her pizzeria, 550 Pizzeria in Laredo, Tx, to the next level after celebrating its second anniversary. We also talk beating the scorching heat at the restaurant, inflation and pricing, lessons learned and favorite pizza.

Show Notes:

You can register for Pizza & Pasta Northeast at http://pizzaandpastaexpo.com

Don’t forget to BE COUNTED!

If you are a Pizzeria Owner or Operation, do these two things:

1. Take the survey now: (SURVEY CLOSES AUGUST 19, 2022) https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6931994/Pizza-Today-s-Independent-Pizzeria-Operator-Survey-2022
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We at Pizza Today are diving deep into Pizza Industry stats for you. But we need your help by completing a vital industry survey. The team hits on what’s in the Pizzeria Industry survey. We outline the comprehensive look at the industry and what it means for the individual operator. We also highlight our new 30 Pizzerias to Watch List and how you can make the list. Listen now.

If you are a Pizzeria Owner or Operation, do these two things:

1. Take the survey now: (SURVEY CLOSES AUGUST 19, 2022) https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6931994/Pizza-Today-s-Independent-Pizzeria-Operator-Survey-2022
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Rob Cervoni is a breakout pizza operator. He’s deviated from the NY norm to feature Roman-style pizza at his pizzeria, Taglio in Long Island, New York. Listen as he shares more on this red hot pizza style, growing his concept, meeting staffing challenges and up-and-coming trends in the pizza industry.

Check out a quick Q&A with all of our Rising Stars at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/people-pizzerias/rising-stars-of-the-pizzeria-industry-2022/

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Pizza master Chris Decker now has his own recipe column in Pizza Today. Chris is managing partner at Metro Pizza in Las Vegas. He’s one of the brightest minds in the business and we all drool over his @Everythingbutanchovies Instagram. We talk recipe column, pizza creativity, anchovies (of course), pizza pairing tips and what’s next for Chris.

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This week, we talk to the operator on the cover of our July issue of Pizza Today, Tara Hattan. She’s among a select group of pizzeria professionals that we’ve named “Rising Stars in the Pizzeria Industry”. Tara owns Zasa’s Pizza and Wings in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is World Pizza Games Champion. Hear all about her transition from maker to owner, opening a second location, pizza topping trends and dough acrobatics.

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Today is National Detroit-Style Pizza Day. What better way to commemorate the occasion that to revisit our conversation with the original Detroit pizza, Buddy’s Pizza. Listen to Chief Branding Officer Wes Pikula talk about the development of the Detroit pizza and how the legendary pizza company is in full growth mode.

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This we talk to Steve and Patricia Bangos about moving their pizzeria, Eureka Pizza Company, from Seward, Alaska to Yorba Linda, California. Learn how the concept has translated and thrived with a very different customer base. Also discover their cornerstones to customer service.

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Happy 4th of July, everyone! On this holiday, we’re replaying a favorite episode for your enjoyment. Jeremy sat down for a one-on-one interview with pizza legend John Arena, co-founder of Metro Pizza in Las Vegas, just before he gave one of the most memorable opening day keynote addresses at the 40th Pizza Expo in March. 

During the discussion, John touches on his feelings about tinkering with dough formulas and pushing the industry forward through trial and error. He teases his keynote (“from Me to We,” he says) and even talks about his favorite style of pizza to eat (hint, he grew up on it), as well as his favorite style of pizza to make. 

Follow John Arena on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/johnnypizzaguy/ 

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This week, we talk to Stuart Cameron, chef at The Crown Tavern in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was an Ivy League science student who fell in love with restaurants and never looked back. See how he developed his dough formula and perfected the neo-Neapolitan pizza the tavern is known for.

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This week, we talk to Brett and Chadd Nemec, who opened Zaza’s Pizzeria in Chicago, a mere five months ago. We talk opening strategies, New York-style pizza in the Chicago market and what’s next for the brothers.

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Going strong 15 years in the pizzeria business is a feat. The Pizza Place on Noriega has done just that in San Francisco. We talk succeeding in the Bay Area market and best business practices with owners Cindy and Kevin Hayward-Baryza.

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Jeremy White and Josh Keown sit down with Lars Smith from State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria in Los Altos, CA. Lars dishes on the big win he recently pulled off at a major pizza competition in Italy, the thought process that went into his award-winning creation and a host of other topics in the lively discussion.

