Contents 44 INDY OF THE YEAR FEATURES 42 ROAD TO PPNE '18 Pizza & Pasta Northeast in Atlantic City is scheduled for October 3-4. Get tips from speakers Mike Shepherd and Mike Bausch. 44 2018 INDEPENDENT PIZZERIA OF THE YEAR: EMPIRE SLICE HOUSE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Go inside Empire Slice House and discover how Rachel Cope has reimagined the slice concept and taken it to new heights. By Denise Greer 16 CONVERSATION IN EVERY ISSUE 3 COMMENTARY 10 CONTRIBUTORS 12 EXPO SPOTLIGHT 14 INTERACT 16 CONVERSATION 18 MAN ON THE STREET 20 TONY'S TRENDING RECIPE 22 AT YOUR SERVICE 24 DESTINATIONS 26 KNEAD TO KNOW 52 PRODUCT SHOWCASE 55 PIZZA TODAY YELLOW PAGES 63 THE MARKETPLACE 73 READER'S RESOURCE 74 MIKE'S MONTHLY TIP 74 MIKE'S MONTHLY TIP 20 24 DESTINATIONS 8 / P I Z Z AT O D AY. C O M / A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 TONY'S TRENDING RECIPEhttp://www.PIZZATODAY.COM