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Stay on top of the fast-moving pizza world with the Pizza Roundtable. Every week we’ll cover the most significant pizza news stories and our guests will weigh in. Pizza Roundtable is part of Pizza Club, Shows are recorded live every Thursday at 9 PM EST / 6 pm PST on YouTube live. Stream live for a chance to be part of the conversation. And then join us for an aftershow in the Clubhouse App. Find us at @ineedpizzaclub on Instagram, Youtube Threads and Tiktok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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November 12, 202643 min

Sean Taylor Joins: Chef Loses His Job Over a Ham and Pineapple Pizza | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Jim and Will host this week's Pizza Roundtable, with guest Sean Taylor. Food & Wine crowns Little Caesars over Domino's, a chef loses his job over pineapple, and Minnesota hot dish lands on a pizza. This week's top stories include: 🇧🇷 Brazilian Paulista Pizza Hits Honolulu PMQ profiles Andre Alves de Moraes, a São Paulo native making Paulista-style pizza in Honolulu, including the Belamante with corn, mozzarella, Canadian bacon and catupiry. Jim likens it to a neo-Neapolitan with funkier cheese and calabresa sausage, and he and Will are keen on the all-you-can-eat pizza rodizio with 30 flavors (PMQ Pizza Magazine). 🍍 Chef Loses Job Over Ham and Pineapple Pizza An Italian chef, Davide Tamburella, lost his unfair dismissal case after walking out of a Brisbane function rather than make a ham and pineapple pizza, saying it offended his culture (Yahoo News). 🥔 Minnesota Hot Dish Becomes a Pizza Jim explains Minnesota hot dish, a casserole of chicken, sausage gravy and corn topped with tater tots and cheese, then reads out a hot dish pizza as a pizza crime. 🫕 Fried Montanara Pizza Served as a Dipper Will brings a Montanara-style fried pizza served broken up and dipped in a pool of marinara with basil, olive oil and grated cheese. He can't call it pizza and Sean would share it at the table, but all three agree they would eat it. 🏆 Food & Wine Ranks Little Caesars Number One Food & Wine taste-tested Domino's, Papa John's, Pizza Hut and Little Caesars. Little Caesars won, followed by Papa John's and Pizza Hut, with Domino's last and called bland. Sean and Will both guessed Domino's first, and Jim, who lives in Michigan, was surprised too (Food & Wine). 📸 Papa John's Offers Free Pizza for Honest Photos Papa John's is running an end-of-year promotion where customers send a photo and an unfiltered take on their pizza for a free pizza (Spork.com). -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up14:38 - Brazilian Paulista Pizza Hits Honolulu19:52 - Chef Loses Job Over Ham and Pineapple Pizza23:00 - Minnesota Hot Dish Becomes a Pizza29:08 - Fried Montanara Pizza Served as a Dipper32:33 - Food & Wine Ranks Little Caesars Number One38:16 - Papa John's Offers Free Pizza for Honest Photos Articles in this episode: 14:38 Pizza Chain's Parent Company Fending Off Hostile Takeover From Smaller Rival (PMQ Pizza Magazine, Rick Hynum)19:52 'An insult to his culture': Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back (Irish Examiner, Joe Hinchliffe) -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 5, 202653 min

