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Feb. 3, 2023

Winning The War On Pizza- How To Make More Money in the Pizza Game with Al The Pizza Buddha

Al talks to us on the current war on pizza- how to keep costs low. He also gives suggestions on how to increase profits! As a pizza consultant who works with numerous operators, he has a bunch of insight to share on how to wi...
Guests: pizza , business , tips , advice , buddha , money , game
Jan. 13, 2023

Jonathon Schuhrke of Santa Barbara Baker on Making Crispy Pizza On The Ooni, Lessons Working At A Pizzeria, & Quitting Your Job For Pizza

This is the story of the Santa Barbara baker and how he quit his job to pursue the pizza life. If you're in a similar place and want to get started on your pizza journey, listen in on how Jonathon came to the conclusion that ...
Dec. 17, 2022

Business: Leaving An Amazing Job And Betting On Yourself- How data and testing gives you the confidence to start a business w/ Mike Vaona of Rosehill Sourdough

Today, we talk with/ a household name, Mike Vaona. He is here to share his journey of leaving his job to start his business. He talks about the moves and measures he and his family made to give them the best chance of success...
Nov. 25, 2022

Career Changes and Finding Your Tribe With Charlie Webb of Hudson and Packard

Charlie Webb talks about how he went from the military to a restaurant owner. He tells us all about his fusion pizza and how it won second place at Pizza Expo. He also tells us what to expect when building a brick-and-mortar ...
Guests: pizza , life , expo , advice
Oct. 28, 2022

@ChefSalimGafayri When Passion Meets Pizza

In today’s episode, we have Chef Salim tell us all about his pizza journey online and offline. We talk about how far in pizza-making he’s come from producing cheesy explosions to crafting beautiful, light, and practically per...
Sept. 30, 2022

$1400 for a 40-person catering gig- Why did I break my cardinal rule and how much did I take home?

Content is king, quality is queen. I recorded this with my airpod max and did some light post production. I appreciate you listening and I hope you find a lot of value in it <3 Get Your Famag Mixer Follow me on IG https://www...
Guests: advice , talk
July 8, 2022

Mike Vaona @rosehillsourdough - Fermentation, Respiration, PH, Sourdough

Today we make our way down the tip of mount stupid and learn just a little bit more about sourdough. We cover so many topics in this IG live and I really hope it helps some of you who are looking to nail down your sourdough p...
June 10, 2022

Sourdough Tips And My Huge Fails Meeting Dave Portnoy

I've been working with sourdough for a little under a year and its been such an awesome journey. On today's episode, I share some of my workflow and a few of the things I've learned along the way to hopefully help you get mor...
May 6, 2022

Pizza Quest: My Never Ending Search for Perfect Pizza with Peter Reinhart

In this episode, we talk about Peters travels in his ultimate search for pizza- we talk about pizza innovators both old school and new school. Finally, we talk about Peter’s new book Pizza Quest. This is an amazing episode yo...
May 4, 2022

How to stay consistent in trying times with Ethan Speizer @NaturallyLeavenedPizza

In part 2 of this conversation with Ethan (See part 1 here ). We start the conversation discussing Ethan's weight loss journey and move on to family and finally a piece of advice that will keep you going whenever taking on a ...
April 1, 2022

Mike Kurtz of Mike’s Hot Honey - The Power of Commitment

We talk about the pivotal moments in growing pizza's favorite condiment. We learn about his decision-making process, especially as the CEO of such a large company. Finally, he gives one piece of advice at the end of the show ...
Feb. 26, 2021

It never gets old. Wise advice from one of the best pizza makers. ever. John Arena @ Metro Pizza

I finally had the pleasure of having John Arena, co-owner of Metro Pizza on the show. He has been making pizza longer than anyone I've ever spoken with. When someone with that much knowledge and experience talks, its guarante...