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2015 Pizza Today Menu Guide — Fall
[SlideDeck2 id=36317] 〈 Winter 〉 〈 Spring 〉 〈 Summer 〉 〈 Fall 〉 〈 Menu Guide Home 〉 ↓ More Fall Recipes ↓ Chicken Pi...
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Interact — December 2014
Facebook discussion Pizza Today: What does artisan pizza mean to YOU? Sean Bullock Smoking Monkey Pizza is the closest thing to truly artisan pizza you’ll find anywhere…in the universe. Hand tossed, stone oven, the highest quali...
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A Conversation with John Gutekanst, Avalanche Pizza
John lets us in on menu trends and adding new menu items John Gutekanst Avalanche Pizza — Athens, Ohio John is Pizza Today’s resident chef. He is an award-winning pizzaiolo, baker, teacher, speaker and author and has been featured in Gastr...
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Making Gift Cards pay off
Play your cards right, and they’ll be a gift to your holiday bottom line Gone are the days when gift cards were considered poor presents; now it’s not uncommon to find that a pre-paid pass to a favorite store or restaurant is at the top of...
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2014 Top 100 Pizza Companies List
What’s happening with America’s largest pizza companies? Who added stores in 2014? Who pushed their sales to record highs? Who dropped off a bit? Last month, we published our list of the nation’s 100 most successful independent operations. Now,...
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Interact — November 2014
The September “Take-over issue” release party (Above) Brian Weavel, owner of Anna’s Pizza and Pasta, in Winnebago, Illinois, threw a release party for September’s “Take-over Issue” of Pizza Today. He gave samples of dishes he made ...
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Places that Rock: The Backspace / My Father’s Pizza / Blind Lady Ale House
The Backspace 507 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-9899 thebackspace-austin.com Residing in a restored 130-year-old building, the pizzeria’s interior is rustic with vintage hanging church lights over the bar, wagon wheel wall décor and...
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Ken’s Artisan Pizza, Portland Oregon — On Point
[SlideDeck2 id=35895] Portland pizzeria perfects the art of artisan cuisine Tucked away in a suburban Portland neighborhood, Ken’s Artisan Pizza is one of those places that you go to for the press but return because the buzz is genuine and w...
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Fralo’s Art of Pizza, San Antonio, TX — The Art of Pizza
[SlideDeck2 id=35939] Texas couple bakes up success in San Antonio The art and craft of making pizza is something Frank and Lori Hakspiel take very seriously. That’s why they named their joint in San Antonio — now one of the city’s busiest and ...
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Sizzle Pie, Portland, OR — White Hot
[SlideDeck2 id=35299] Solid menu and theming keeps Sizzle Pie from burning out One hears the phrase “this is a foodie town” often. Just search social media for photos of consumers’ culinary exploits and you’re likely to find a number of hits ...
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Critical Issues: Warning Signs
Sometimes, despite the most well thought out business plan, access to capital and a good product, restaurants fail. When this happens, any number of factors — in fact, it’s most often a combination of many — can be to blame. From poor marke...
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The top 7 reasons pizzerias fail — and how to avoid a similar fate
For Dave Garcia, Alamo City Pizza didn’t go according to plan. In 2010, Garcia closed his six-year-old, San Antonio-based pizzeria. After a failed attempt to buy the building his shop inhabited, Garcia’s landlord presented a 10-year lease with a ...