What's Good Dough?

Mike is an AirBnb Experience Host AND an Ooni Ambassador. As a full time accountant who loves his job and someone who wants to coach his kids baseball team in the future, he doesn't see it in the cards to open a pizza restaurant. Instead, he focuses on his current business of educating people through AirBnB experiences and helping folks in the Ooni Community. He is an awesome member of the pizza community and his story is one of a kind!

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Miriam has an unconventional pizza business by giving away free pizza to those who are most in need. A business that gives product away for free? Sounds counterintuitive right? Actually it's working in her favor and she believe her business model is sustainable. In truth, giving away pizzas actually ends up benefitting her too. She is building the skills she needs to become a better pizza maker. She is making connections to be able to scale up. She has even found investors for future endeavors. It's true that good deeds don’t go unnoticed!

Listen in on her story and learn more about this awesome person.

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And she was recently featured in Munchies.

Spencer is an artist. Using his creativity, he crafted this taboo pizza business in Columbus Ohio. Sparking a ton of curiosity, his underground pizza became the talk of the town due to its limited quantity and artisan quality . The Wizard himself has used the connections he's made as a musical artist and has magically landed his pizza in the hands of influential individuals creating an even larger demand for his product. He’s now at the point where he can't keep up. Naturally, Spencer is going to open up his brick and mortar to be able to give the people what they want. Listen in on one of the wildest pizza stories I've ever heard.

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Laura loves baking, pizza and dough and she knows a ton about it. Having worked 10 years in the industry alongside of Tony Gemignani, she has picked up knowledge, frameworks, and other skills that many people would never see or think of. The best part of all of this is that she is an educator and she helps those who are interested in upping their pizza game. This a great episode filled with lots of pizza knowledge!

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Wow wow wow. This episode holds a very special place near and dear to my heart. Its the perfect post Thanksgiving episode. So many feels. We go into Brian's Background, his approach to pizza, and we remind folks what it means to be in this business. Last but not least, we talk about the next big thing in pizza. You don't want to miss this episode.

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Kappa Carrageenan. Seitan. Vital Wheat Gluten ?!

If you don’t know what these ingredients are, listen to this week’s podcast with Odie from @babybluepizzapdx and @boxcarpizza. Learn how he managed to scratch his own itch after becoming a vegan and needing to satisfy his desire for bomb pizza. After practicing at home with store bought dough and marinara sauce it just wasn’t cutting it so he sought out help from local pizzeria owners to up his game. His conversations eventually lead to a series of fortunate events ultimately landing him the opportunity to open up TWO pizza businesses in the city of Portland. Learn about he started his two concepts, his secrets to cooking seriously delicious vegan food and much more!

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Prior to the start of our conversation, I found out Kaleigh puts a 110% into everything she does. She's eaten at the best pizza joints from sea to shining sea and has accumulated a wealth of knowledge by chopping it up with amazing pizzaiolas and pizzaiolos and tasting their food. Those insights, along with a positive vibe, is why she's killing it in her own pizza pop up. One day I want to be like Kaleigh Ann.

Wow! I am truly impressed with how this episode turned out! So many great pieces of information in this show. We talk about dough management, ovens, sourdough (and why she doesn't use it). We also talk about business- financing, community giving, and we talk about why you probably shouldn't open up a restaurant until you put in the work! Shardell suggests managing pizza restaurants first before dedicating your whole life to your business. Shardell, if you're reading this, I'm truly impressed with what what you've been able to accomplish and continue to do!

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Today we have Chris. He is the man behind a_slice_of_nj. I first saw Chris’s IG page on a Scotts pizza tour IG Live stream, He started his pizza journey not through cooking, but eating his way through a list of best pizza places he and his girlfriend found. It wasn’t until quarantine when his girlfriend surprisingly bought him the oven that would soon kick off his pizza making hobby into a full fledged business. This episode is about mental minimalism, going all in, being present, and loving what you do. For the record, this podcast was recorded back in august and since then Chris has already begun his catering business and is rocking it so make sure to check out his page.

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Elements of Pizza

Perfect Pan Pizza

Pizza Bible

Flavor Bible

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Ooni Perforated Metal Peel

Today we talk with Henry. He is a Facebook Chef cranking out pizza on the FB campus. His goal is to blend Vietnamese cuisines with Detroit and Neapolitan style Pies. In this episode we talk about Henrys “work from home life” and how he devotes 24 hours of his day to making pizza at home. We also share the struggles of working in a home setting and living with a baker! Henry is a very community oriented guy I like where his mind is at and I am excited to see his journey progress! Now listen up and learn more about Vietnamese Inspired Pizza.

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