Mark Cross on Reheating Pizza: Microwave or Pan? | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Jim and Will host this week's Pizza Roundtable, with guest Mark Cross. A Charleston pizzeria wins a national cup, Food & Wine's 50-state list gets picked apart, and the hosts argue over the best way to reheat a slice. This week's top stories include: 🏆 Charleston's Pizza a Modo Mio Wins Galbani Cup Jim covers the Post and Courier story on Pizza a Modo Mio in Charleston winning the 2026 Galbani Professional Pizza Cup in Orlando, which sends it to the world finals in Italy in April. Guest Mark Cross admits he lives five minutes away and has never been, and the hosts joke about Charleston's pizza reputation and the New York and New Jersey transplants improving it (Post and Courier). 🗺️ Food & Wine's 50 States of Pizza, Picked Apart Jim says Food & Wine's 50-state list is better than last year's, with picks like Tony's Napoletana, Frank Pepe, Pequod's and Una Pizza Napoletana. Mark Cross calls Charleston's pick, DL's, a hometown favorite he would steer visitors away from, and argues that "best" and "favorite" are different questions (Food & Wine). 🔥 Best Way to Reheat Pizza: Skillet, Toaster or Iron Jim walks through the Washington Post's reader-voted reheating methods: toaster oven, skillet, microwave and oven. Jim is team hot dry skillet and notes the list missed the air fryer, while Mark Cross pushes a cold nonstick pan with the cheese side down and a hotel iron method from a Las Vegas bachelor party (Washington Post). 🍊 Christmas Chocolate Orange Pizza Hits r/PizzaCrimes Jim shows a UK-priced Christmas dessert pizza from r/PizzaCrimes with chocolate oranges, cookie and caramel. Mark Cross is pro dessert pizza and says it is no crime by UK standards, except for the oranges, and Jim worries about the mix of burnt and gooey textures (Reddit (r/PizzaCrimes)). 🚻 Cambridge Pizzeria Charges $3 to Use the Bathroom Jim brings up a Cambridge pizzeria on a college campus that charges for restroom use, with the money going to a homeless shelter down the road. Mark Cross says charging college kids is not the answer but understands why the owner did it, and the hosts debate whether it is charity or a toll. 🤖 Pizzomatic Vending Machine Is Growing in Lincoln Jim covers the Pizzomatic vending machine in Lincoln, Nebraska, which he says makes up to 400 pizzas a week, and compares it to the robot machine at Columbus Airport. Mark Cross says he would take a quality reheated frozen pie over robot-made, and jokes it would have crushed in the Redbox era (Pizza Marketplace). -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up11:34 - Charleston's Pizza a Modo Mio Wins Galbani Cup18:27 - Food & Wine's 50 States of Pizza, Picked Apart32:37 - Best Way to Reheat Pizza: Skillet, Toaster or Iron40:47 - Christmas Chocolate Orange Pizza Hits r/PizzaCrimes45:16 - Cambridge Pizzeria Charges $3 to Use the Bathroom47:51 - Pizzomatic Vending Machine Is Growing in Lincoln Articles in this episode: 11:34 Charleston pizza maker wins premier national contest, earns trip to world's biggest pizza competition (Post and Courier, Alex Streinger)45:16 A fee to pee? This popular Cambridge pizzeria has its reasons. (Boston.com, The Boston Globe)47:51 Vending pizza machine gains ground in Nebraska (Pizza Marketplace) -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 28, 202627 min

