The Hot Slice
The Hot Slice brings you inspiring stories, strategies and lessons learned from successful pizzeria professionals and top experts. This podcast is hosted by the team at Pizza Today, the premier network for pizzeria professionals. We’re bringing our award-winning interviewing and 37 years as a trusted pizza restaurant partner to the airwaves with real, in-depth conversations with pizzeria owners, champion pizza makers, industry pros and others to help make your business better.
Podcasting since 2020 • 254 episodes
The Hot Slice
Latest Episodes
254. A Century of the Iconic Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
In June, Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana turns 100. The iconic New Haven pizzeria continues the legacy of Frank Pepe, who opened New Haven-style "abeetz" restaurant on the now famous Wooster Street in New Haven, Connecticut in 1925. On this week...
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Episode 254
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33:59
253. Mom & Pop Pizzeria Realized, Now What with Mark & Kira Zabrowski
Mark & Kira Zabrowski left the teaching profession to pursue their passion for pizza. They had a vision to open a mom-and-pop pizza business. That vision has been realized in Much Ado About Pizza in Pleasanton, California. They found more s...
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Episode 253
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36:35
252. Making the Leap with Lynn Humphrey and Brandon Bruner, Sr., Lynn’s Chicago Pizza
Lynn’s Chicago Pizza began with Lynn Humphrey and Brandon Bruner, Sr. trying to solve a problem. They couldn’t get pizza delivered to their Southside Chicago neighborhood so Brandon, a trained chef, began experimenting with making a Chicago Dee...
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Episode 252
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38:35
251. REPLAY Tech Savvy 50-Year-Old Pizzeria with George Panagopoulos
It’s Pizza Expo week! While we are meeting all of you in person in Las Vegas, we wanted to share a replay of a favorite episode. George Panagopoulos spent this week with us and even gave an amazing seminar on Innovative Pizzeria Technology....
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Episode 251
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250. Get Hyped for Pizza Expo with Nick Bogacz
Pizza Expo starts soon. To get hyped up for the Las Vegas show, we’re chatting with Nick Bogacz, founder of Caliente Pizza & Draft House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His deep-dive, four-hour workshop is part of the 2025 School of Pizzeria M...
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Episode 250
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