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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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Pizza Toppings: Oh Canada (Canadian Bacon)!
Canadian bacon brings the flavor to meat toppings There are times as an entrepreneur that you want to take the low-risk road when it comes to toppings. That voice in your head says, “Will my customers even know that this topping is a cheaper (and p...
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Taking Count
Inventory management often overlooked by pizzeria operators Taking inventory –– it’s one of the most dreaded tasks in the restaurant business, but it has to be done. From fresh produce to canned goods and plastic ware, every product you purchas...
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Spring into Summer Menu Ideas
Summer ingredients make perfect LTO menu offerings Summer brings the sun, fun and relaxation of life to my small town. It also harkens the advent of barbequing, home cooking and my customers vacationing away from town. When I first opened, this meant...
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Sauce Boss
After you open the can, make the pizza sauce your own I’ve always looked at pizza like music. Each menu is a new album, the pizzas are the songs and the ingredients are the members of the band. In that scenario the beat of the drummer is the crust,...
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Dough Doctor: Hand vs. Pan
The Dough Doctor talks stuffed-crust pizza, pan rising Q: What’s the difference between hand-tossed dough versus pan-risen dough? A: This is a really interesting question that was directed at me recently. Dough that has been hand-tossed/stretched h...
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Trending Recipe: Super Kale Salad
Kale has increasingly become a favorite ingredient in just about every dining establishement — from fast casual to fine dining. This easy summer salad has several “super food” ingredients that gives your customers confidence in healthy choices....
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Respecting the Craft: We’re Not in Naples, Part III
The final chapter detailing why what works in one climate may not work in another In the April issue, I discussed how I left a student perplexed when I explained to him that I had several different dough recipes for Neapolitan pizza dough. Last month...
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Man on the Street: In With the New
Attract new customers to your pizzeria College-town pizzerias have it made in the shade. Every semester, a fresh batch of students shows up to take the place of the outgoing class and they’ll all end up ordering pizza sooner or later. Such is not t...
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Respecting the Craft: We’re Not in Naples, Part II
What works in one climate may not work in another Last month I discussed how I left a student perplexed when I explained to him that I had several different recipes for Neapolitan pizza dough. And I brought to light the fact that we simply are not in...
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Trending Recipe: Curry Shrimp Pizza
Are you looking for an easy way to add an upscale pizza to your menu? Give this spicy shrimp pizza a try. You’ve probably got most of the ingredients on hand already. Print Curry Shrimp Pizza Author: Pizza Today Recipe type: pizza ...
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Dough Doctor: Fast-Casual Dough
The Dough Doctor takes a look at quick-baking dough I have been getting a number of requests over the past year on how to make pizzas for fast-casual concepts. First, we need to understand the concept, which is based on both the visual aspects of han...
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Grandma Pie: Say Hello to Grandma
A look at what’s behind Grandma Pie (grandma pizza) When I was a kid living in New Jersey I would ride my bike to my favorite pizzeria — Joe’s Pizza (super original on the name) — after school and order a slice to ruin my dinner. One day ...