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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Destinations: Tori T’s Pizzeria, Malverne, New York
Each month in Destinations, we highlight an up-and-coming pizza spot. In Pizza Destinations, we showcase a pizza place that may have just opened to rave reviews, hit best pizza lists or have exciting news. If you’re a pizzeria that would like to b...
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Employee Management
Mike’s Monthly Tip: Smarter Or Martyr
I get it. You’re in your restaurant, and you see a problem. Maybe someone’s making pizzas slower than you’d like. Maybe the phone’s ringing off the hook, and the new guy is butchering a simple cleaning task. You step in. You take over. You fi...
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People & Pizzerias
Conversation: John Rea, Via Farina, Omaha, Nebraska
A quick Q&A with John Rea or Via Farina in Omaha, Nebraska Concept: Our concept has always been pretty simple: fresh pasta and sourdough pizza with a friendly and welcoming vibe. We have added charcuterie on a pretty great level to now focus on p...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: Liquid Courage
Infusing pizza dough with flavor and finesse (Part One) We pizza makers immerse ourselves into the science, craft and business of perfecting pizzas every day. The basis for any great pizza is usually milled wheat of some type mixed with water and a f...
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Employee Management
Do’s and Don’ts for Hiring and Managing Underage Employees
Teenage workers are subject to distinct labor laws governing hours worked and duties performed Everyone remembers the highlights of their first “real” job: independence, responsibility and a paycheck. Less memorable is the list of rules that appl...
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Menu Development
Gnocchi With a Twist
Pillowy dumplings are a customer favorite among pizzerias’ pasta offerings From samosa to shumai, nearly every culture has its own tasty, dough-based dumpling. Italy’s signature dumpling is gnocchi, the pillowy pasta dish that can be made with po...
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Dough Production/Development
Pizzerias Dedicate Entire Rooms to Dough Production
Entering Flour + Water Pizzeria in San Francisco’s Mission District, your eyes are immediately drawn toward a wall of windows encasing a room designed specifically for the dough-making process. “The magic of pizza and the foundation for it – th...
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Menu Development
Pasta-tively Perfect: A Guide to Commonly Used Types of Pasta
Explore various pasta shapes to add to your menu There are roughly 350 different types of pasta in the world. Some say that number is closer to 600 or even 1,000. Either way, that’s a lot of pasta types and shapes to know – and use – in your ki...
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Industry News
Hungry Howie’s Announces New Everything Bagel Flavored Crust® for a Limited-Time
National Pizza Franchise and Originator of Flavored Crust® Introduces the Ultimate Bagel-Pizza Mashup MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hungry Howie’s, the originator of Flavored Crust® pizza, recently announced ...
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Industry News
Pretzel Crust is Back March 31–Now with a Cheesy Twist! Little Caesars™ Unveils Stuffed Pretzel Crust Pizza
DETROIT, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Back by popular demand, Little Caesars is bringing back the iconic Pretzel Crust Pizza and this time, it’s bringing an irresistible twist—Stuffed Pretzel Crust Pizza. This time around, Little ...
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Industry News
International Pizza Challenge 2025 Daily Results
Results are in during pizza competitions and Italian sandwich competition at Pizza Expo 2025 We are bringing you results as we receive them from the International Pizza Challenge and the International Italian Sandwich Championship at Pizza Expo 2025....
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Industry News
World Pizza Games 2025 winners announced at Pizza Expo
After three days of furious folding, artistic acrobatics and stupendous stretching, an impressive few are leaving Pizza Expo 2025 as winners at the World Pizza Games, the pizza industry’s “homecoming event” and celebration. Contesta...