Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar rolls out Pizzaburger to U.S. diners

Last week, we told you about a Japanese chain that combined two beloved foods into one –– pizza and hamburgers. Now, a U.S. chain is introducing the same concept to American diners. Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, the American...

Dough Doctor: Baker’s Percent

Some people have accused me of making my dough formulas too complex and difficult to make because I insist upon giving the ingredient amounts in percentages. Actually, they’re given in what is called “baker’s percent”. I must admi...

Il Pizzaiolo: Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza, Red Bank, NJ

Brooklyn native Tommy Bonfiglio has been an aficionado of pizza most of his life –– the former tax attorney and his wife, Yvette, actively sought out pizza on their travels around the globe. So when the couple found their nest empty but themselve...

Japanese restaurant chain launches pizza/burger hybrid

A Japanese fast food chain has launched a new item that will appeal to folks who love both burgers and pizza. Can’t decide between the two? Pizza Little Party Kyoto’s limited-edition Megaburgerpizza costs ?2,580, or about $26.46 US, and c...
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Pizza proposal proves successful

A Colchester, England, man proposed to his girlfriend over pizza, literally. According to the East Anglian Daily Times, the two pizzas were topped with goat cheese, tomato, red onion and strategically placed spinach. One pie read, “High tide, l...

Hotel phones feature a “Pizza Button”

Guests at County Inn and Suites in Niagara Falls, Ontario, can order pizza with the touch of a single button on its phone system. The “Pizza Button” is connected to a local pizzeria. For the full article, CLICK HERE. Now that’s a pa...
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Restaurant owner kicks out war vet, service dog

The owner of restaurant in Oxford, Massachusetts recently yelled profanities at a disabled Iraq war veteran when he entered the establishment with his service dog. James Glaser, who suffers from PTSD, was asked to leave even after providing the owner...

A Guide to Garlic Knots (HOW-TO VIDEO)

Earlier this week, we asked our Facebook fans: What’s your bestselling, low-cost menu item? Garlic knots was the undisputed winner. At Pizza Today, we sing the praises of buttery garlic knots. Our Man on the Street Scott Weiner loves them too: ...

Healthcare 101: A primer for the pizzeria operator on the Affordable Care Act

When David Cole teamed with his three brothers to open i Fratelli Pizza in 1987, the group did not discuss the issue of healthcare coverage for themselves let alone entertain any conversation about providing health insurance for employees. That reali...

Preventing presenteeism

Last winter’s flu outbreak highlighted an issue in many businesses: presenteeism, that is, employees showing up even when they’re sick because they need the money and potentially spreading their illness to others. When those employees are handlin...

Tony Gemignani talks Parmigiano-Reggiano

Not too long ago I was in Parma, Italy, for the Campionato Mondiale della Pizza with a few members of The World Pizza Champions and Pizza Today magazine. While there, we had the pleasure and privilege to take a tour of a dairy that produces Parmigian...

Why short videos are wildly popular over social media

Pizza Today has been singing the praises of online videos for a while now. With Vine’s 8-seond and Instagram’s 15-second video apps that are able to produce high quality, stop-motion video, you can get creative in your pizzeria. The popul...
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