By hiring the formerly incarcerated, Jeannie and Alper Uyanik hope to spur social change through the power of pizza at Harlem Pizza Co. and Sliced by Harlem Pizza Co.
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Chef’s Corner: Bradley Corbin Creates Unique Pizzas at Sloopy’s Sports Café
This Lakeside, Ohio, pizzaiolo didn’t grow up in a pizza family, but he has made his mark with unique pizzas loaded with international flavors.
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What’s Your Story? Skinny Bitch Pizza, Los Angeles, California
Tiffany Fiedler opened her first pizzeria this past May. And while Skinny Bitch Pizza may look very different from the traditional pizzerias we’re used to—it certainly gives new meaning to the expression, “pretty in pink”—the concept makes sense when we look at current trends. She’s providing online ordering and delivery … More
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What’s Your Story? Mert Sunnetcioglu, Mia Mia’s Pizzeria
This former engineer-turned-pizzaiolo from Turkey uses online ordering and Facebook ads to stand out in a crowded pizza market.
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The Good Life: Fredi the Pizzaman Lives Out His Pizza Dreams
Bello is, above all, a family man. In this picture, he poses with his wife, Romina, and (from left) daughters Allesandra, 9, and Adriana, 5, and son Antonio, 6 Fredi Bello is an unpretentious man with a pocket-sized pizzeria, but he’s anything but small-time in his home … More
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You can buy pizza, gas, fireworks and more at Anthony’s Food Shop in York, Maine
PMQ Pizza Magazine publisher Steve Green rarely passes on an invitation to discover regional pizza. So when he was invited earlier this year to the Boston area, a region heavily dominated by Greeks and Italians, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse. “Ed Noe, this great, burly man from … More
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Nima’s Pizza keeps earning top honors on the national competition circuit.
Jane Mines wasn’t even interested in making pizza when her husband, Rick, bought the already established Nima’s Pizza & More (nimaspizza.com) in Gassville, Arkansas, 11 years ago. But, by 2013, nothing could stand in her way, not even a broken-down car on a Friday night in the middle of nowhere. After … More
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A Minnesota pizzaiolo is also an Olympic medalist who's training for another shot at glory
Running a pizza shop doesn’t leave a lot of time for hobbies, but Pete Fenson has found a way to split his time between his passion for pizza and his Olympic dreams. A bronze medalist in curling in the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy, Fenson spends his evenings with his … More
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Shield's Pizza
In 1940s Detroit, pizza was picking up steam as a favorite food. When a former employee of a local pizzeria brought his recipe to the Polish owners of Shield’s Bar, pies were quickly added to the menu to feed hungry patrons. The bar—opened in 1937—began to serve food in 1946 … More
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Rock & Brews woos the family crowd with pizza, craft beers and classic rock.
As the flamboyant co-founders of Kiss in the 1970s, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, notorious for their Kabuki makeup and R-rated stage antics, wanted to rock and roll all night and party every day. As sober-minded family men and entrepreneurs in 2013, they’ve got somewhat higher aspirations: They aim to … More
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Luigi's Apizza
In 1956, Joseph Abate opened up Luigi’s Apizza (luigisapizza.com), named after his father, in North Haven, Connecticut; his oldest son, also named Joseph, was three years old. The business moved in 1960 to North Haven, then operated in East Haven for 35 years, until 2007, when the younger Joseph—who had … More
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A pair of pint-sized pizzathletes are spinning their way to global fame.
He doesn’t sing or dance. He’s not an actor or a reality TV star. But Michael Testa may be one of the most famous 10-year-olds in the country. As the son of pizzaiolo Carmine Testa and first-born heir to the family business, Carmine’s Pizza Factory in Jersey City, New Jersey, … More