{"id":6344,"date":"2020-10-20T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T15:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/?p=6344"},"modified":"2020-10-20T12:14:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:14:53","slug":"pizza-talk-derrick-tung-the-paulie-g-of-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/pizza-talk-derrick-tung-the-paulie-g-of-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Talk: Derrick Tung &#8212; The Paulie Gee of Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We learned in an earlier episode with Brooklyn pie master Paulie Gee that, when he decided to grant rights to others to use his name and menu model, he wasn&#8217;t going to follow typical franchise templates.<\/strong> He was mainly looking for ways to empower other talented pizza makers to be able to get into the game and achieve their own success. Enter <strong>Derrick Tung,<\/strong> who took the hand-off from Paulie and ran with it in faraway Logan Square, Chicago. Derrick has now made a name for himself by not only emulating and recreating the great pizzas from <em>Paulie G&#8217;s<\/em> in Brooklyn, but he also added new creations and found his own unique style and &#8220;voice&#8221; in the highly competitive pizza world. In this episode we will not only hear about Derrick&#8217;s journey and how he has successfully pivoted his business during the pandemic, but we&#8217;ll also learn how he makes his famous <strong><em>US Championship Square Pie with &#8220;Bacon Jam,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> one of the signature items on his menu. 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