The Hot Slice
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Episodes: 204
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The Hot Slice brings you inspiring stories, strategies and lessons learned from successful pizzeria professionals and top experts. This podcast is hosted by the team at Pizza Today, the premier network for pizzeria professionals. We’re bringing our award-winning interviewing and 37 years as a trusted pizza restaurant partner to the airwaves with real, in-depth conversations with pizzeria owners, champion pizza makers, industry pros and others to help make your business better.
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203 – Pizza Expo Interview Series, Part 5: California Knows How to Pizza
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May 02, 2024 |
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202. Pizza Expo Interview Series, Part 4 — Growing the biz and pizza industry
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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201: Pizza Expo Interview Series, Part 3 - Growing Multiple Unit Operations
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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200. Happy 200th Episode Special
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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199. Pizza Expo Interview Series, Part 2 Women in the Mobile Pizza Biz
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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198. Pizza Expo Interview Series, Part 1
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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197. REPLAY: Dough Talk with Peter Reinhart
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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196. Flour + Water = a Vibrant, Growing Pizza Concept
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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195. Pizza Legend John Arena, the One & Only
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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194. Behind the Judges’ Curtain at International Pizza Challenge
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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193. Pizza Expo Preview Show
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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192. Five Dough Styles and Going with Odie O’Connor
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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191. Back into the Fray with Scott Sandler
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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190. Going Mobile with Siler Chapman
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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189. Catching up with Pizza Master Audrey Kelly
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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188. What happens after an 8.9 review score?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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187. Failing DELCO to High-Volume Pizza Company
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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186: PIE Awards Winners, Industry Report, Competitions & More
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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185. REPLAY: Bringing Her Style to an Established Pizzeria
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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184: International Pizza Challenge Update
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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183. Dough Talk with Peter Reinhart, Part II
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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182. Dough Talk with Peter Reinhart, Part I
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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181. Marking 50 Years
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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180: REPLAY Joe Carlucci Makes Pizza Challenge History
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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179. Day 2 Workshops & Seminars — Pizza Expo 2024
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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178. Big News on Pizza Expo 2024
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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177. Refocus to Grow with Scott Rivera
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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176. Letters to the Editor
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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175. Perspectives from Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2023, Part II
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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174. Perspectives from Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2023, Part I
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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173. Catching Up with Pizza Man Dan Collier
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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172.Bringing Her Style to an Established Pizzeria
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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171. New Haven-style Pizza
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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170. Pizza & Pasta Northeast Preview
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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169. Destined for Pizza
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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168. Will Grant on Elevating the Pizza Industry
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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167. Melissa Rickman – Pizza & Pasta Northeast Keynote & More
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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166. Gemma Cataldo -- Pizza Champion at 18
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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165. Desserts, Pizza & Pasta Northeast & More!
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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164. The Rise of Yukon Pizza
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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163. Adapting to Extreme Heat
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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162. Growing from a Ghost Kitchen
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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161. Pizza Fusion
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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160. More than a Bakery
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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159. A Product of the Pandemic
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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158. Pizza Today Mail Bag
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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157. The Vinnie’s Pan Pizza Brand
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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156. From Chef to Food Truck top Brick and Mortar Pizzeria
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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155: Let’s talk Pizza Dough with John Gutekanst
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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154: Deep Dive into Restaurant Lawsuits in the News with Thomas Reinhard
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May 25, 2023 |
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153. The Life of a Mobile Pizza Company – A Slice of New Jersey
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May 18, 2023 |
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152. Joe Carlucci Makes History at the International Pizza Challenge
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May 11, 2023 |
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151: Pizza Expo Sessions 5 – Breakout Pizza Pros in the Business
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May 04, 2023 |
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Pizza Expo Sessions 4 -- Women Redefining Pizzerias
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Pizza Expo Sessions Part 3 - Innovative Pizza Concepts
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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148. Pizza Expo Sessions, Part 2 – Experience and Education
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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147. Pizza Expo Session, Part 1 - Energize and Elevate
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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146. REPLAY The Brilliant Sarah Minnick of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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145. Ready, Set, Pizza Expo 2023
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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144. The One & Only Tony Gemignani
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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143. A Conversation with Chef/Restaurateur Lisa Dahl
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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142. A Pizza Destination on Route 66
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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141: Turning 50!