Tartar Sauce on Pizza? Bleacher Nation's Luis C. Medina Is Out | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Jim hosts this week's Pizza Roundtable, with guest Luis C. Medina. Chicago's tavern versus thin crust naming debate, Casey's first pan pizza, a kosher pizza vending machine in New Jersey, and a London pie with tartar sauce. This week's top stories include: 🔪 Tavern Style or Thin Crust? Chicago Weighs In Eater's piece on tavern-style pizza having a moment sends Jim and Luis into the naming debate. Luis grew up calling it thin crust or party cut, Jim says transplants say tavern, and both agree the style is easy to share. Jim also bristles at St. Louis style being lumped in with it (Eater). ⛽ Casey's Adds a Pan Pizza That Looks Like Detroit Casey's is adding a pan pizza to its permanent menu, and Jim and Luis are impressed by the olive oil, honey, sea salt and double zero flour. They like the square cut, and Jim hopes breakfast pizza gets the pan treatment next. 🤖 Kosher Pizza Vending Machine Opens in Lakewood, NJ A Pizza Always vending machine outside Quick Kosher To Go in Lakewood, New Jersey, makes kosher pizza to order behind a touchscreen. Jim is stunned it exists, and Luis would try it but says he would be hesitant (Vending Times). 🏚️ Ohio Pizzeria Pump House Fears for Its Future The Pump House Bar and Pizzeria in Lithopolis, Ohio, a Columbus-area neighborhood spot, has posted that it is worried about its future. Jim and Luis say rising costs are pushing independents to a tipping point, and Luis lists Chicago bakeries lost for good (614NOW). 🎮 Domino's Pushes Its Domino Pizza Through Minecraft Domino's is partnering with Minecraft Dungeons 2 to push its single-serve Detroit-style Domino, which has had mixed reviews. Luis calls it desperate times and says the packaging is not for him, and Jim concludes the target is a younger crowd (Marketing Dive). 🇬🇧 Time Out Names Ozzy's Apizza London's Best Pizza Time Out London calls Ozzy's at the Bedford Tavern the best pizza in London, and Jim argues the pie is not really New Haven. Both react to the clam, potato scallop, pecorino and tartar sauce fish and chips pizza, and Luis passes (Time Out London). -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up04:22 - Tavern Style or Thin Crust? Chicago Weighs In09:34 - Casey's Adds a Pan Pizza That Looks Like Detroit12:20 - Kosher Pizza Vending Machine Opens in Lakewood, NJ15:11 - Ohio Pizzeria Pump House Fears for Its Future19:23 - Domino's Pushes Its Domino Pizza Through Minecraft22:46 - Time Out Names Ozzy's Apizza London's Best Pizza Articles in this episode: 04:22 The 'Tavern-Style' Pizza Takeover (Eater, Bettina Makalintal)09:34 Casey's Pan Pizza Push Takes Aim at Struggling Fast-Food Rivals (Bloomberg)12:20 Kosher pizza vending machine fires up in Lakewood, New Jersey (Vending Times)15:11 Central Ohio pizza concept 'worried about the future,' appeals to customers for help (614NOW, Mary McCarthy)19:23 Domino's links with Minecraft to push personal pizza via gaming (Marketing Dive, Chris Kelly)22:46 This New Pub Residency Is Officially the Best Pizza in London (Time Out London, Leonie Cooper) -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 8, 202639 min

172K-Member Chicago Facebook Group Bans the Word Tavern Style | Pizza Roundtable with Billy Zureikat

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Jim hosts this week's Pizza Roundtable. Chicago's tavern versus thin crust naming fight, a Tombstone candy corn pizza, a Pope Leo pizza box and a filet mignon pie on r/PizzaCrimes. This week's top stories include: 🔪 Tavern Style or Thin Crust? Chicago Fights Over a Name Block Club Chicago ran John Carruthers' piece on whether Chicago's square-cut thin pizza should be called tavern style or thin crust, including a 172,000-member Facebook group that bans the word tavern. Jim and Billy Z both say tavern style, since thin crust means something different outside Chicago, and refuse to get heated about it (Block Club Chicago). 🥩 Filet Mignon Pizza: Crime or Fair Game? A Brazilian filet mignon pizza with green olives topped the week's r/PizzaCrimes. Both hosts acquit it: Billy says the olive brine balances the rich meat, and both would slice the steak thin and add it after the bake (Reddit (r/PizzaCrimes)). 🎃 Tombstone's Candy Corn Pizza Is a Stunt Parade.com covered Tombstone's limited candy corn pizza, with more drops on the 9th and 23rd. Jim and Billy Z call it a clickbait stunt, with Billy arguing it is pure sugar with no flavor and Jim saying the brand name already fits Halloween (Parade.com). ⛪ Aurelio's Pope Leo Box Gets a Rare Yes Block Club Chicago reported on Aurelio's Pizza debuting a Pope Leo pizza box for its most famous customer, the Chicago-born pope and White Sox fan. Billy Z, who produced the White Sox World Series, and Jim both love it as one of those rare stories everyone agrees on (Block Club Chicago). 🎟️ New Haven Pizza Lands on a Connecticut Scratcher The Stamford Advocate reported that New Haven pizza is now on a Connecticut lottery scratch-off. Billy Z likes New Haven's crisp texture and admits he dislikes Neapolitan, while Jim says Pizza Place would be the best pie in town if it were in New Haven (Stamford Advocate). 📚 Pizza Hut Brings Book It Back With Lil Hut Libraries WFTV reported that Pizza Hut will launch Lil Hut Libraries in October, a nod to the Book It program, with books and personal pan pizza gift cards. Billy Z recalls Book It and the Pizza Hut X-Men arcade game, and the hosts say they back anything that gets kids reading (WFTV). -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up16:07 - Tavern Style or Thin Crust? Chicago Fights Over a Name22:54 - Filet Mignon Pizza: Crime or Fair Game?26:32 - Tombstone's Candy Corn Pizza Is a Stunt29:52 - Aurelio's Pope Leo Box Gets a Rare Yes33:29 - New Haven Pizza Lands on a Connecticut Scratcher35:39 - Pizza Hut Brings Book It Back With Lil Hut Libraries -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 26, 202627 min