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To commemorate our 100th episode, everyone’s favorite pizzeria ambassador Pete Lachapelle joins us on The Hot Slice Podcast. Pete has been the fixture at Pizza Expo and Pizza Today for over 20 years. Pete has so many stories to share. You won’t want to miss this special episode.

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Detroit-style pizza is trending across the country. This week, we talk to Chief Branding Officer Wes Pikula of Buddy’s Pizza, the original Detroit style. Discover more about Buddy’s, the development of the Detroit pizza and how the legendary pizza company is in full growth mode. 

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We continue our mini sessions from above the Pizza Expo exhibit hall. Hear from Brian Hall, owner of Crafters Pizza & Drafthouse in Carmel, Indiana. We talk rebranding the concept, staffing, new products on the show floor and International Pizza Challenge. We chat with Linda Ortega, owner of Fired Up Fresh mobile catering company in Watsonville, California. Linda shares her startup story, catering and how vital sampling ingredients at Pizza Expo is for her business.

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We continue our Pizza Expo Mini Series from above the show floor talking to pizzeria folks from two pizza companies killing it in their markets. First up, we chat with Christian Buck and Calvin Freatman, co-owners of Cascadia Pizza Company with two locations and food trucks in the Seattle area. We also talk to Jennifer Howell, director of marketing with Catch-a-Fire Pizza with two locations in Cincinnati, Ohio. See what they have say about expansion, marketing and Pizza Expo 2022.

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We continue our Mini Sessions from Pizza Expo 2022 with Nicole Bean, co-owner at Pizaro’s Pizzeria in Houston, Texas and Rocky and Courtney Shanower, owners of Park Street Pizza in Sugar Creek, Ohio and Bahler Street Pizza mobile kitchen in Austin Texas. We talk shop and Pizza Expo with these leading pizzeria operators.

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Mini Sessions from Pizza Expo are back with a brand new setup. We kick off Pizza Expo 2022 sessions with two of the leading women pizzeria owners Leah Scurto, PizzaLeah in Windsor, California and Brittany Saxton, 600 Downtown, Bellefontaine, Ohio. Hear about their Expo experiences and what’s happening at their pizzerias. 

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Giovanni Cesarano is part of the new generation behind the legendary King Umberto on Long Island, New York. We last caught up with Giovanni in 2021 on the podcast when we shared with him that he had been named a Rising Star in the Pizza Industry.  

A lot has happened with Giovanni and the business. We talk about how he’s able to keep King Umberto’s top of mind in a changing New York pizza scene. We learn more about how the business has elevated and talk pizza styles. Giovanni remains humble in his leadership.

In his Rising Stars Q&A, he was asked, what is something uniquely you’ve brought to the pizza business? He replied, “It’s hard to be unique in a business where so much information is shared and seen on a day-to-day basis.  With that being said my mother was a seamstress growing up, so I watched her make beautiful dresses and that was always inspiring for me. We’ve introduced some cool King Umberto gear like hats, t-shirts, and jackets.” Check out that Rising Stars Q&A at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/people-pizzerias/rising-stars-of-the-pizza-industry/ . 

Listen to this one-on-one interview with Giovanni and Executive Editor Denise Greer. 

Learn more about King Umberto at https://www.kingumberto.com/ 

Follow King Umberto on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kingumberto/ 

Follow Giovanni on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/giovanni_chez/ 

Listen to Giovanni’s previous The Hot Slice episode: https://pizzatoday.com/podcasts/the-hot-slice/s5e1-rising-star-john-cesarano-on-continuing-a-legacy/. 

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From above the exhibit hall, Jeremy White and Denise Greer share their takeaways from the highly successful Pizza Expo 2022, including pizzeria industry trends from the show floor. Thank you to everyone for making this year a great show.

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It’s Pizza Expo Week! We’re revisiting one of our favorite chats with Ken Forkish, the man behind Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Artisan Pizza in Portland, Oregon and a keynote speaker at Pizza Expo. We learn more about the James Beard Award winner and a big January announcement. He also dishes on his first two books: Flour Water Salt Yeast and The Elements of Pizza, as well as an upcoming third book. Listen to Ken Forkish on Baking.

