203 – Pizza Expo Interview Series, Part 5: California Knows How to Pizza

Send us Fan MailThis week, we continue our Pizza Expo Interview Series from the show floor at Pizza Expo. Denise interviews three operators with pizzerias doing business in California. Check out these Golden State pizza pros: Zak Fishman from Prime Pizza. The pizza company has seven locations in Los Angeles, California. Zak shares how much the LA pizza scene has grown, details Prime’s authentic New York style pizza, why pizza, and growing from one to seven units in 10 years. Learn more about Prime Pizza at https://primepizza.la/ . Philip Adler from Freda’s Pizza. The artisan pizzeria has three locations: Camarillo, West Lake and Moorpark, California. Philip talks food truck beginnings, his background in the restaurant business and his Pizza Expo experience. Learn more about Freda’s at https://www.fredaspizza.com/. Steven Barrantes, is owner/operator at Slice of Homage in San Jose, California. The pizzeria serves up a New York-inspired and Detroit pizza. Steven lets us in on the pizza scene in San Jose, what brought him into the pizza business, and his thoughts competing in his first International Pizza Challenge. Learn more about Slice of Homage at https://www.sohpizza.com/ Stay tuned as we continue our interviews from Pizza Expo 2024. Check out more news from International Pizza Expo, including pizza competition results, show floor takeaways and happenings in our Pizza Expo News Hub.