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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 Pillar — the sauce
No member of pizza’s holy trinity — dough, sauce and cheese — should be overlooked. Without hitting all three out of the park, your pizza easily gets lost in the crowded foodservice landscape. So why do so many operations simply open a can of t...
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Sharp As A Knife
Time to sharpen your knife skills? And by skills, we’re talking about back-of-house efficiencies and safety protocols around the most common foodservice tool. Knowing which knives work best for cutting different types of product, how to care for th...
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Scrumptious Sandwiches
Add variety to your sandwich menu Do you ever stop for just a moment and realize how lucky we are to be in the business of feeding folks every day? Our routines can certainly become a bit repetitive, leaving us with that same old lack-luster r...
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Trending Recipes: Eggplant Parmesan Lasagna
This eggplant lasagna is so good, even kids will eat it. (Just don’t tell them they’re eating their veggies!) Eggplant is hearty and filling, and makes this a great vegetarian option. Pair with a salad for a great full-meal option. Eggplant Parme...
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Stretch ingredients out!
Use current ingredients to expand your menu in new directions OK, friends, International Pizza Expo has come to an end and what an exciting time it was! It just gets bigger and better each year. While I am busy with my involvement with Expo, you prob...
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Get healthy with a variety of meats and proteins
Flavorful meats and proteins address dietary needs With more attention than ever being placed on healthy menu options, operators are turning to products that are made from healthier ingredients. I’ve noticed how much attention the Mediterranean die...
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A meatball worth bragging about
I love meatballs. So it should come as no surprise that I usually try them whenever I see them on a pizzeria’s menu. And though they are exceptionally easy to make from scratch, too many operators still simply don’t get them right. Someti...
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Think outside the breadstick
Use your oven for oven-baked bottom-line boosts Let’s talk bottom line for a moment. It’s on all of our minds. We all want to increase our profits or get closer to making a profit and we are relentless in finding ways to bring in new customers to...
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Do it Detroit style
Regional pizza makes its way cross-country Once virtually unknown outside of the Motor City, Detroit-style pizza has rapidly become a popular dish at several notable pizzerias across the country and has earned its makers top honors in both domestic a...
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Trending Recipe: Polpette Alla Napoletana
By Johnathan Goldsmith Owner — Spacca Napoli, Chicago Illinois 3 cups dried crustless bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, soaked in cold water until soft (mollica) 1 1/4 pounds ground beef, 80 percent lean 2 eggs, beaten to mix well 2 large cloves ga...
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Coal Miners Pasta
Carbonara sauce offers smoky, intense flavor Carbonara is what some folks consider the fusion of the holy trinity of taste. The pork, egg, cheese and pepper thicken like cooling lava around the pasta bringing a savory, fulfilling richness that begs f...
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Soak Up the Sun
Sun-dried tomatoes heat up spring menus Spring may bring a bounty of produce, but a good tomato? Not as likely. What’s a pizzeria operator to do? With its sweet, intense flavor and multiple uses — sun-dried tomatoes are the answer. Sun-dried toma...