Pizza Talk

The Pizza Goon lives! John Gutekanst, owner of Avalanche Pizza in Athens, Ohio, and whose blog, The Pizza Goon is only one of his alter ego’s, is, to my mind, one of the true Renaissance men of the pizza and culinary community. In this lively conversation and demo, John takes us deep into his creative process, shares some recipes and culinary history,  as well giving us a glimpse of his…Read More…

Scott is back with a new box, just added to his collection, from the Square Pie Guys in San Francisco. This week, it’s all about two things: square pies and corrugation. Give Scott just 2 1/2 minutes of your time and you’ll learn about them both, right here on Pizza Box of the Week with Scott Wiener, on Pizza Talk.

The Baking Steel has been a game changer in the pizza world and beyond ever since it arrived. It was “invented” by Andris Lagsdin and, in just a few short years, has gone from little known obscurity — a kind of private in-the-know kind of club — to now arriving at a status, just before fully tipping over, known as, “I just heard about this thing and I think I…Read More…

Audrey Jane Kelly is one of the fastest rising stars in the pizza universe. Her pizzeria in Boulder, CO, which started as a small slice shop, now includes a number of other styles, including her signature Grandma-style tribute pizza, The Patty. In this episode, Audrey takes us on her journey, beginning as a kid in a family-owned bagel business all the way to becoming a member of the World Pizza…Read More…

What if you could keep using your pizza box over and over again? Wouldn’t that make you feel good about your contribution to the landfill problem? Might it make you want to buy more pizzas? And, what if your box could be engineered to actually keep your pizza hot and crispy till it gets to your table. Yes, these and other mysteries of the universe explored in this episode of…Read More…

PMQ (Pizza Marketing Quarterly) is one of the “bibles” of the industry, informative and influential. The founders and publishers are Steve and Linda Green, based in Oxford, MS.  PMQ, which is not only a magazine but also a newsletter and information consolidator, exists for the purpose of helping the thousands of independent operators compete with the major pizza chains.  In this engaging conversation, Steve and Linda tell their whole story…Read More…

PizzaTherapy.com is one of the most beloved pizza sites on the web. It was founded by Albert Grande, a Hawaiian transplant from the East Coast who just really missed his pizza and, as the saying goes, the rest is history, including Albert’s work on Oahu with children who have learning challenges (pizza therapy at its finest!). Over the years he has interviewed many of the pizza greats on his site…Read More…

Pizza Expo comes up a lot on Pizza Talk interviews, especially because the unthinkable happened and, this year, it got canceled. For over 30 years Expo has been the largest gathering of pizza professionals, enthusiasts, and all around pizza freaks in the world, and has been featured on many television shows and is an indispensable event for independent operators to secure contracts, ingredients, equipment, and (importantly) new ideas. I think…Read More…

Before there were pizza boxes there were pizza bags, and Scott is back to tell us all about them.  He even has a beautiful bag from Brazil to show us so, who knows, maybe when we run out of Scott’s 1,500 box collection we can start a new show all about bags. As we often say on Pizza Talk, you never where the quest will lead….

Here at Pizza Talk we love that Anthony Falco, like Babe Ruth, called his own shot and hit it out of the park. A few years ago, after an illustrious career at Roberta’s and other pizza palaces, he declared himself an “International Pizza Consultant” and, guess what? The consulting opportunities began rolling in. Of course, he could actually walk the talk, so this was no empty boast, and Anthony has…Read More…