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Isaiah Ruffin, Pizza by Ruffin, Seattle, Washington  – Rising Star
Isaiah Ruffin Chef and co-Owner of Pizza By Ruffin Seattle, Washington Instagram: @pizzabyruffin Isaiah Ruffin got his start cooking for generals in the U.S. Army. Today, he makes pizza for captains of industry. After years operating a food truck in ...
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Victoria Tiso, Tori T’s Pizzeria, Malverne, NY – Rising Star
Victoria Tiso Owner of Tori T’s Pizzeria Malverne, New York Instagram: @Tori_tspizzeria, @thebronxpizzagirl Victoria Tiso grew up in her father’s pizzeria, the famous Louie and Ernie’s in the Bronx. She then spent years as a high school and...
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Miriam Weiskind, Yum’s of PDX, Portland, Oregon – Rising Star
Miriam Weiskind Head pizzaiolo and owner of Yum’s of PDX Portland, Oregon Instagram: @yumsofpdx, @thezareport Miriam Weiskind spent eight years as a tour guide for Scott’s Pizza Tours in New York. Disappointed by her underwhelming pizza making at...
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Davide Lubrano Lavadera, Pizzata Pizzeria, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Rising Star
Davide Lubrano Lavadera Founder/ Co-owner of Pizzata Pizzeria and Pizzata Pizzeria & Birreria Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Instagram: @Pizzata_pizzeria, @Pizzata_birreria, @Obsession_pizza At this year’s Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, Davide Lubrano La...
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Melina Piroso Felix, The Pizza Bandit, Denver, Colorado – Rising Star
Melina Piroso Felix Owner/operator of The Pizza Bandit Denver, Colorado Instagram: @thepizzabanditcolorado Melina Piroso Felix started building The Pizza Bandit brand before selling her first pizza. Her son suggested the business name, and when Piros...
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Large Plain Pizza and Pints, Pittsburgh, PA | Pizza Destinations
Go inside Large Plain Pizza & Pints, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Each month in Destinations, we highlight an up-and-coming pizza spot in the U.S. In Pizza Destinations, we showcase a pizza place that may have just opened to rave reviews, hit best p...
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Wilhelm Rodriguez, Papa’s Pizza, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | A Conversation
A Quick Q&A with Wilhelm Rodriguez, owner of Papa’s Pizza in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico In March, Wilhelm Rodriguez took first place in the Traditional Division at the International Pizza Challenge during Pizza Expo. After being crowned a pizza cha...
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Industry News
Pizza Expo Columbus 2025: Latest News from the Midwest’s Premier Pizza Show
Updated News on Pizza Expo Columbus | October 26-27 | Columbus Convention Center | Columbus, Ohio To keep everyone up to date on all the news and conversations surrounding Pizza Expo Columbus, staging at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Colu...
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Menu Development
Grandma-style Pizza Grows Beyond Its Long Island Roots
Pizza lore would have you believe Grandma-style pies were named for the square pizzas grandmothers in Italy have been baking up for generations. In the United States, however, the pizzas baked in cookie sheets are synonymous with Umberto: king of the...
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Operations
Best Practices for Restaurant Inventory Management
Ordering and using the right amounts of ingredients can help reduce costs and prevent food waste The professionals who know the most about supply and demand aren’t economists; they are pizzeria owners. They know that few things cause more damage th...
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Dough Production/Development
Your pizza dough might benefit from adding whole-grain flour | Knead to Know
Add Whole-Grain Flour to Pizza Dough As pizza makers and bakers, we are trained to choose our flour based on what we want our end product to look, feel and taste like. We analyze a bag of flour for the level of protein it contains, how coarsely it is...
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Finance & Growth
Pizzerias with products sold at retail share steps to market
Back in 2006, Doug Fricano was running five high-performing Fricano’s Pizza restaurants in western Michigan, and he believed his sauces – based on cherished family recipes – could be jarred and sold. Over the next 14 years, Fricano hand-produce...