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70. Talking Slices and Pizza Trends with John Gutekanst

It’s National Pizza Month so we have brought back our resident Pizza Master John Gutekanst to talk pizza toppings, latest pizza trends from the International Pizza Challenge and an update on what’s happening at Avalanche Pizza in Athens, Ohio. Th...
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69. Day by Day at Lepoma’s Pizza — The Hot Slice Podcast

Carrie and Anthony Lepoma opened Lepoma’s Pizza in Georgia in 2015. Passionate about pizza, growing the business was the couple’s unflinching mission. While the COVID-19 pandemic left many restaurants in trouble, it hit the Lepomas especially har...
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68. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Pandemic Pizza Startups

We continue our interview from Pizza Expo with two pizza operations that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Janet Duran from 550 Pizzeria in Laredo, Texas, has found success and incredible community support since opening in 2020. Dani and Alex Whit...
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67. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Being Bold & Creative

This week we continue sharing our mini session interviews from the exhibit hall at this year’s International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Guests are Que Wimberly of The Missing Brick in Indianapolis, Indiana and Neil and Richie Syal of RockFire Grill i...
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66: Community, Not Competition

National Pepperoni Pizza Day — A day of fundraising for West Coast pizzerias Marc Schechter and Danny Stollers of Square Pie Guys in the San Francisco, California, rallied 15 West Coast pizzerias to celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day (Septe...
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65. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: The Energy of Competition

This week, we pulled two pizza professionals from the International Pizza Challenge competition area to talk shop. First up, Andy Brown, who owns Andy’s Pizza with three Washington, D.C. locations. He was still abuzz from winning the non-traditiona...
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64. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Two Visionary Pizzerias

As we continue our coverage from Pizza Expo, we are talking to pizzeria professionals in person from the expo hall. This week, we chat with Sammy and Molly Mandell and Phil Bossart at Dallas, Texas-based Greenville Avenue Pizza Co and Ali Haider, own...
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63. Hot Trends from the Pizza Expo Show Floor

The Hot Slice Podcast Broadcasting from Pizza Expo We brought The Hot Slice Podcast to Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Find out what hot pizza industry trends Editor in Chief Jeremy White and Executive Editor Denise Greer have found in the exhibit hall. The...
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62: REPLAY — Infusing Fresh Perspective at Legendary King Umberto

Listen to John Cesarano on The Hot Slice Podcast It’s Pizza Expo week so we are bringing back one of our favorite episodes of 2021 with Giovanni (John) Cesarano, one of Long Island’s King Umberto’s youngest partners. We talk continuing the fami...
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61. What’s Next After the Family Pizza Business

Listen to Serhan Ayhan on The Hot Slice Podcast Serhan Ayhan grew up in the pizza business at his family’s restaurant, Boston Pizza in Queens, New York. But what happens after the family retires? That’s what Creative Director Josh Keown and Execu...
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60. Going All In on Mobile Pizza with Siler Chapman

Listen to Siler Chapman on The Hot Slice Podcast This week, we get a primer on the mobile pizza business from Siler Chapman, mobile operator and vice president of PerfectingPizza.com. He shares who’s getting in the business, startup costs, challeng...
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59. All Things Pizza Expo 2021

Pizza Expo Update after Bill Oakley’s recording: In accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines, the state of Nevada has instituted the following face mask directive: Everyone, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, ar...
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