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STORY JE F F SMOKE VITCH
PHOTO JOSH KE OW N

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y journey to Detroit-style
pizza is personal.
Growing up in the suburbs
of Detroit, pizza was a staple
of my childhood. I had to have it. I had to have
LOTS of it. One of my most vivid childhood
memories is finally figuring out the location of
my family's local pizzeria. I was approximately
eight years old, and while I remember it being a
summer day, I thought it was Christmas.
Taking side streets, I biked to that pizzeria
every day that I possibly could. I could not wait
to get there and spend the money I'd earned from
my paper route and lawn service.
I would walk in, barely able to see over the
counter, and tell the old lady at the cash register
that I wanted a corner slice. I didn't know it at
the time, but I loved those corner slices because
they provided the perfect balance of caramelized cheese, sauce, cup-and-char-pepperoni and
dough.
Eventually, I stopped ordering the corner slice
because I could see I was starting to annoy that
old lady. However, as soon as the pizza was in my
hand, I devoured it. It was like the world stopped
for the few seconds it took me to inhale that
slice.
To this day, whether it's emphasizing great
service or ensuring the quality of my favorite
corner slices, the experience of eating at that
pizzeria guides my choices and decisions as a
pizzeria owner.
TO ME, PIZZA REPRESENTS FAMILY. TO MY PARENTS, FRIDAY NIGHT WAS FAMILY NIGHT. To me it

was pizza night! My dad and mom valued family
and wanted my brother, sister and I to realize we
always had each other.
Some nights we would go out for dinner. My
fondest childhood memories were dining in at
a local pizzeria named Alibi. This place was like
sitting at an Italian family member's kitchen
table. It was warm; it was home. When you
walked in people knew your name. When I think
of Alibi I hear my sister's high-pitch laughter,
I see my brother blowing out birthday candles,
I feel my mother giving me, at the time, an unwanted hug. This is all because of pizza.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - January 2019

Pizza Today - January 2019
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Tony’s Trending Recipe
Road to Pizza Expo
Destinations
Knead to Know
Flooring Trends
Ingredients Hot List
Why Detroit style?
Rethink Sandwiches
The Resilient E-Mail Marketing
Pizza Expo 2019 Preview
Pizza Today On The Road: Scottie´s Pizza Parlor, Portland, Oregon
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader´s Resource
Mike´s Monthly Typ
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Cover2
Pizza Today - January 2019 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Contents
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Contributors
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Expo Spotlight
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Interact
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Conversation
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Man on the Street
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Tony’s Trending Recipe
Pizza Today - January 2019 - 21
Pizza Today - January 2019 - Road to Pizza Expo
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Destinations
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Knead to Know
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Flooring Trends
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Ingredients Hot List
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Why Detroit style?
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Rethink Sandwiches
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - The Resilient E-Mail Marketing
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Pizza Expo 2019 Preview
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Pizza Today - January 2019 - Pizza Today On The Road: Scottie´s Pizza Parlor, Portland, Oregon
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