Federal Hill Pizza makes creative use of vaudevillian elements in its decor. Federal Hill Pizza Driving from New York to Boston this summer, PMQ publisher Steve Green remembered an interesting conversation he’d had a few years earlier with a man named Billy Manzo. “He’s a man of taste—literally,” Green … More

Punch-out pizza-box coupons and signs stating the rules are part of the charm at Italian Fiesta. Italian Fiesta Pizza With five locations, this no-frills strip-mall pizza shop is best known as the childhood pizzeria of Michelle Obama (is it mere coincidence that the First Lady and President Obama own … More

Pangea Kitchen Evansville, IN Pangea Kitchen has a lot of working parts. Branded “a global soul food market,” the strip-mall location packs in stations with fresh mozzarella and pastas; a deli with meats, cheeses and gourmet goods; an assembly line churning out Neapolitan, Sicilian and fried pies crafted to … More

In addition to slices, Mikey’s Late Night Slice offers unique and irreverent specialty menu items. Mikey’s Late Night Slice Columbus, Ohio PizzaTV’s Daniel Lee Perea made a late-night stop at Mikey’s Late Night Slice in Columbus, Ohio, and went away impressed. In addition to five locations around the city, … More

When Martin Coar of Two Brothers Restaurant & Pizza got the word that Hillary Clinton was coming to his town for a campaign visit, he knew exactly what he had to do: create a pizza in the presidential candidate’s honor. Clinton visited Dunmore, Pennsylvania, on Friday, April 22, prior to … More

The Nightclub & Bar Show | Las Vegas PMQ’s Think Tank Reunion drew pizzeria operators from around the country for a networking event held at the Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas. The private gathering featured musical entertainment from PMQ staff members Daniel Lee Perea, a.k.a. El Bebop Kid, … More

The Cheese Board Collective only serves one type of pizza per day, and customers still line up to try it. Cheese Board Collective, Berkeley, California Ever heard of a pizza shop with 55 owners? It’s a business model that has worked for the Cheese Board Collective since 1971. PMQ’s … More

(Left to right) Rick Mines, Dave Sommers, Michael LaMarca and Jane Mines show off their awards from the 10th annual Chinese Pizza Championship in Shanghai. Shanghai—FHC China Accompanied by PMQ staffers, four members of the Groupon U.S. Pizza Team explored Shanghai and competed in the 10th annual Chinese Pizza … More

At 94 years old, famed boxing manager Tony Graziano still shows up to work every day at his pizza shop in Canastota, New York. ​Canastota, New York—Graziano’s Each year, hordes of fans descend upon the tiny town of Canastota, New York, for the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction … More

Memphis—June 18 We’d heard so much about Hog and Hominy (hogandhominy.com), named one of GQ Magazine’s “12 Most Outstanding Restaurants of 2013” and featured in The New York Times that same year, that we had to check it out ourselves. Kara Hoffman, PMQ’s creative director, loved the Thunderbird! Forty … More

Where We've Been PMQ’s Pizzamobile is always on a mission to uncover new moneymaking ideas and document milestone events in the pizza industry. If we haven’t been to your town yet, it’s only a matter of time. Learn more about where the PMQ staff has been and look out for where … More