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Dec. 4, 2022

The Beatles of Pizza Reviews Paul and Gerry of Bite Twice Pizza Reviews

When the boys started this venture, no one gave a Sh!T about their food reviews. Now they have over 13k followers on IG and are basically royalty in the london pizza scene. Listen in on Paul and Gerry's story. https://www.ins...
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...
Oct. 7, 2022

Using Creativity To Make Your Mark In Pizza Culture with Chris Townsend of Dough Ball Disco

You may know him on Instagram as an Ooni Ambassador that goes by the handle- Dough Ball Disco. From Monday through Friday, he makes some amazing commercials- seriously check out his portfolio (https://www.thetownsend.net/) Wi...
Aug. 19, 2022

My Ooni Oven Changed My Life with Scott Deley of Scott's Pizza Project

How to win a copy of the book! See details below! -------------- My brother Scott is doing some big things since we last chatted on the podcast. First Episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tNaECjxILOG2WbpizhAbe?si=CWFHI-m...
June 24, 2022

Don't Bet The House When Starting A Pizzeria with Adam Elpayaa of Piza Payaa

I’m stoked to share this episode with you all because it is a nitty-gritty, to the point playbook of how to start a pizza business. Adam talks about how he found his calling for pizza and the training he did in the pandemic t...
June 17, 2022

How Much Money Do You Need When Starting A Pizzeria in 2022 with Alex Koons of Hot Tongue PIzza

Today we talk about how Alex opened up his brick and mortar in Los Angeles, CA in 2022. He talks about the struggles of keeping up with labor costs and how he uses social media marketing to grow his presence. Auto-Generated T...
May 27, 2022

Arthur Bovino of NYC Best Pizza & Ooni- Pursue Pizza, Then Tell The World About It.

Social Media Expert + Pizza FANATIC Arthur Bovino joins us today to make one thing clear- it's okay to market yourself/your pizzeria/your passion. But you have to come correct! In this episode, he shares his story with us of ...
March 11, 2022

In Home Private Dining and Finding Your Ikigai With Jenna @ The Juliet Mike and Wala Pizza Private Dining

This high-energy, super passionate individual is not only an amazing pizza maker and private dining caterer, but she is the cohost for Women's Pizza Month. You can check out her work at The Juliet Mike on IG and Walapizzasg I...
Jan. 28, 2022

Overcoming Creative Blocks and Weirdoughs with Feng of Leopard Crust

Ahhh what can I say about Feng, for starters I want to say sorry for butchering her name. I loved the lightheartedness of this conversation, but we also went deep on a few topics. For starters, if you haven't seen her IG page...
Jan. 7, 2022

Sourdough Pizza and How to Blow Up On Instagram Reels with Matt Harrison @PizzaioloHarri

Matt is someone who just started making bread in early 2021, but don’t let that fool you. Matt is committed to learning the craft and he is diving in hard so he has a lot of knowledge to share. Plus he is having a lot of fun ...
Oct. 25, 2021

To my friends on IG- I love you and I'm sorry with Ben From @MushyPeaz

A quick little bonus convo about social media and how Ben and I truly value the relationships we are building there. Follow Ben On IG https://www.instagram.com/mushypeaz Follow me on IG- Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil ...
Oct. 22, 2021

Caramelization > Leoparding With Ben From @MushyPeaz

I invited ben to the podcast because his IG account is one that I follow closely to drool over his delicious creations. In this podcast, he shares with us his experience of baking weekly for 12+ years. We go into caramelizati...
Sept. 24, 2021

Living in a pizzeria and making the most beautiful pizzas with Ian Galbraith from The Carlson Block

Today we talk with Ian from the Carlson Block. I invited Ian on the show because I fell in love with the pizzas I saw on his IG. I thought to myself that by asking him to be on the show, I could find out how he does it! In th...
Aug. 21, 2021

[WGD 81] Women's Pizza Month, Ooni Ambassadors, and Raising $700 for charity @RealCleverFood

Using her time and talents to make the world a better place, Christy, is the rockstar behind Real Clever Food. On this recorded IG Live episode, we talk about the projects she works on in the pizza community and the inspirat...
March 5, 2021

Humble Beginnings- Origins story of Scott Deley From Scotts Pizza Project

In this episode we talk with Scott from Scotts Pizza Project. His IG has blown up in the last year serving up beautiful looking pizzas on his Ooni but not because he hacked the algorithm, but because he has a process of truly...
Jan. 29, 2021

Introducing Roman style at an old school New York Style pizzeria with Giovanni Cesarano from King Umbertos

Today is a 🔥 episode with Giovanni Cesarano from King Umberto. We discuss how Giovanni puts his flair and style into King Umberto, a New York Pizzeria deeply rooted in tradition. We discuss how he became a partner in the busi...
Dec. 18, 2020

For Mom With Miriam Weiskind from @thezareport

Miriam has an unconventional pizza business by giving away free pizza to those who are most in need. A business that gives product away for free? Sounds counterintuitive right? Actually it's working in her favor and she belie...
Dec. 11, 2020