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Jeremy White, Josh Keown and Denise Greer are here to get you ready for Pizza Expo less than week away. Find out their favorite show moments and get insider tips on how to approach the packed schedule of events. For all things Pizza Expo, visit http://PizzaExpo.com.

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Veteran pizzeria owners Jennifer Morales and Phoebe Reckseit have experienced a lot in their 30+ years in pizza business at Pizza Girls in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. On this episode, we talk words of wisdom, employees, closing a location and what’s next for the Pizza Girls.

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This week, our guest is Eric Rickman of Wholly Stromboli in Fort Lupton, Colorado. We talk overcoming obstacles, husband and wife business roles, expansion plans and employee strategies. Eric will join us as a panelist on an Overcoming Obstacles session on Wednesday, March 23 at Pizza Expo. More details at pizzaexpo.com.

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This week, we explore the interworking of building a family business from food truck to brick-and-mortar and beyond. Lasonia’s idea to sell Jay’s family night pizzas has turned into the flourishing Triple Jay’s Pizza in Atlanta, Georgia. Also see how they’ve reached TikTok acclaim.

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87. Getting Real on Labor & Pricing

Bruno Zacchini, owner of Pizza Bruno in Orlando, Florida, is on the show this week. He shares the reality of labor and menu pricing and how it’s impacting his pizzeria. Big things are also ahead as he plans to add a second location.  

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Rocky Shanower is a visionary restaurateur and a keynote speaker at Pizza Expo 2022. We chat about new directions with his two concepts, Park Street Pizza and Bahler Street mobile catering. He’s devised some new strategies for retaining employees and they are working at his Sugar Creek, Ohio pizzeria.

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Pizza Man Dan Collier is one of the most respected voices in the pizzeria business. We talk Pizza Expo education, how he’s growing through internal franchising and what’s next for his California-based Pizza Man Dan’s. And, of course, we get the skinny on all of his pizza swag, including the famous pizza Corvette.

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It’s been a whirlwind kind of few months for Tony Cerimele, owner of New Columbus Pizza Company, in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania. After capturing the first-place finish in the Pan Division, Tony went on to win the Finals to be named World Champion Pizza Maker of the Year at the International Pizza Challenge during Pizza Expo (March 19-21) in Las Vegas.

We caught up with Tony to see learn more about his winning pizza, competing at an international level and see what’s happened since the big win. 

During a Q&A, we asked Tony: What does it mean for you to receive recognition as the Pizza Maker of the Year? He said, “I think the biggest thing for me is that fact that I accomplished something I set out to do a long time ago.  I first started competing in 2017.  Since the beginning it has been a rollercoaster.  Looking at it now I am most happy to bring these awards back to my hometown of Nesquehoning, PA, and all of Northeastern Pennsylvania.  We have some incredible pizza in our area and I am just happy to be a part of the community.  I think the most import thing for me after winning is the fact that my daughters witnessed firsthand that hard work and determination really do pay off in the end.  They saw all the reps, all the trials and tribulations with this pizza, and to get this outcome was the greatest example I could give them to keep pushing forward to achieve what you dream off.”

Read his Q&A at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/industry-news/world-champion-pizza-maker-of-the-year-2024-is-tony-cerimele-new-columbus-pizza-co/

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We have the Jersey Pizza Boys on the show this week to talk Pizza Across America, the largest pizza delivery donation happening the week of National Pizza Day (Feb. 9). Carmine Testa and sons Michael and Nicky founded Pizza Across America with Scott Wiener and Slice Out Hunger. We couldn’t let dough acrobatic celebrities off the show without chatting about the upcoming World Pizza Games at Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, which Michael is now eligible to compete in.

Pizzerias can still sign up to participate in Pizza Across America. More details at https://sliceouthunger.org/paa

Find out all about the World Pizza Games at https://pizzaexpo.pizzatoday.com/giveaway-rules-regulations/world-pizza-games/

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The week, we chat with Ken Forkish, the man behind Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Artisan Pizza in Portland, Oregon. We learn more about the James Beard Award winner leading up to his keynote address at International Pizza Expo and a big January announcement. He also dishes on his first two books: Flour Water Salt Yeast and The Elements of Pizza, as well as an upcoming third book.

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As attracting and retaining employees continues to be a challenge, Dallas-based GAPCo adds its third location. Co-owners Molly and Sammy Mandell dive into the employee component with Editor In Chief Jeremy White and Executive Editor Denise Greer.