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Respecting the Craft: When can I step away?
Sooner or later, you are going to need to take a break I have had several calls in the past few months that touch upon this question: “When is the right time to step away from your restaurant?” This is tough because sometimes you may never...
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Menu Development
Trending Recipe: The Bacon & Brussels
Print Trending Recipe: The Bacon & Brussels Author: Pizza Today Ingredients 1 pizza dough 4 Brussels sprouts, roasted and quartered 4 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped 6-8 sundried tomatoes, julienned ¼ cup shredded Gouda ¼ cup sh...
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People & Pizzerias
Destinations: Minneapolis, Minnesota
A look at pizzerias in Minneapolis, Minnesota Red Wagon Pizza Co. Red Wagon combines modern American pizza and seasonal cast-iron creations in its wood-fired oven with a beer and wine focus. Beverage pairings appear right on its menu. The bar ...
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Dough Doctor: Pizza Crust Characteristics
Want a chewy or crispy pizza crust? The one thing that we all have in common is that we are trying to achieve specific characteristics in our finished pizza crust. Some are trying to achieve a soft and foldable crust, while others are looking for a c...
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Restaurant Design: Now Trending
Distinguishing dining-room design trend from fad Dan Collier and his partner, Josh Schreider, of PizzaMan Dan’s in Ventura County, California, took a serious look at the pizza company’s interiors about a year ago. Since its inception in 2012, Col...
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Taters gonna tate
Potatoes on pizza? Yes, please Potatoes on pizza are gaining popularity in a lot of America’s pizzerias. Yes, this lowly tuber may seem an unlikely companion to pizza. But once your customers experience its broad flavor and textural horizons it can...
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Whole and Healthy
Fresh ingredients, special options becoming more important among health-conscious customers The low- and no-fat fads have come and gone, and even carb-conscious customers aren’t worrying so much when they walk through the doors of their local pizza...
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Employee Management
In Your Backyard: Local Store Marketing
Honing marketing efforts to a geographic radius reaps rewards Loyalty is not given, it is earned. You gain frequency with the quality and consistency of your product, your customer service and your overall dining experience. Your approach to marketin...
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Employee Management
Insurance: Get Protection
Do you have the right insurance coverage for your operation? Owning a business is an act of calculated risk. To make the most of your investment, proper insurance coverage is absolutely necessary. Without it, a customer who breaks a tooth or a fire i...
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People & Pizzerias
Have Pizza. Will Travel.
Portable food still requires well-designed delivery packaging Pizza has a lot going for it. It is almost an embarrassment of riches. In addition to being delicious, sometimes nutritious, practically guaranteed to please a crowd and price-conscious, p...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Today on the Road: A Slice of New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut, boasts some of the best pizzerias in the country We’ve done tours in many of the major pizza-central regions in the country –– Brooklyn, Chicago, San Francisco, Staten Island and Austin, Texas, among them –– but with...
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Employee Management
Bases Covered
Do you know the law when it comes to hiring immigrants? Hiring a worker who is not legally authorized to work in the U.S. is likely only to bring hassles for pizzeria owners. Those costly and time-consuming troubles could include an audit, whi...