Episodes

Craig Murli talks about his experience starting and running June's Pizza, the bay area's most popular pandemic-born pizza popup, as well as the unfortunate circumstances that led to its closure. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on the positiv...

While we aren't changing the podcast to a bagel-focused one, I am intrigued. Let's say that the SF pizza, bagel, and beer festival may have been my gateway into something delicious and pizza adjacent.    This episode is a quick one but I hope it open...

Vincent Rotolo, the owner of Good Pie, shares his inspiring journey and reveals exciting announcements on today’s episode. With the expansion of Good Pie through a second location on the horizon, along with the upcoming Vegas Pizza Fest, Vincent's pa...

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series featuring Brad and Nicole Bean! In this episode, Brad and Nicole Bean talk about their secret to traveling business class while still saving money: credit cards. They discuss how credit cards, when used in the right ...

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series featuring Brad and Nicole Bean! Brad and Nicole Bean, owners of Pizaro's Pizza, talk about how they're able to pursue their love for travel while managing multiple businesses at the same time. They emphasize the bene...

This is Part 3 of a 3-Part series featuring Brent Gargasz! Brent Gargasz outlines seven lessons he has learned throughout his time as a business owner that helped him improve his leadership skills.   Highlights: 🫂 Your customer service has to be bett...

This is Part 2 of a 3-Part series featuring Brent Gargasz! Brent Gargasz talks about the cookie business within his pizzeria, Pizza Nerds, and how adding cookies to his menu greatly benefitted his pizza sales.   Highlights: 🍪 Brent's wife, Caitlyn, r...

This is Part 1 of a 3-Part series featuring Brent Gargasz! Brent Gargasz of Pizza Nerds recounts his journey transitioning his pizza business from a food truck to a brick and mortar. Brent talks about the biggest mistakes he's made in the process and...

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part series featuring Alastair Hannmann! In this episode, Alastair talks about everything you need to know to open a pizzeria in 2024, including what systems to focus on, what equipment to purchase, and how to cut costs.   Highl...

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part series featuring Alastair Hannmann! Pizza consultant Alastair talks about how to effectively incorporate technology in modern-day pizzerias. He addresses the stigma behind using technology over human labor and talks about s...

This is part 2 of a 3-part series featuring Caleb Orozco! Caleb discusses his personal development journey and how it shaped him to become a better leader at Last Round Tavern. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining high standards, building a st...

This is part 3 of a 3-part episode featuring Caleb Orozco! In this episode, Caleb talks about the charms of his sourdough Tavern pizza and his secrets to mastering the style.   Highlights: 🍕 Tavern-style pizza is a hit at Caleb's pizzeria, Last Round...

This is part 1 of a 3-part series featuring Caleb Orozco! Caleb Orozco recounts how he built his pizzeria, Last Round Tavern, from the ground up. He shares how his travels exposed him to various pizzerias and broadened his knowledge, eventually leadi...

This is Part 2 of a 2-part series featuring Ashley Patino! Ashley shares the biggest insights and lessons she learned through managing her restaurant, Pizza Bones, over the past few years.   Highlights: 💼 Ashley talks about her experience with changi...

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series featuring Ashley Patino! Ashley, owner and operator of Pizza Bones, recounts how she started her pizza business from scratch during the pandemic. She talks about the struggles and challenges she overcame that turned ...

This is Part 3 of a 3-Part Series with Anthony Gilbert! Anthony discusses his approach to food photography. He shares various tips on how to make food photos look dynamic and visually appealing.   Highlights: 📱 You don’t need to buy expensive camera ...

This is Part 1 of a 3-Part Series with Anthony Gilbert! Anthony Gilbert shares his journey from home cook to professional pizza maker, and how he built his restaurant, Melt Pizza Company, from scratch in two years.   Highlights: 📸 Anthony left his jo...

This is Part 2 of a 3-Part Series with Anthony Gilbert! Anthony Gilbert talks about his journey with dough management, specifically in relation to Detroit style pizza. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the various factors that affect doug...

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series with Peggy Paul Casella! In this episode, Peggy talks about search engine optimization (SEO) and how to use it in the right way to attract more traffic to your website. Although SEO is definitely important, it is not...

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series with Peggy Paul Casella! Peggy Paul Casella, author, recipe developer, and internet whiz, recounts her journey in building a successful Pizza blog. She talks about how she develops recipes, and helps other chefs writ...

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series with Juan G Perez! Juan Perez shares how he got his start at Posto making pizza and worked his way to the Executive head chef position. He also talks about how he grew his social media exponentially, making him a wel...

Part 2 will be out later this week so please subscribe to the show to be notified!    Juan Perez recaps his journey from Colombia to the United States and how he went from working odd jobs to becoming a pizza chef at California Pizza Kitchen, sharing...

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series Re-Run with Sarah Minnick! Sarah Minnick discusses maintaining consistency and quality in her pizza business as she transitions from a 3-day operation to a 7-day operation, and how she leverages connections with loca...

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series with Sarah Minnick! Sarah Minnick, owner and founder of Lovely's Fifty Fifty in Portland, Oregon, talks about the benefits of whole wheat and debunks the stigma against them. She sources her flour from different mill...