Episodes

A quick little bonus convo about social media and how Ben and I truly value the relationships we are building there. Follow Ben On IG https://www.instagram.com/mushypeaz Follow me on IG- Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support the podcast and buy a t shirt!

I invited ben to the podcast because his IG account is one that I follow closely to drool over his delicious creations. In this podcast, he shares with us his experience of baking weekly for 12+ years. We go into caramelization vs leoparding, both of which Ben has pretty much locked down. We also talk about the deeper relationship he has with baking. Follow Ben On IG https://www.instagram.com/mushypeaz Follow me on IG- Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out...

I was so moved by a podcast that I listened to on Sunday that I felt the need to share it with you all. I hope its useful for you to run a better pizza business. Follow me on IG- Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support the podcast and buy a t shirt!

Outside of his day job as a food reporter for NBC 5 Chicago, Steve runs a pizza tour company, a pizza podcast and he's authored two pizza books. While Steve Dolinsky doesn’t run a brick and mortar, he is one of Chicago's pizza experts. In this episode he educates us on the different styles of Chicago pizza and the value of hard work. Lastly we talk about his upcoming pizza festival coming in Summer of 2022. https://www.stevedolinsky.com/ https://pizzacityusa.com/ https://chicagopizzafestival.com...

Back in May, while I was interviewing Craig with Gracies Apizza, we joked around about the idea of flipping the script. 4 months or so later, we finally made it happen. Listen to my pizza origin story and I hope you find happiness in listening to it. Follow Craig on IG- https://www.instagram.com/graciesapizza/ Let's Talk on IG Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support the podcast and buy a t shirt!

Enjoy this Bonus episode with Serhan! We talk about the addictively good Cracker style pizza and how he par bakes them before firing them up in an Ooni! We also talk about milling popcorn for this specific style!! Follow Serhan on IG- https://www.instagram.com/serhan_ayhan/ Follow Next Level Pizza on IG- https://www.instagram.com/nextlevelpizza/ Let's Talk on IG Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support the podcast and buy a t shirt!

Today We talk with my good friend Serhan- in this casual conversation, We find out what it's like to “straddle” the pizza industry. He has the unique experience of having worked in his family’s pizzeria while at the same time working a full time job, and running a pizza pop up. Today, his life is more focused on continued, growing his network, experimenting with new baking techniques, and building up his brand, next level pizza. Follow Serhan on IG- https://www.instagram.com/serhan_ayhan/ Follow...

Today we talk with Ian from the Carlson Block. I invited Ian on the show because I fell in love with the pizzas I saw on his IG. I thought to myself that by asking him to be on the show, I could find out how he does it! In this podcast, we talk about his flour blends, hydration, and all that nerdy dough stuff. Ian also lives and works in the same place. We talk about how the Carlson Block used to be a hotel and how he acquired it and made it into a home. Follow Ian on IG- Instagram.com/iannilesg...

Joey takes community building to the next level. While his intention was simply to help people in need, his selflessness, along with a combination of other dope stuff he does at his restaurant boosted his customer loyalty, following and of course his sales *Heads up! I'm cancelling the What's Good Dough Follow up Friday for 9/24! I ended up landing a pretty dope pop up gig that I'll be volunteering at. But more importantly, I also realized that if I really want this to be a follow up conversatio...

I’m joined with members of the Pepperoni Posse to talk about west coast pizza, mental health, and their charity pizza event on National Pepperoni Day. Lean More at- www.PepperoniPosse.com Follow Square Pie Guys on IG -instagram.com/squarepieguys Follow State Of Mind Public House on IG -instagram.com/stateofmindpub Follow Scotties Pizza Parlor on IG -instagram.com/scottiespizzaparlor Let's Talk on IG Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support ...

Brent is a Registered Nurse by trade but has always been passionate for pizza. One day, after not seeing eye to eye with his boss, he quit his trade and pursued pizza 100%. We talk about how that transitioned worked out for him along with corporate life vs. the pizza life. Brent has also cured 3 ovens in his lifetime so we talk about his lessons and a major failure you want to make sure you don't miss so that you can avoid it. Let's Chat Pizza on 9/24- Follow me on Spotify Green Room! https://sp...

This is not included in the original convo, so please enjoy! Let's Talk on IG Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support the podcast and buy a t shirt!

In this episode, we talk about the trends in pizza that every pizzamaker needs to know. We discuss Tony's school and why its one of the reasons the world has excellent pizza in the places you'd never expect. Finally, we talk about how a racist encounter with a jerk lead to finding the name of his new Bagel Shop, Dago Bagel. Follow Tony on IG - @capopizza instagram.com/capopizza Follow me on IG- @whatsgooddough instagram.com/whatsgooddough Buy an Ooni! https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1232202&u=280...

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So pumped to put this out because I love frozen pizza. I also love how this is a story about combining passions, the realities of growing a business, and a dough workshop all in one! Try Traze Pizza! https://www.goldbelly.com/traze-pizza-lab Follow Traze Pizza Lab on IG - @trazenyc instagram.com/trazenyc Follow me on IG- @whatsgooddough instagram.com/whatsgooddough Buy an Ooni! https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1232202&u=2800064&m=82053&urllink=&afftrack= Podcast Survey https://docs.google.com/form...

Using her time and talents to make the world a better place, Christy, is the rockstar behind Real Clever Food. On this recorded IG Live episode, we talk about the projects she works on in the pizza community and the inspiration behind it all. Commit to 1 Pizza for Slice of Summer https://sliceouthunger.org/slice-of-summer Follow on Christy on IG@RealCleverFood https://www.instagram.com/RealCleverFood Follow me on IG@whatsgooddough https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough/ Buy an Ooni! https://...

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In case you have any aspirations to create a documentary, here is the behind the scenes.

This is the untold story of the pizza scene of Windsor Ontario. We talk with George Kalivas who wrote and produced this documentary. George is a Windsor Ontario native, who after many years of traveling and eating pizza, wondered why his hometown slice with its distinct characteristics was never highlighted in the media. With plenty of time in 2020, George and his director Tristan went to work in ensuring that Windsor style pizza finally got the respect it deserves. In this conversation we ta...

I've heard many pizza makers say this before. Here's Peyton take on the matter. Follow Peyton on IG@missionpizzaws https://www.instagram.com/missionpizzaws/ Follow me on IG@whatsgooddough https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough/ Buy an Ooni! https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1232202&u=2800064&m=82053&urllink=&afftrack= Podcast Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_DOdfM-Wpa7wyZUMgd7QG90spWHPNANz2q6V3Yf7o6g/edit Get your propane delivered (for cheaper 🤫 ) bit.ly/cynch

Today we talk with Peyton Smith from Mission Pizza Napoletana. I love Peyton's approach to business- The business serves him and not the other way around. The reason I sought out Peyton was because he does this dope pizza tasting menu called the Pizzakase. We learn about that and so much more in this conversation. Key Topics: Play, Scarcity Brain, Soccer is like pizza, Pizza Kase, Pizza as a commodity. Follow Peyton on IG@missionpizzaws https://www.instagram.com/missionpizzaws/ Follow me on IG@w...

When you are the supervisor, the owner, or in the position of authority, how do you act around around those who are below you on the chain of command? At the end of the day if you want your pizzeria to succeed, taking care of your employees is a must. Find out how Brad does it. Follow Brad on IG@b_radpizza https://www.instagram.com/b_radpizza Follow me on IG@whatsgooddough https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough/ Listen to full interview in podcast form https://anchor.fm/whatsgooddough/episodes...