The co-owner of State of Mind Public House & Pizzeria and State of Mind Slice House is a purist who wins a lot of pizza-making competitions.
Pizzerias
The Pizza Kings: The Strange, Sad Story of Two Great Visionaries
This article was originally published in the August 2016 issue of PMQ Pizza Magazine. Click here to view it in our digital edition. By Rick Hynum He was the Johnny Appleseed of New York pizza, a business genius and visionary who helped countless Italian-American restaurateurs open their first pizzerias and … More
Pizzerias
Born to Bake: A Fond Remembrance of Tom Lehmann
In memory of the late Tom Lehmann, PMQ is reposting this feature profile of the one and only “Dough Doctor” from our January-February 2015 issue. Lehmann, a trusted expert on pizza dough and everything related to baking, passed away from COVID-19 on December 12, 2020. By Rick Hynum Tom Lehmann … More
Pizza News
This WWI Veteran’s Pizza Recipes Have Survived for 85 Years
Even after he died in 1962, Joseph Letizia’s recipes kept getting passed from generation to generation, and two separately owned pizzerias bear his name to this day. Letizia’s, run by Letizia’s descendants, offers medium-thin Neapolitan crust-pizzas with “a mighty bite that is outrageously juicy.” Related: By Tracy Morin Joseph Letizia’s … More
Pizza News
Pretty in Pink: Meet the Woman Behind Skinny Bitch Pizza
Tiffany Fiedler has found a niche with her ghost-kitchen concept that serves cauliflower crust pizzas in photogenic pink boxes.
Pizzerias
PMQ Road Trip: Via Napoli Express Offers Taste of the Old Country
For this installment of PMQ Road Trip, Bill Rogers of CulinaryTV and Treasure Rock Productions headed off to Syracuse, New York, for a taste of authentic Neapolitan pizza from Via Napoli Express. Operating two food trucks, Michael Affinito and his Italy-born father offer a feast on wheels to folks in … More
Pizzerias
PMQ Road Trip With Bill Rogers: Behold, the King of Fire!
Bill Rogers of CulinaryTV and Treasure Rock Productions is visiting pizzerias and food trucks across the U.S. for PMQ Pizza Magazine, and the latest stop on his PMQ Road Trip is King of Fire, a hugely popular food truck out of Fort Mill, South Carolina, that also serves the Charlotte, … More
Pizzerias
Patrick Maggi of Blues Pizza Truck Offers Tips for Mobile Unit Success
Moving forward in 2021 with mobile success! Owner of Maggi’s Pizza & Subs Damascus, Blues Pizza Truck, Blues BBQ Co. and U.S. Pizza Team member Patrick Maggi will talk about the differences in navigating the pandemic for mobile units vs. brick-and-mortars. Maggi will also talk about how to maintain a … More
Marketing
The Pizza Witch: Megan Jones-Holt Uses Wild Game to Cast a Spell of Deliciousness
The owner of Market Pizza works practical magic with wildly popular pizzas topped with venison, kangaroo and camel meat.
Marketing
Stuart Meyer: Understanding the Culture of the Pizza Industry
Stuart Meyer, founder and storyteller of Social Frequency Media and a PMQ researcher, joins PMQ Publisher Steve Green in this installment of PMQ Live Marketing Masters. Meyer presents conclusions from his latest study on the culture of pizza, a qualitative and quantitative two-part survey of the pizza industry. “We know … More
Pizza News
Drive-Through Window Proves a ‘Godsend’ for Veteran-Owned Pizza Shop
Owned by two military members, Brother's Pizza & Brew serves artisan pies while paying tribute to POWs, MIAs and soldiers who died in combat.
Pizza News
Kay Heritage Discusses the Values That Drive Big Bon Family’s Team
In this installment of PMQ Live Marketing Masters, PMQ Publisher Steve Green is joined by Kay Heritage of Big Bon Family in Savannah, Georgia. Heritage talks about her passion for working with younger generations and her jack-of-all-trades/master of none philosophy, which has helped build Big Bon Pizza, and more recently, … More