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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140: Taking Village Idiot Pizza to New Heights
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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139. Throwing the World’s Largest Pizza Party
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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138. Growing to Five Locations
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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137. The Brilliant Sarah Minnick of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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136. Major Pizza Consumer Insights & Marketing Trends
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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135. Indie Pizzeria Market Trends
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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134: State of the Pizzeria Industry – Menu Trends
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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133. Happy New Year!
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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132. REPLAY: On Deck with Chris Decker
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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131 REPLAY: The Creative and Entertaining John Gutekanst
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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130. A Repurposed Container Sales Boom
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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129: A 3-Month Waitlist on Pizza Orders! How?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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128. REPLAY - Tony Gemignani on Pizzeria of the Year
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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127: PPNE 2022 Show Floor Sessions: IV – The Up and Comers
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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126: PPNE 2022 Show Floor Sessions: III – Advancing the Business
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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125: PPNE 2022 Show Floor Sessions: II – Doing Business Their Way
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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124: PPNE 2022 Show Floor Sessions: I - Two Veteran Pizza Pros
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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123. Trends from Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2022
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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122. Last Pizza & Pipes Restaurant in America
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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121. Thriving in a College Town
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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120. Get Ready for Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2022
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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119. Getting Real with Mike Bausch
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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118. The Creative and Entertaining John Gutekanst
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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117. Two Pizzerias 1,200 Miles Apart
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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116. Pizza Today Mail Bag
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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115. A Square Pie Guy: Danny Stoller
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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114. Buying a Failed Pizzeria
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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113. Tony Gemignani on Pizzeria of the Year
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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112. Rising Star Andrew Gregory -- Post Alley Pizza, Seattle
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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111. Rising Star Janet Duran
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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110: Be Counted: Insights on the Pizza Industry
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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109: Rising Star Rob Cervoni
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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108. On Deck with Chris Decker
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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107. Rising Star Tara Hattan
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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106. REPLAY The Detroit Original
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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105. From Rural Alaska to Suburban Los Angeles
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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104. Pizza “Outsider” Creates Masterpiece
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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103. The Pizzeria Startup POV
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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102. Dialed in for Longevity
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May 26, 2022 |
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101. Winning Ways
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May 19, 2022 |
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100. With Special Guest Pete Lachapelle
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May 12, 2022 |
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99. The Detroit Original with Wes Pikula
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May 05, 2022 |
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98. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Brian Hall and Linda Ortega
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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97. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Christian Buck, Calvin Freatman and Jennifer Howell
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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96. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Nicole Bean and Rocky and Courtney Shanower
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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95. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Brittany Saxton & Leah Scurto
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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94. Takeaways and Trends from Pizza Expo 2022
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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93. REPLAY Ken Forkish on Baking
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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92. Get Hyped for Pizza Expo
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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91. Live and Breathe the Pizza Business
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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90. Focus on the Business
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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89. Family Business Dynamics of Triple Jay’s Pizza
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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88. A Social Pizza Icon Juan Perez
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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87. Getting Real on Labor & Pricing
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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86. New Ideas with Rocky Shanower
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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85. Pizza Man Dan Collier
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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84. Pizza Across America
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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83. Ken Forkish on Baking
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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82: The Employee Component
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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81. Happy New Year & New Successes
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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80. REPLAY — Pizza Family, Pizza Wars with Nicole Russell
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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79. Growth Mode
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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78: Neapolitan Pizza and Gelato, a Perfect Pair
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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77. Pizzeria of the Year
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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76 REPLAY — Talking Pizza Slices and Trends with John Gutekanst
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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75. Ask Pizza Today: Trends, Forecasts & Pizza Talk
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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74. The Legal Side of the Pizza Business
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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73. Neapolitan in a Small City
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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72. Science of Pizza Dough and Positivity with Derek Sanchez
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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71. Building a Restaurant Empire with Rachel Cope
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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70. Talking Slices and Pizza Trends with John Gutekanst
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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69. Day by Day
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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68. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Pandemic Pizza Startups
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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67. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Being Bold & Creative
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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66: Community, Not Competition
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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65. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: The Energy of Competition
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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64. Pizza Expo Mini Sessions: Two Visionary Pizzerias
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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63. Hot Trends from the Pizza Expo Show Floor
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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62: REPLAY — Infusing Fresh Perspective at Legendary King Umberto
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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61. What’s Next After the Family Pizza Business
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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60. Going All In on Mobile Pizza with Siler Chapman
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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59. All Things Pizza Expo 2021
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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58. Pizza Family, Pizza Wars with Nicole Russell
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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57. It’s Survival Mode for One New Owner
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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56. REPLAY -- Dough Process, Offering Multiple Pizza Styles, Becoming an Owner with Audrey Kelly
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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55. Killer Brand & Pizza = Dynamite Concept with Pete Tolman
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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54. Striving to Be Better with Vincent Rotolo
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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53. The Pizza Today Mail Bag
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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52. What is Pizza?
