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commentary
with JEREMY WHITE
Pizza with Sizzle
W
hen I visited Sizzle Pie in Portland, Oregon,
tive pizza market, Jacobson says the Sizzle Pie owners
in late spring to interview founders Mikey
are fully aware of what they're getting themselves into
McKennedy and Matt Jacobson, I was impressed by
and are confident they will succeed in Brooklyn's
their lineup of vegan pizzas. I'm a carnivore. I didn't
up-and-coming Bushwick neighborhood. He says he
expect to like vegan pizza. To date, I'd never had one I
and McKennedy like Bushwick's gritty, artistic vibe
liked. Then I tasted theirs.
and energy. And they have a history of doing well in
Don't get me wrong - I'd still personally prefer to
locations just like that.
have meat on my slice. Thankfully, their meat pizzas
While the challenges of operating a store on the
were quite solid as well. My point is that Sizzle Pie
other coast should not be minimized, Jacobson says
catches you by surprise.
he's excited about the prospect. I admire the ambi-
It's an impressive company. From food execution
to marketing, McKennedy and Jacobson have hit a
home run here. They branched out from Portland to
tion. Sure, it's a risk. But it's anything but boring and
it could pay big dividends in the long run.
That drive and attitude are what helped Sizzle
nearby Eugene, Oregon, to test themselves on what it
Pie's owners build a brand in the Northwest that has
would take to remotely run a company-owned loca-
people excited. It's also what helped land them our
tion. When that went well, they opened a location in
2016 Independent of the Year honor. To learn more
Seattle. Though it's been open less than a year, they
about their concept and what makes it tick, check out
say things are going well so far. And now they have
my article on page 50.
their sights set on the Big Apple.
While it may seem crazy to some for a small pizza
Best,
company to cross the country and open a companyowned store in America's largest and most competi-
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - August 2016
Pizza Today - August 2016
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Respecting the Craft
Trending Recipes
Destinations
Dough Doctor
Proactive HVAC Care
Hot Toppings: Pineapple
Food Quality Control
Protecting Trade Secrets
Market Competition
Independent of the Year: Sizzle Pie, Portland, OR
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Cover2
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - 5
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Contents
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - 8
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 9
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Contributors
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 13
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Interact
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 15
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Conversation
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 17
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 19
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Respecting the Craft
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 21
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Trending Recipes
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 23
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Destinations
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 25
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Dough Doctor
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - 28
Pizza Today - August 2016 - 29
Pizza Today - August 2016 - Proactive HVAC Care
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Hot Toppings: Pineapple
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Food Quality Control
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Protecting Trade Secrets
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Market Competition
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Pizza Today - August 2016 - Independent of the Year: Sizzle Pie, Portland, OR
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