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Detroit Style Pizza: A Guide to Detroit Pizza
Discover Detroit-Style Pizza Detroit style pizza is a square, deep dish pizza that is known for its racing stripes sauce on top, cheese crust crown and light crust. Whether you call them red tops or square pizza, Detroit-style pizza is a unique pizza style that hast become one of the hottest pizza styles and one […]
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Presto: Add versatile pesto to your menu
Most pizza shops have two categories of pies. Red or white. But what about that illusive third option? Green. Pesto can be a replacement for sauce or used as a topping. It can be made vegan or extra cheesy. There are endless ingredients that you can ...
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Hot in Pizza: Explore 2021 Menu Trends
The most exciting competition at Pizza Expo is always the Non-traditional division. Free from the limitations of other categories, it’s a showcase for experimentation that often inspires pizzeria menus for the following year. Without the benefit of...
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Revenge of the Curds: Specialty Cheeses to Add to Your Menu
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War The year 2020 marked one of the most tumultuous restaurant years in my lifetime. Because of Covid, my business model was shaken by new state rules, staff h...
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Mike’s Monthly Tip: Curated Beer List
I don’t like listening to the Billboard Top 40. I never have. I don’t like songs that have no relation to each other. I don’t like listening to music that hasn’t proven it can stand the test of time. Don’t get me wrong, I love new music —...
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Explore ways to maximize mushrooms — Making Room
Explore Mushrooms on Pizza Pepperoni has one implementation on pizza. Pepperoni goes on top, before the bake like any other typical topping. The size and taste of the pepperonis will vary, but there aren’t multiple species of pepperoni. Mushrooms, ...
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Pastabilities: Adding vegan pastas to your menu
The plant-based movement has arrived if you haven’t noticed. “Plant-based” has now replaced “vegan” as the primary new term describing a diet that is animal product free. Being vegetarian can mean a number of things but just to set t...
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Latin-inspired Pizzas: Bold times call for a boldly flavored pizza
Such a Jerk The Latin world is a diverse, colorful, vibrant and flavorful realm. More than 30 countries in South America, Central America, North America (Mexico) and the Caribbean Islands comprise Latin America. The topography and cultural influences...
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Hoagie’s Heroes: Sandwich Menu Ideas
Specialty sandwiches can be a much needed boost to your menu Not many businesses have such overlapping culinary footprints as pizzerias and sandwich places. Both have a base of wheat followed by cheeses, vegetables, proteins and even cold greens. The...
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Menu Creativity in Small Markets
Biggeats Smalls “Normality is the great neurosis of civilization.” – Tom Robbins Owning a pizzeria in a small town is a matter of community. Your customers are neighbors, coaches, teachers, police, firemen and workers of all types. To stay ...
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Lasagna: Versatile Favorite
Lasagna aligns well with today’s menu needs Lasagna is not only a delicious and classic comfort food, it’s also easy to make, customizable and profitable. Bonus: it travels well in the right packaging. Take all this into consideration and it beco...
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Add trending chicken pizzas to your menu
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner Chicken deserves its rightful place on pizza menus. Did you know Americans eat nearly 65 pounds of chicken per person each year? In fact, poultry is the most consumed meat in the U.S. As pizza toppings go, chicken is a ...
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2021 Menu Guide
Get appetizer, pizza, main dish and dessert recipes to take your menu into 2021. Serrano Peach Pizza with Bacon JOSH’S PICK I will defend fruit on a pizza until my dying day. Combine it with bacon and it wins everytime. Mortadella and ...