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Contributors
VOLUME 35 * NUMBER 11 * NOVEMBER 2017
The Official Publication of the
National Association of Pizzeria Operators (NAPO)

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
Contributing Editors
Jeff Freehof and Tony Gemignani
Creative Director/Photographer
Rick Daugherty - rdaugherty@pizzatoday.com
Art Director / Photographer / Social Media
Josh Keown - jkeown@pizzatoday.com
Production Director
Nan McDowell - nan.mcdowell@emeraldexpo.com
Production Manager
Vicki Peck - vicki.peck@emeraldexpo.com

Managing Editor Mandy Detwiler talks with FoH Manager James Miller at Fire Artisan Pizza (pp 66-69.)

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 (Companies A-M)
Bobbie MacIntosh - bmacintosh@pizzatoday.com
(502) 736-9515

DANIEL P. SMITH

NORA CALEY

MANDY WOLF DETWILER

JOHN GUTEKANST

Illinois freelance writer
(Immigration laws
pages 50-52)

Denver-based freelance
writer/ Menu boards
(pages 30-33)

Managing Editor
Spokane features
(pages 66-73)

Owner, Avalanche
Pizza in Athens, OH
(sauce & cheese
pairings pp. 34-37)

Immigration is a
hot-button national
topic and the impact
of federal policies on
the restaurant industry
cannot be ignored.
Operators need to
know their rights and
their responsibilities as
it relates to this critical
topic.

Whether you use super
cool high-tech digital
menu boards or artsy
handwritten signs,
make sure they match
the style and décor of
your restaurant. Also,
it doesn't hurt to use
nice, big, easy-to-read
print.

Two things are certain
in Spokane: wood-fired
pizza is still very much
on-trend, and if you
pour it, they will come.
Beer, that is. Just
about every corner
has an ale house, and
the two pizzerias we
visited have extensive
beer menus to quench
any thirst.

I think one of the best
monumental melting
moments is when you
hover over a pizza
with a river of molten
mozzarella surrounding
little islands of succulent sausage floating
in a Parmigiano cream
sauce. Now that's a
vacation to die for!

Tradeshow Sales Manager (Companies N-Z)
Stacie Dennison - sdennison@pizzatoday.com
(502) 736-9508
Group Show Director
Bill Oakley - boakley@pizzatoday.com
Conference Content Director
Bruce Allar - ballar@pizzatoday.com
Applications Billing Coordinator, Tradeshow and Advertising
Patty Crone - pcrone@pizzatoday.com
National Association of Pizzeria Operators
Stacie Dennison - sdennison@pizzatoday.com
Executive Vice President
Joe Randall
joe.randall@emeraldexpo.com
1145 Sanctuary Parkway Suite 355
Alpharetta, GA 30009

Chief Executive Officer and President
David Loechner
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Philip Evans

asae

American Society
of Association
Executives

National
Restaurant
Association

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Pizza Today - November 2017

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - November 2017

Pizza Today - November 2017
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Respecting the Craft
At Your Service
Destinations
Knead to Know
Menu Boards
Sauce & Cheese Pairings
Open-Faced Sandwiches
Mac & Cheese Main Dishes
Customer Demographics
Immigration Enforcement
Forced Closure
Road to Pizza Expo
Top 100 Pizza Chains
On the Road: Fire!, Spokane, Wa
On the Road: The Boiler Room, Spokane, Wa
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
Mike’s Monthy Tip
Pizza Today - November 2017 - CT1
Pizza Today - November 2017 - CT2
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Pizza Today - November 2017
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Cover2
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Commentary
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 4
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 5
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Contents
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 7
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 8
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 9
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Contributors
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 11
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 13
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Interact
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 15
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Conversation
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 17
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 19
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Respecting the Craft
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 21
Pizza Today - November 2017 - At Your Service
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 23
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Destinations
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 25
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Knead to Know
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 27
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 28
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 29
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Menu Boards
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 31
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 32
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 33
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Sauce & Cheese Pairings
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 35
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 36
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 37
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Open-Faced Sandwiches
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 39
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 40
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 41
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Mac & Cheese Main Dishes
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 43
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 44
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 45
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Customer Demographics
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 47
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 48
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 49
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Immigration Enforcement
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 51
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 52
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 53
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Forced Closure
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 55
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 56
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 57
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Road to Pizza Expo
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 59
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 60
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 61
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Top 100 Pizza Chains
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 63
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 64
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 65
Pizza Today - November 2017 - On the Road: Fire!, Spokane, Wa
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 67
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 68
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 69
Pizza Today - November 2017 - On the Road: The Boiler Room, Spokane, Wa
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 71
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 72
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 73
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 74
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Pizza Today - November 2017 - 77
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 79
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Pizza Today - November 2017 - 81
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Pizza Today - November 2017 - 84
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 85
Pizza Today - November 2017 - The Marketplace
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 87
Pizza Today - November 2017 - 88
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Pizza Today - November 2017 - Reader’s Resource
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Mike’s Monthy Tip
Pizza Today - November 2017 - Cover3
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