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VOLUME 33 * NUMBER 12 * DECEMBER 2015
The Official Publication of the
National Association of Pizzeria Operators (NAPO)
JEREMY WHITE
DANIEL P. SMITH
Editor in Chief
(2016 Menu Guide,
pp. 48-87)
Chicago freelance
writer (R&D, pp.
38-40)
Our readers are
always asking us
for inventive recipes
they can try in their
pizzerias. In this
year's menu guide,
we give you a mix
of our favorites as
well as the favorites
of your peers. Your
next big hit just might
be waiting on you.
Use the menu guide
as inspiration and
experiment until the
recipe is perfect for
your clientele.
I loved learning
about the different
ways in which pizzerias approached
creating a new
pizza or other menu
items because it's
that balance of
culinary ingenuity and business
savvy that drives
success at so many
independents and
makes them the
shining stars they
are.
MANDY WOLF DETWILER
Managing Editor/
Food Stylist (Hot
ingredients, pp.
34-37)
CARIMÉ LANE
Canadian freelance
writer (Server shadowing, pp. 30-32)
Vice President/Publisher
Pete Lachapelle - plachapelle@pizzatoday.com
Editor-in-Chief
Jeremy White - jwhite@pizzatoday.com
Managing Editor/ Food Stylist
Mandy Wolf Detwiler - mdetwiler@pizzatoday.com
Associate Editor
Denise Greer - dgreer@pizzatoday.com
I'm amazed at
the level of game
pizzeria operators
bring to the menu.
While pepperoni
still remains my
favorite, I'll try
duck, clams and
even alligator if
it's your specialty.
I've even tasted
blood sausage on
a pizza! (Never.
Again.)
Serving can be
stressful, and new
recruits have much
to learn. As long as
the right person has
been hired, shadow
training helps new
servers navigate
that learning curve
and gives operators
more control over the
service their guests'
experience.
Contributing Editors
Jeff Freehof and Tony Gemignani
Creative Director/Photographer
Rick Daugherty - rdaugherty@pizzatoday.com
Art Director/Photographer
Josh Keown - jkeown@pizzatoday.com
Production Director
Nan McDowell - nan.mcdowell@emeraldexpo.com
Production Manager
Vicki Peck - vicki.peck@emeraldexpo.com
Associate Publisher
Brent Auman - bauman@pizzatoday.com
(815) 395-6517
Associate Publisher
Jerry Moschella - jmoschella@pizzatoday.com
(407) 737-7707
Marketplace & Yellow Pages Sales Director
Stacie Dennison - sdennison@pizzatoday.com
(502) 736-9508
Tradeshow Sales Manager
Bobbie MacIntosh - bmacintosh@pizzatoday.com
(502) 736-9500
Tradeshow Director
Bill Oakley - boakley@pizzatoday.com
Our 2015 awards include:
* Best Single Issue, August 2014 by Jeremy White, Mandy
Detwiler, Rick Daugherty, Josh Keown and Denise Greer:
NINTH PLACE
* Best Use of Social Media - Jeremy White, Mandy Detwiler,
Josh Keown, Rick Daugherty and Denise Greer: GOLD AWARD
* Focus/Profile Article, Pizzeria Lola (2014
Independent of the Year by Jeremy White:
BRONZE AWARD
* Regular Column, Man on the Street by Scott
Wiener: SILVER AWARD
* Best Feature Design for our Independent
of the Year layout by Josh Keown: SILVER
AWARD
* Front Cover, Photography for the June
2014 cover by Josh Keown: HONORABLE
MENTION
* Front Cover Special Issue for the 2015
Menu Guide (Dec. issue) by Josh Keown:
HONORABLE MENTION
* Department, Interact page by Mandy Detwiler
and Josh Keown: HONORABLE MENTION
Conference Content Director
Bruce Allar - ballar@pizzatoday.com
Applications Billing Coordinator, Trandeshows and Advertising
Patty Crone - pcrone@pizzatoday.com
National Association of Pizzeria Operators
Stacie Dennison - sdennison@pizzatoday.com
Executive Vice President
Design, Military, Healthcare, Antique and Food Group
Joe Randall
joe.randall@emeraldexpo.com
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David Loechner
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Pizza Today - December 2015
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - December 2015
Pizza Today - December 2015
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Respecting the Craft
Trending Recipes
Destinations
Dough Doctor
Server Shadowing
Trending Toppings
Research & Development
Child Labor Laws
2016 Menu Guide
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
Snapped
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - Pizza Today - December 2015
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Cover2
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - 5
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Contents
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 7
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - 9
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Contributors
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 11
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 13
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Interact
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 15
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Conversation
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 17
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 19
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Respecting the Craft
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 21
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Trending Recipes
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 23
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Destinations
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 25
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Dough Doctor
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 27
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 28
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 29
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Server Shadowing
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 31
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 32
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 33
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Trending Toppings
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - 36
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 37
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Research & Development
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - 40
Pizza Today - December 2015 - 41
Pizza Today - December 2015 - Child Labor Laws
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - 2016 Menu Guide
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Pizza Today - December 2015 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
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