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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51. Logistically Speaking
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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50. Rising Star John Cesarano on Continuing a Legacy
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May 27, 2021 |
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49. REPLAY -- Tony Gemignani and Laura Meyer: New Realities, Pizza Trends and Evolution
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May 20, 2021 |
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48. From Food Truck to Brick-and-Mortar Pizzeria
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May 13, 2021 |
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47. The Pizza Today Team Talk Critical Industry Issues
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May 06, 2021 |
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46. Life of a Seasonal Maryland Pizzeria with Brenda McDonnell
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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45. Hiring & Retention
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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44. Piece Out
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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43. Maggie Mieles: Growing Up in the Legendary Di Fara Pizza
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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42. Buddy’s Pizza, The Original Detroit Pizza
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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41. Leah Scurto – Making the Jump to Pizzeria Owner
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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40. Three Decades of Success
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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39. Hot Marketing Trends with Clayton Krueger
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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38. A “sit down” with the Great John Arena
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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37. Mike Bausch Takeover with Alfredo Herera
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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36: Michael Androw on going DELCO (Deliver and Carryout Only)
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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35. Ask Pizza Today
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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34: Cup of Joe
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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33. Pizza Czar: Anthony Falco Sits Down with Pizza Today
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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32. Melissa Rickman - Menu Changes, Showing Staff Love and Common Startup Mistakes
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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31. Tony Gemignani and Laura Meyer: New Realities, Pizza Trends and Evolution
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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30. Pizza Expo 365 Sneak Peek with the Pizza Today Team
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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29. Best of 2020 on The Hot Slice Podcast
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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28. The Pizza Today Team: Ringing in the New Year with Optimism
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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27. Lucifers Pizza’s Adam Borich on a Second Wave LA Shutdown
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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26. Jeff Smokevitch on Detroit-Style Pizza
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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25. Unsliced with Mike Bausch
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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24. REPLAY: In-depth Talk with Tony Gemignani, one of America’s most influential pizza restaurateurs
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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23. The Pizza Today Team & The Pizza Tribe
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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22. The Marriage of Pizza, Beer and COVID19 with Wesley Keegan, Tailgate Brewery, Nashville
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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21: Michigan-based Jet’s Pizza COVID-19 Response Leadership Roundtable
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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20: Nick Strawhecker on Dante, Our 2019 Pizzeria of Year
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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19: Pizza Champion Ali Haider gives the pizza tribe a much-needed pep talk
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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18: Will Grant and his 120-year-old Sourdough Starter
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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17: Jeff & Laura Ambrose, Pivoting in College Markets
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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16: Lars Smith on local California focus at State of Mind
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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15: The Legendary Paul Giannone on opening Paulie Gee’s in NYC, being the industry’s biggest pizza ambassador
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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14: Brandon & Zane Hunt, Via 313 – 2020 Pizzeria of the Year (Part 2)
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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13. Brandon & Zane Hunt, Via 313 – 2020 Pizzeria of the Year (Part 1)
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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12. Pizza Today Team Answers Listener Questions!
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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11. Glenn Cybulski: Pizza Biz Lessons Learned and an Introduction to Culinary Cannabis
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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10. Nick Bogacz: Growth and Survival in a Tough Business Environment
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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9. Nicole Bean: Running a Family Business & Inspiring Women Pizza Makers/Owners
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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8. Mike Bausch: Pizza Operation Insights, Retaining Employees and Straight Talk
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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7. Chris Decker: Sicilian Pizza Secrets, Pizza Creativity and Adapting Dough
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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6. Rocky Shanower: Young Entrepreneur Award, Big Picture Planning & Small Town Focus
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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5. Dough Process, Offering Multiple Pizza Styles, Becoming an Owner with Audrey Kelly
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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4. Creating, Revamping Pizza Concepts and Leading by Helping Others with Tony Gemignani
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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3. Neapolitan Pizza, Vision and Creating a Dining Experience with Max Balliet
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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2. Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Branding with Sammy Mandell
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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1. Meet the Pizza Today Podcast Team
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Coming Soon – The Hot Slice!
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Mar 12, 2020 |