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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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How to Evaluate Kitchen Equipment Purchases
Updating Your Kitchen Workhorses Pizza comes to life in the kitchen. Thus, it’s essential to put in the right appliances to make and sell pies. Yet there’s no guidebook to follow when buying an oven or dough mixer, as your specific needs will dep...
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Winter Menu: Warm & Cozy
Add more comfort foods to your winter menu With all of the chaos happening in the world right now, I’ve been actually looking forward to winter. Yes, I know it won’t magically wipe away all of the problems that seem to grow daily. But in a...
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Man on the Street: Expanded Menu
The pages of this magazine are always packed with creative ideas for running a better pizza business, but never before has doing so been so crucial. It’s no exaggeration to say that a business’s agility will spell the difference between survival ...
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Man on the Street: Pepperoni Scare
It’s without a doubt the most popular topping in America. A common stat claims that it’s on at least 36 percent of pizzas eaten in this country. Nearly every image of pizza on t-shirts, menus, and logos features it. The sheer ubiquity of it is wh...
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Building Blocks: Tips for a New Menu
Utilize items that will excel I have the best pizza in the city!” Or at least that’s what most people say when they open a new shop. I never did. I just let the pizza speak for itself. Of course, over the last eight years and with the help of sup...
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Meatballs: Classic Favorite
Meatballs can star on your menu in many categories Meatballs have seemingly been around forever. Everyone’s grandmother has a special recipe. They’re on menus in all parts of the country; sometimes as a starter, other times atop pizza. They’re ...
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Anchovies: Little Fish, Bold Flavor
It’s time to give anchovies another try Fried, fresh, marinated, grilled or seared. These little fish pack a huge flavor punch and most people either love them or hate them. I dipped my toes in slowly with anchovies. While I am now fully in the for...
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Pork: Making the Cut
Find ways to use versatile pork The pandemic has forced so many of us to alter our habits. It has caused people to become wary of others. It has sparked some into action to help those in need and others to withdraw into themselves. But mostly, it has...
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Fall Menus: Autumn Staples
Be strategic on your fall menu during this persistent pandemic As COVID19 dining restrictions have tightened again around the country, it’s easy to miss that the changing season is upon us. Fall will arrive soon and usher in a bounty of comfort foo...
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Non-Traditional Pizza: Go Like a Viking
Making the best Non-Traditional Pizza “Toppings are easy. The base takes a lifetime.” — Domenico Crolla, Restaurateur and Pizza Judge Competitive pizza making always brings out the best in people, but the non-traditional category of the Inter...
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The Great Calzone: Make the dish your own
In Atlantic City this year, the calzone will officially enter the competition realm. At Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2020, the calzone competition is set to make its debut. It’s interesting the reverberating effects that these competitions have. Piz...
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Bring scratch dressing to salads, apps and pizzas
Dressed to Impress One of the first kitchen jobs I had in San Francisco was at a gourmet salad restaurant. The place had just opened in the financial district and was booming. The chef/owner had previously worked at high-end places such as Gary Danko...