The restaurant business is demanding. A successful eatery requires a consistently high-quality product served by a professional wait staff in an inviting and clean environment. Combined with a good location and a lot of hard work and dedication, the ultimate reward is happy and loyal repeat customers — and a … More
Business & Marketing
The Pizza Plunge: Everybody's buzzing about Domino's bungee delivery promo
There has been a lot of talk in the United States and Britain about drone-based pizza delivery, but down in New Zealand, everybody’s buzzing about bungee delivery. PMQ talked with Fleur Revell, Impact PR Managing Director and Stunt Creator for Domino’s, about the pizza giant’s bungee jump delivery last month. … More
Restaurants & Bars
New Yorker spreading good cheer to Twitter pals – one pizza at a time
In the spirit of giving this holiday, we wanted to introduce you to one good Samaritan who uses pizza to spread joy—and he does it via Twitter. Meet Sam Howe, known as @melip0ne on Twitter, a pie-loving philanthropist who found that giving pizza to hungry tweeters could bring people from … More
Restaurants & Bars
Meet the ultimate pizza band: The Pizza Underground
PMQ Pizza Magazine heard the news and immediately had to reach out to Macaulay Culkin’s new band, The Pizza Underground, to talk pizza. The band consists of Culkin on the kazoo, Matt Colbourn on guitar, Deenah Kreutz on the glockenspiel, Deenah Vollmer on the pizza box (yes, the pizza box—we’re … More
Restaurants & Bars
Love of pizza brings kids and social activists together in new web series
Recently we discovered a new web show, Pizza With an Icon, which brings teenagers together with an iconic figure for wide-ranging discussions while eating pizza. The show was created by Bonnie Abaunza, who co-produces it with Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer. John Prendergast, a human rights activist and the co-founder … More
Restaurants & Bars
Hungry Howie's Pizza ad parodies Van Damme
When DBA Worldwide, the ad agency for the Hungry Howie’s Pizza chain, spotted a viral video featuring Jean Claude Van Damme and two Volvo trucks, they instantly realized that the ingenious Youtube spot was ripe for parody. The video depicts Van Damme standing rigidly, arms crossed, between two Volvo trucks … More
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A PMQ exclusive: Chicago pizza maker Marc Malnati arranges a truce in Jon Stewart's pizza war
Marc Malnati, owner of the famous Lou Malnati’s Pizza of Chicago and a fourth-generation pizzaiolo, happened to be in New York on the day Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s popular The Daily Show, went on a comedic tirade against his beloved homestyle pie. Stewart complained that Chicago-style pizza is … More
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Domino's India Web site hacked, customer data leaked
quot;The Indian Web site of pizza retailer Domino was hacked by a Turkish group, which leaked information from about 37,000 accounts online. The data included names, phone numbers, email addresses, and passwords," according to ZDNet. "In a report Tuesday by the Business Standard, the culprits behind the breach called themselves the Turkish Ajan … More
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Chicken wings, pizza, salad feed flood relief
quot;Have lunch at Green Mill’s Mobil Kitchen and save a basement," according to the Superior Telegram. "The Federal Emergency Management Agency has done its part, so has the State of Minnesota, now the Green Mill Restaurant’s Mobil Kitchen is hitting the road to help local residents whose lives were affected … More
Restaurants & Bars
The Many Faces of Pizza
While Italians may rightfully claim to be the originators of the dish that we have come to know as pizza, there can be little doubt that the United States has developed the most diverse expressions of this culinary mainstay. This is a result of many factors, including cross-cultural influences, creativity, and the vast array of ingredients and equipment … More