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216. Evolving Your Pizza Dough & Earning Employee Buy-In with Thomas Ardito 

July 25, 2024 • Pizza Today • Episode 216

This week, Editor-in-Chief Jeremy White goes one-on-one with Thomas Ardito, co-owner of Brooklyn DOP in Brooklyn, New York.  

A fitness enthusiast and gym owner, Ardito grew up tinkering with pizza at home and first got involved in the industry by delivering pies on Long Island. But it wasn’t until the COVID pandemic — when many gyms across the nation were forced to close — that he began deeply exploring his interest in artisan bread making and dough development.

After working with Andrew Scudera at the Goodfellas Pizza School of New York and informally consulting great dough mentors such as John Arena, Ardito was ready to begin his journey in earnest and dove head-first into pizzeria ownership with business partner Jason D’Amelio. 

Learn more about Brooklyn DOP at https://www.brooklyndop.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/brooklyndop/?hl=en