Use Your Networks with Spencer Saylor from Wizard of Za

Spencer is an artist. Using his creativity, he crafted this taboo pizza business in Columbus Ohio. Sparking a ton of curiosity, his underground pizza became the talk of the town due to its limited quantity and artisan quality...
Nov. 27, 2020

Making Memories with Brian Spangler From Apizza Scholls

Wow wow wow. This episode holds a very special place near and dear to my heart. Its the perfect post Thanksgiving episode. So many feels. We go into Brian's Background, his approach to pizza, and we remind folks what it means...
Nov. 20, 2020

It Just Happens to be Vegan with Odie from Baby Blue Pizza and Boxcar Pizza

Kappa Carrageenan. Seitan. Vital Wheat Gluten ?! If you don’t know what these ingredients are, listen to this week’s podcast with Odie from @babybluepizzapdx and @boxcarpizza. Learn how he managed to scratch his own itch afte...
Nov. 13, 2020

110% With Kaleigh Ann aka The Pizza Slut

Prior to the start of our conversation, I found out Kaleigh puts a 110% into everything she does. She's eaten at the best pizza joints from sea to shining sea and has accumulated a wealth of knowledge by chopping it up with a...
Nov. 6, 2020

Win the Neighborhood, Win the Game with with Shardell Dues from Red Sauce Pizza

Wow! I am truly impressed with how this episode turned out! So many great pieces of information in this show. We talk about dough management, ovens, sourdough (and why she doesn't use it). We also talk about business- financi...
Oct. 30, 2020

Love what you do and Mental Minimalism with Chris from A Slice of NJ

Today we have Chris. He is the man behind a_slice_of_nj. I first saw Chris’s IG page on a Scotts pizza tour IG Live stream, He started his pizza journey not through cooking, but eating his way through a list of best pizza pla...
Oct. 9, 2020

From Ghost Kitchen To Three Locations with Richard and Erik from Ranch PDX

With $500, a few connections for a kitchen space and some pizza hats from amazon, Richard and Eric managed to put together a successful pop up that not only made their wives proud but created a cult following for their delic...
Sept. 11, 2020

Opening in the Pandemic, Tony's Pizza School, and Creating a menu with Philip from Dough

Meet Phillip, the owner and head pizza maker at dough. He learned his pizza making skills from @capopizza over at Tony Gemignani’s International School of Pizza. In this episode we talk about how he created his menu of hip ho...
Aug. 28, 2020

Opening in the Pandemic and Getting Rescued by Friends with Leah from Pizza Leah

Leah is the owner and operator of @PIzzaLeah. Before owning her own store, she helped take Pizza My Heart from 2 stores to to the double digits and we discussed how we talk about how pizza shaped her entire life. We talk abo...
Aug. 14, 2020

The pizza life is not as glamorous as you think with Frederico from Square Pizza Co

If you’ve listened to the podcast, you’ve probably seen that I have a pretty positive outlook on pizza and life. And while Frederico, Tony’s Gemingnai’s mentee, also has a very positive outlook, he is also a realist. For that...
July 24, 2020

Sourdough Neapolitan Pizza and Fresh Ingredients with Ross and Leo from Oak and Rye Pizzeria

Meet Ross and Leo! Ross is the owner of Oak and Rye Pizza in Los Gatos and Leo is the head pizzaiolo. I was lucky enough to speak with them about their perfectly delicious sourdough wood fired pizza. Their pizzas use the ingr...
July 10, 2020

Beginning a Pizza Journey with Elise from Elises_Pies

We talk about steps to take to start a pizza business and share the struggles of a home cook! Listen in on this awesome episode! IG @ elises_pies Full Transcript Here Elise: Food for me? I want to feed the world. Like, that's...
July 4, 2020

The Most Beautiful Pizzas on IG and Becoming a Self Taught Pizza Maker with Ray from Charlie's Pizzeria

This episode is with Ray from Charles Pizzeria. He has some of THE most beautiful pizzas I’ve seen on Instagram. He is sharing love for neo-neapolitan pies with the folks up in Northwest Arizona by starting a food truck of hi...
July 3, 2020

Owning and Operating Multiple Mobile Wood Fired Pizza Trucks with Scott from Bella Familia Wood Fired Pizza

This guy is a straight hustler and is killing it in the mobile pizza game. He has not one, not two, but THREE mobile units including one BADDDDDAASSMOTHATRUCKING Food Truck. Learn more about how he got his start, his tips for...
June 5, 2020

Roman pizza, finding investors and meal barter with Gabriele @Unregularpizza

Wow! What a great episode that talks about finding investors, using Instagram as a platform to grow your business and build a following by exchanging food?! #mealbarter. On this episode, Gabriele from unregularpizza talks mor...
May 8, 2020

Inside the life of a Pizza Influencer with George @SliceofSF

What is it like to live the life of a pizza instagramer! Meet George. He reviews pizza places in the greater Bay Area and beyond. He is a philanthropist, who gives back to his community, both his IG community and local commun...