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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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Prawn Stars — Shrimp and pizza
Shrimp blows traditional toppings out of the water Shrimp can be an asset to your pizzeria by manipulating your menu to accommodate the many seafood lovers in America. Granted, some traditionally inclined people may stick to that old and dry rule of ...
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Portion Control: Size Matters
Proper portioning extends beyond pizza Are you measuring up to your food cost goals? Profitability is just one factor in the key to success. Profits are how we keep going and growing in a multitude of ways. Don’t be fooled by focusing on maximum pr...
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The Dough Doctor talks pizza pans and mixers
It’ll All Pan Out Q: I’m beginning to put my business plan together for opening a pizzeria sometime next year and I have a question regarding which pans and screens you would recommend using. A: When it comes to pans you have options of steel or ...
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5 Things You Should Be Making From Scratch
If you aren’t making these in-house, you really need to be Independent pizza places that sell “turn and burn” pizza are a dying breed. It’s actually easier to attempt to sell the best quality local pizza rather than fight in the trenches with...
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Use these artisan ingredients over more traditional pizza toppings
Looking to upgrade your menu in a meaningful way? Look no further. I think that every independent restaurateur is an artisan. Some of us stick to artistic traditionalism, while others veer off into new combinations, tastes and methods. While true foo...
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Drawing families with innovative children’s menus
Where Kids Count Microwaved pizza, mac and cheese and chicken fingers are often standard pizzeria children’s menu fare. But to keep kids –– and their families –– coming back, many pizzerias are also offering creative, healthy and allergy-co...
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Trending Recipe: BBQ Chicken & Smoked Scamorza Pizza
Print BBQ Chicken & Smoked Scamorza Pizza Author: Pizza Today Recipe type: pizza Ingredients 16-inch pizza shell 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts, pulled into chunks 6 ounces barbecue sauce �...
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Chocolate Hazelnut Pudding Cake (Gianduia)
This original recipe was created by the late Pat Bruno Jr., a Pizza Today columnist for many years. We chose to recreate it in his honor for this special issue. It’s worth its weight on your menu and had our staff savoring every morsel. Print Choco...
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Dough Doctor: Adding a thick-crust pizza
They say that variety is the spice of life, and it is no different with pizza. While your customers may love your present offering, they might also be interested in something a little different from your mainstream pizza. It’s easy to change the to...
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2016 Menu Trends — So Hot!
These modern ingredients bring versatility, sophistication to menus I work with a lot of unusual ingredients in the Pizza Today test kitchen –– from quail eggs we had to source off season from a tiny Asian market to ground lamb for meatballs. Tod...
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Research and Development Done Right
For independent pizzerias, adding a new menu item should be a thoughtful decision For Jason McGovern, owner of Denver Deep Dish, a three-year-old pizzeria based in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood, putting the effort and investment into launching a ...
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Respecting the Craft: Sauce Boss
Give this delectable BBQ sauce a try Last month I discussed my hesitation to add a BBQ Chicken pizza to the menu in my San Francisco restaurant. But I finally put my own twist on one and threw caution to the wind. Now, I want to help you step yours u...