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Pizza Today On The Road: Bacci Pizzeria, Chicago, IL
A Changing Blueprint Chicago-based Bacci Pizzeria shifts for long-term growth acci Pizzerias dot the greater Chicagoland area. The original Bacci location was opened in 1996 in Chicago’s Little Italy by Pasquale Di Diana’s aunt and uncle. “My f...
2021 Pizzeria of the Year: Razza, Jersey City, NJ
New Jersey’s Razza named 2021 Pizzeria of the Year by Pizza Today Magazine New Jersey operator takes a risk, turns Razza into our Pizzeria of the Year When Dan Richer’s first pizzeria was booming and his upstart second pizzeria struggling, up...
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Pizza Today on the Road: The Art of Pizza, Chicago, IL
Arthur (Art) Shabez has quietly maintained one of the top-rated pizzerias in one of the biggest pizza cities in the U.S., Chicago, for over 30 years. There’s no magic formula or secret to The Art of Pizza in the Lakeview district. He puts in the de...
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Pizza Today On the Road: Good Pie, Las Vegas, NV
All Good Good Pie doing good things in Vegas Vincent Rotolo wanted to bring a slice of Brooklyn to Las Vegas. The city’s thriving food scene exposes locals and tourists alike to a variety of world-class cuisines, and there was no shortage of top-fl...
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Destinations: Brick Oven on Main, Bridgeport, CT; Austin Street, Queens; Piatto, Witchita, KS
A Look at Pizzerias Around the U.S. Brick Oven on Main | Bridgeport, Connecticut This small business thrives on supporting its community and has a unique origin story. “We are a small family run pizzeria in the north end of Bridgeport, Conne...
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Catching Fire: On the Road – Catch-a-Fire Pizza, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati-based Catch-a-Fire Pizza grows out of its food truck roots and into two locations Catch-a-Fire Pizza has a success story that many food truck operators dream of when they start their mobile pizza business. Jeff and Melissa Ledford started ...
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Man on the Street: Home Schooled
There’s a new pizza hotspot in your town. They don’t advertise and they don’t deliver. This place has essentially no overhead, no labor costs and zero concern for food cost. It’s only open occasionally, and they sell a severely limited number...
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The Return of Indoor Dining
Pizzerias share tales of reopening their dining rooms to guests Restaurant dining rooms across the country continue reopening to guests and increasing capacity. For many pizzerias, it’s a welcome scene after a year of upheaval caused by the COVID-1...
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Destinations: Hunny’s, Saline, MI; Benzina, Denver; Stina, Philly
A Look at Pizzerias around the U.S. Hunny’s Pizza | Saline, Michigan Pizzapreneur Hunter Leslie is garnering attention for his Detroit-style pizza. He founded Hunny’s Pizza. “I think what defines us most here at Hunny’s is that we are ...
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Rising Stars of the Pizza Industry
Seven Breakout Pizzeria Owners to keep an eye on in 2021 Que Wimberly The Missing Brick – Indianapolis, Indiana How did you begin working in the pizza industry? I began my career in the pizza industry by wanting to introduce my two sons to e...
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Destinations: La Piazza, Glendale, AZ; Rosalia, Minneapolis; Dragon Pizza, Boston, MA
A Look at Pizzerias Across the U.S. La Piazza Al Forno | Glendale, Arizona La Piazza is known for being the Phoenix-area spot to try different pizza styles, from Neapolitan and Roman to a New York style offered on weekends. La Piazza has recei...