October 2021

Published: October 1, 2021

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Pizza Today visits Good Pie in Las Vegas. Review the long awaited Pizza Expo 2021. Have fun with National Pizza Month. Get tips on operating on a shoestring budget, smallwares you need and expansion loan options. Find menu ideas on stuffed shells, pan pizzas, appetizer dips and bacon pizzas.

You can also check out theย  Digital Edition โ€” Pizza Today October 2021.

Pizza Today On the Road: Good Pie, Las Vegas, NV

All Good Good Pie doing good things in Vegas Vincent Rotolo wanted to bring a slice of Brooklyn to Las Vegas. The cityโ€™s thriving food scene exposes locals and tourists alike to a variety of world-class cuisines, and there was no shortage of top-fl...

Let’s Celebrate National Pizza Month 2021

A food so loved they gave us a whole month. Uncertainty has ruled the restaurant industry since March 2020. But now itโ€™s time to put our energies into celebrating Americaโ€™s favorite food, pizza! October is National Pizza Month and one of the indu...

Building Blocks: Crafting a Vision that Resonates

Why now is the perfect time to build more stores Among Warren Buffetโ€™s many famous sayings is โ€œBe fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.โ€ Looking back through history, the best times to create wealth in other industr...
Topics Operations

Smallwares, Big Results

These often overlooked smallware items can impact your kitchen efficiency Smallwares are an annoying detail to any properly functioning restaurant. Having enough of them, the right ones, and having them all well maintained indicates a well-run restau...
Topics Industry News

Commentary: Growing Together

At Pizza Expo this past August, the educational lineup consisted of several seminars, demonstrations and workshops geared towards helping pizzeria owners expand their businesses. Between now and the 2022 Pizza Expo, we plan to take much of that mater...
Topics Industry News

Pizza Expo 2021 Wrap Up: Fighting Spirit

Pizza Expoโ€™s return to Las Vegas challenging, yet triumphant After a series of COVID-19 induced cancellations and postponements, International Pizza Expo finally made its triumphant return to Las Vegas in August 2021. Eager attendees and exhibitors...

Destinations: Brick Oven on Main, Bridgeport, CT; Austin Street, Queens; Piatto, Witchita, KS

A Look at Pizzerias Around the U.S.   Brick Oven on Main | Bridgeport, Connecticut This small business thrives on supporting its community and has a unique origin story. โ€œWe are a small family run pizzeria in the north end of Bridgeport, Conne...

Destinations: Brick Oven on Main, Bridgeport, CT; Austin Street, Queens; Piatto, Witchita, KS

A Look at Pizzerias Around the U.S.   Brick Oven on Main | Bridgeport, Connecticut This small business thrives on supporting its community and has a unique origin story. โ€œWe are a small family run pizzeria in the north end of Bridgeport, Conne...

Pizza Today Team sounds off on pan pizza craze

PANdemonium: Pan Style Pizzas Pan pizza is hot right now. We are seeing an influx of a variety of pan pizzas being added to menus all over the country.ย  Thereโ€™s no better evidence of its rise than at this yearโ€™s International Pizza Challenge at ...

Explore loan options to grow your restaurant

Backing the Business Shifting market demand, changing consumer behavior, and sales fluctuations may spur the need to open a new location, expand your current dining space or upgrade kitchen equipment. Large projects often require funding that falls o...
Topics Operations

Mike’s Monthly Tip: Repairs & Maintenance

Keep up so you donโ€™t break down Dealing with repairs and maintenance is a pain; nothing is exciting about it. Itโ€™s just something we all need to deal with. How you handle R&M indicates how you approach this job, either as a business career or...
Topics Dough

Knead to Know: Discover optimal stretching techniques for your pizza dough

The Dough Stretchย  Having the perfect dough recipe is great, but if you do not know how to properly open or stretch a dough ball all that work quickly disappears. For beginners stretching dough can be one of the toughest techniques to master. There ...

Man on the Street: The Future is Plant Based

Back in May, one of the most lavish restaurants in the world announced its decision to switch to a plant-based menu. Eleven Madison Park has four stars from the New York Times and three stars from the Michelin guide, which theyโ€™ve earned by serving...

Appetizer Dips: I Dip, You Dip, We Dip

Increase check averages with trending appetizer dips Appetizer dips may be one of the easiest items that you can add to your appetizer menu that will result in the broadest appeal. Hungry and hangry diners will gravitate towards the instant gratifica...

Stuffed Shells are Back!

The Right Stuff If stuffed shells were automobiles, they would be a flock of big, bright pink SUVs driving around town. In any restaurant, the delivery of this oversized, stuffed and sauced pasta is just as awesome a sight and usually followed by smi...

Bacon Pizzas: Just Add Bacon

Bacon gives intense flavor, appeal to pizza Iโ€™ve always loved bacon as a pizza topping. Itโ€™s super versatile, for starters. Whether youโ€™re loading up on meats, going the โ€œsupremeโ€ route or working with lots of veggies, you can throw bacon i...
Topics Industry News

Conversation: Anthony Petralia, Tralia, Sarasota, FL

  Tralia Sarasota, Florida   Concept: We are a Modern Italian virtual restaurant/ghost kitchen in Sarasota, Florida, specializing in seasonal, locally sourced ingredients with a focus on naturally leavened “sourdough” Neopolitan...
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