EPISODE · Apr 28, 2023 · 56 MIN
Benson Tsai on leaving SpaceX to make robot-powered pizza
from The LA Food Podcast · host Acquired Taste Media
In 2019 Benson Tsai quit his job at SpaceX to start... a pizza company. Stellar Pizza isn't just any pizza company, though. Benson and his co-founders used their engineering backgrounds to launch a fully automated robot-powered pizza operation, which eventually attracted the financial support of Jay-Z and is now operating trucks that serve USC and UCLA. Benson joins us to talk about Stellar Pizza's journey so far, how the heck it all works, and what's next on their quest for global pizza domination. Also on this episode... I quickly recap an insane social media interaction I witnessed this week between Eater's Bill Esparza and the owner of Guisados. Food criticism in the social media age is wild... Helpful links: Stellar Pizza's website https://www.eatstellarpizza.com/ Stellar Pizza on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eatstellarpizza/?hl=en Pizza City Fest https://pizzacityfest.com/events/los-angeles/ Love Letter Pizza & Chicken https://www.loveletterrh.com/ 38 Essential Tacos to Try in LA https://la.eater.com/maps/best-tacos-los-angeles-taquerias-mexican
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In 2019 Benson Tsai quit his job at SpaceX to start... a pizza company. Stellar Pizza isn't just any pizza company, though. Benson and his co-founders used their engineering backgrounds to launch a fully automated robot-powered pizza operation, which eventually attracted the financial support of Jay-Z and is now operating trucks that serve USC and UCLA. Benson joins us to talk about Stellar Pizza's journey so far, how the heck it all works, and what's next on their quest for global pizza domination. Also on this episode... I quickly recap an insane social media interaction I witnessed this week between Eater's Bill Esparza and the owner of Guisados. Food criticism in the social media age is wild... Helpful links: Stellar Pizza's website https://www.eatstellarpizza.com/ Stellar Pizza on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eatstellarpizza/?hl=en Pizza City Fest https://pizzacityfest.com/events/los-angeles/ Love Letter Pizza & Chicken https://www.loveletterrh.com/ 38 Essential Tacos to Try in LA https://la.eater.com/maps/best-tacos-los-angeles-taquerias-mexican
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