Pizza Today - December 2021 - 10

CONVERSATION
DUANE
BILLINGS
The Scheme
Salina, Kansas
Concept:
Old saloon, open three days
a week, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday. Reservations strongly
advised and can order pizza with
reservation. Our artists like Bev
Doolittle, in their paintings,
they have things hiding inside
of them. And the mural in the
middle of the room is the Temple
of Karnak on the Nile River and
if you walk down the bar, the
whole thing turns and looks at
you. And there is a finger that
comes out of the wall that is a
hologram. There is the history
of my family and the buffalo my
great grandfather shot and the
elk and the deer.
Pizza & Dough:
I'm from New York. I was raised
on pizza, so I wanted to make a
thin pizza. These people wanted
a big dinner pizza, so I increased
the crust a little bit thicker to
hold all the toppings. Some of
our pizzas weigh seven pounds
and they are $50. That way we
compromised, and we could do
it all. I've been making the dough
for 40 years and nobody knows
the secret and the sauce.
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How have you been able to showcase the
restaurant's rich history?
Though my family is from Kansas, I
was born downtown New York. My great
grandparents had a homestead here, in a
dug-out, three miles north of Delphos,
Kansas. George and Grace, they raised
my father. George was one of a handful of
men to survive the Civil War battle of Cold
Harbor and the rest of his company were
killed. George was Wild Bill Hickok's and
John Hicks' (The Virginian) trusted friend.
He was also the Buffalo hunter for the
town, guided a wagon train to Santa Fe, and
became the town's banker. Grace was the
little girl that wrote Abe Lincoln and advised
him to grow a beard so he could turn the
election around in the last month and win the
presidency. Grace hated slavery. Many folks
come in to see the history on the walls.
What has been key to your restaurant's
longevity?
We have survived because we insist on
quality and we're tough. I do it all myself.
I've tried to hire cooks and people, but I
cook all the pizzas for everybody. I took the
restaurant and then I realized that everybody
from downtown had moved down south, and
the town had spread out, so I had to keep
going. I figured when our best days were, and
I just opened for those days. That's how we
survived.
After 40 years, what's biggest lesson you
learned in the pizza business?
Don't listen to those that say you can't do
your dream; just work hard and do your best!

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Pizza Today - December 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - December 2021

Commentary
Digital
Conversation
Mike's Monthly Tip
Man on the Street
Building Blocks
Tony's Trending Recipe
Knead to Know
Destinations
Food Cost Myths
Year-End Appreciation
Ttrends From International Pizza Challenge 2021
Grated Cheese
Pizzeria of the Year: Razza Pizza Artigianale, Jersey City, NJ
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - December 2021 - CT1
Pizza Today - December 2021 - CT2
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Cover1
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Cover2
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Commentary
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 4
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 5
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 6
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 7
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Digital
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 9
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Conversation
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 11
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Mike's Monthly Tip
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 13
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 15
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Building Blocks
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 17
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Tony's Trending Recipe
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 19
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Knead to Know
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 21
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 22
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 23
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Destinations
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 25
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Food Cost Myths
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 27
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 28
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 29
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Year-End Appreciation
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Pizza Today - December 2021 - 32
Pizza Today - December 2021 - 33
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Ttrends From International Pizza Challenge 2021
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Pizza Today - December 2021 - 39
Pizza Today - December 2021 - Grated Cheese
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Pizza Today - December 2021 - Pizzeria of the Year: Razza Pizza Artigianale, Jersey City, NJ
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Pizza Today - December 2021 - Product Showcase
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Pizza Today - December 2021 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
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