PODCAST · business
The Real Slice
by Perfecting Pizza
Are you thinking about opening a pizza shop? Are you a veteran of the pizza business who is looking for new ideas? Either way, you are in the right place! Here we will talk about operations, employees, industry trends and much more. Join the conversation with the crew from Perfecting Pizza and learn how to take your pizza shop to the next level.
Episodes
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Mike Bausch from Andolini's Pizzeria
Mike Bausch is an industry leader whose restaurant, Andolini's Pizzeria, is a top ten pizzeria in the US, as named by TripAdvisor, BuzzFeed, CNN, and USA Today. Andolini's began in 2005 and has grown to five pizzerias, two gelaterias, two food hall concepts, a food truck, and a fine dining...
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Episode 15
Master Pizza is a household name in the Cleveland area of Northern Ohio and the "Grand Master" behind Master Pizza is Michael LaMarca. Michael and his team not only run a successful small chain of independent pizza shops but they also organize and manage the International Pizza Challenge at Pizza...
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Episode 14
Nick and Siler have an amazing episode with four of the Women in Pizza" including Laura Meyer, Audrey Kelly, Nicole Bean, and Georgia Caporuscio. This is a can't miss conversation that offers a rare look behind the scenes into the determination and grit that it takes for women to succeed and…
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Episode 13
Peter Reinhart wrote the book on pizza. Actually, several of them! Peter is one of the original titans of the pizza industry and Nick and Siler have a chance to sit down and have an in depth conversation with him. More about Peter: Peter Reinhart has won four James Beard Awards for his books on...
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Episode 12
In this episode, Siler and Nick speak with Marcus Medina - owner of Hella Pie Pizza Co. He started a mobile wood fired pizzeria in 2017. His company specialized in doing pop up style events at Farmer’s markets and breweries. When Covid-19 hit, the mobile business came to a complete halt so he...
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Episode 11
If you have been to Pizza Expo then you definitely know who Pete Lachapelle is! In this episode, Siler and Nick have a great conversation with Pete about Pizza Expo, where it has been and where it is going. Here is a little more about Pete - Graduating with a marketing degree from Boston College…
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Episode 10
Nick and Siler talk with one of the original legends of the pizza industry - John Arena. John is a Brooklyn born pizza maker with over 5 decades of experience. He began his professional career in his family shop in NY in 1967. In 1980 he and his cousin Sam Facchini opened their first Las Vegas...
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Episode 9
Minimum wage is not going down, employees are not getting cheaper, and compliance issues are never going to get easier to deal with. So what is a pizza operator supposed to do? Who has time to deal with all of this when a million other things are going on, and customers want pizza right now?! We...
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Episode 8
Perry Anastasakis and his family have built a successful pizzeria in Bethel, Connecticut where they have been in business since 1982. That makes about 37 years of continuously making great pizza, pleasing customers, making mistakes, learning, and growing. Listen in as Perry tells how he does it.
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Episode 7
Right in the middle of Silicon Valley, halfway between San Fransisco and San Jose, you will find the city of Los Altos as well as State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria. Michael and Siler chat with Lars Smith, Chef and Co-Owner, of this award winning pizzeria that has gone from zero to a...
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Episode 6
Have you heard of Master Pizza yet? You should have by now. Not only is Master Pizza a well known northeast Ohio pizza chain with 11 stores, the Master Pizza team and friends manage the International Pizza Challenge for Pizza Expo each year! This episode Michael and Siler speak with the president...
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Episode 5
Nicole Bean is seemingly everywhere right now in the pizza industry? Why? Because she is doing what every good pizza operator should be doing - she is networking, learning, competing, and soaking up the entire pizza industry to make herself a better pizza maker and business owner. She is…
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Episode 4
Carmine Testa is father to the famous Jersey Pizza Boys, Nicholas and Michael Testa who have become a viral internet and television success for their acrobatic dough tossing. Carmine also is the owner of Carmine's Pizza Factory in Jersey City, NJ and shares with Michael & Siler how he struggles…
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Episode 3
Listen in as 13 Time World Pizza Champion Justin Wadstein of Sleight of Hand Pizza gives Michael & Siler the low down on his mobile wood-fired pizza business and how he built it into a successful business. Don't miss this great episode loaded with lots of invaluable tips, pointers, and advice…
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Episode 2
Michael and Siler have an in-depth chat with the 2017 winner of the Caputo Cup, Will Grant of That's A Some Pizza. Located on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, this award-winning pizzeria uses a 120-year-old sourdough starter! Listen in as Will tells us more about what a sourdough start...
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Episode 1
In the first episode of the Real Slice, Michael and Siler sit down with Christal Spata of Valeo's Pizza in Kenosha, WI. Valeo's has been a fixture and pillar of the community for over 50 years, and is one of the original three pizzerias that opened in Kenosha, WI over half a century ago. The...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Are you thinking about opening a pizza shop? Are you a veteran of the pizza business who is looking for new ideas? Either way, you are in the right place! Here we will talk about operations, employees, industry trends and much more. Join the conversation with the crew from Perfecting Pizza and learn how to take your pizza shop to the next level.
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Are you thinking about opening a pizza shop? Are you a veteran of the pizza business who is looking for new ideas? Either way, you are in the right place! Here we will talk about operations, employees, industry trends and much more. Join the conversation with the crew from Perfecting Pizza and...
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