On July 16, the two founders and chefs of Square Pie Guys, are realizing a long-time dream: opening their own brick-and-mortar restaurant. The restaurant serves Detroit-style pies with unique recipes like Don’t Go Bacon My Heart and How Mush-room? and Mean Green Sausage Machine. Marc Schechter and Danny Stoller began … More
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Canadian Pizzerias Achieve Guinness World Record for Largest Calzone
Five Ontario pizzerias shattered a five-year-old Guinness World Record for the largest calzone at the Vaughan Pizza Fest. Roberto “Pizza Dude” Vergalito, owner of Roberto’s Pizza Passion in St. Catharines, led five pizza makers and 20 helpers in this herculean effort. They collaborated with Hot Rocks Stone Ovens, whose stone … More
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Blaze Pizza Declares Itself the First National Chain with Keto-Friendly Crust
Blaze Pizza announced that it is the first national pizza chain to launch a keto-friendly pizza menu. The keto diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet that eliminates traditional carbohydrates such as bread. The fast-casual pizza chain said that by Tuesday, July 16, customers will get to buy pizzas featuring … More
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Celebrate National Gummi Worm Day with Pizza
Every day is a holiday, especially here in the United States. Today is no exception: July 15 is the National Gummi Worm Day. Pizza is universal so naturally, there are gummy worm pizzas out there. You can even order a box of 48 E.Frutti gummy pizzas from Old Time Candy. … More
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Woodstock’s Pizza Names New COO
Woodstock’s Pizza has named Tony Dellamano as Chief Operating Officer. Dellamano brings to the table more than 15 years of experience in the restaurant industry, ranging from quick service to fast casual and fine dining concepts. Most recently, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Fresh Brothers Pizza in Los … More
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Vegan Pizzeria Donates All Profits From New Pizza to Build Homes for Pigs
A U.K. vegan pizzeria, Purezza, has created a new pie that will help pay to build homes for rescued pigs. “The Laughing Pig” is coated in a cheese sauce and topped with yellow plum tomatoes, asparagus tips, lemon zest, and jackfruit salami. The pizzeria’s own signature vegan cheese, Mozzarella 2.0, … More
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Soon Australians Can Get Wood-Fired Pizza at a Drive-Through
Australia’s first wood-fired, drive-through pizza is preparing to open for business. The restaurant is called Rapid Red Gum and will soon be opening in the Werribee suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Rapid Red Gum grew out of a mobile concept that Mark and Paula Beeby brainstormed in 2007. Moving from New … More
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How I Went Out of Business: The Hard Lessons of Failure
Ask an experienced operator for advice on starting out in the pizza industry, and a common response is, “Don’t do it!” Between the long hours, rising costs and ever-increasing competition, this industry can be as unforgiving as it is rewarding. Even those who jump into pizzeria ownership with great … More
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Italians Develop Algorithm for Perfect Biga
Even if preparing biga seems easy, there are a lot of moving parts to consider. Biga is a starter made with just flour, water, and yeast. It’s used to make any kind of leavened product to provide a better taste and fragrance to your dough. A traditional biga requires 44% … More
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Villa Italian Kitchen Offers Guests an Order of Pizza Crusts Only
There are two types of pizza lovers: those who leave crusts, and those who eat crusts and crusts that other people leave. Villa Italian Kitchen will be a haven for the crust-eaters. On July 18, the restaurant will offer “Just the Crust” of its Neapolitan pizzas for $2.50. “We are … More
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Frozen Pizza Company Aims to Reduce Food Waste
Around 30 to 40 percent of all food in the U.S. is wasted daily. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service estimates the food loss in 2010 to be approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion in value on consumer and retail levels. USDA said that this amount … More
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Social Venture Fund Invests in Second Location of Deaf-Owned Mozzeria
The deaf couple behind Mozzeria, a celebrated San Francisco pizza store that employs only deaf people, will open a second operation next year in Washington, D.C. with help from a venture fund that supports startups addressing social needs. The new Mozzeria location will sit just seven blocks from the first … More