London's Napoli on the Road Tops the 50 Top Pizza World List | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Jim Mumford and Will Dumas cover Domino's disappointing Detroit-style pie, an AI Ninja Turtle calling customers morons, and London topping the world's best pizza list. This week's top stories include: 🍕 New Jersey Shop Piles Totino's Rolls on a Bar Pie Mola Lisa Pizza in New Jersey tops a well-made bar pie with Totino's pizza rolls, what Jim calls Inception Pizza, and also sells a Nutella and marshmallow fluff sprinkle pie. Both hosts say they would try it, with Jim wanting ranch on the side. 😬 Washington Post Calls Domino's Detroit Pie a Letdown The Washington Post reviewed Domino's new single-serve pan pizza, called the Domino, and found the crust spongy and disappointing at eight dollars. Jim argues it should not even be judged as Detroit style since it skips the classic cheese and crust elements, while Will says visually it still reads as Detroit to most people (The Washington Post). 🔢 Scientific American Slices Pizza Into 31 Pieces Scientific American explains Moser's circle problem, a 1949 number sequence showing how straight cuts can split one pizza into up to 31 unequal pieces. Jim and Will riff on the puzzle, then argue about cutting styles, from Frank Pepe's rough knife work to their own preference for narrow, even slices (Scientific American). 🐢 AI Ninja Turtles Call Chicago Customers Morons Dexerto reported that a 90s-themed Chicago pizza shop's AI Ninja Turtles phone agent called complaining customers morons and dorks, sparking a wave of review bombing. Will says this is exactly where AI ordering falls apart, while Jim thinks a cheekier, more in-character tone would have kept people from getting so upset (Dexerto). 📍 Domino's Pizza Tracker Started the Tracking Trend NPR's Planet Money traces how Domino's 2008 Pizza Tracker became the template for the delivery and rideshare status updates everyone uses now. Jim and Will agree it was likely the first tracker of its kind and admit they both stared at that screen obsessively back in college, even knowing it was never fully accurate (NPR (Planet Money)). 🏆 Napoli on the Road Tops the 50 Top Pizza List The new 50 Top Pizza world rankings, covered via Condé Nast, put London's Napoli on the Road at number one, with Una Pizza Napoletana falling to second. Jim and Will are surprised by how much of the list is non-Italy and non-US, pointing to spots in Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Madrid and Los Angeles cracking the top ten (Condé Nast). -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up04:52 - New Jersey Shop Piles Totino's Rolls on a Bar Pie08:18 - Washington Post Calls Domino's Detroit Pie a Letdown12:01 - Scientific American Slices Pizza Into 31 Pieces15:24 - AI Ninja Turtles Call Chicago Customers Morons20:15 - Domino's Pizza Tracker Started the Tracking Trend23:48 - Napoli on the Road Tops the 50 Top Pizza List -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 18, 202648 min

Ohio Valley Pizza Is a Pizza Oddity, Says John Carruthers | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Anna Crucitt, Will Dumas and Jim Mumford welcome Chicago's John Carruthers to Pizza Roundtable for Ohio Valley pizza crimes, a flour fight over Tokyo-style Neapolitan, and Domino's million-dollar giveaway. This week's top stories include: 🚨 Ohio Valley Pizza: Crime or Comfort Food? In the recurring Pizza Crimes segment, the panel looks at a Reddit r/PizzaCrimes photo of Ohio Valley style from a Fayetteville, NC food truck; guest John Carruthers, author of a book on Midwest pizza, says the cold-cheese, room-temperature style is Ohio spreading into West Virginia and Tennessee, citing chain DeCarlo's, which has more locations there than in Ohio (Reddit (r/PizzaCrimes)). 🍶 Anna: Swap the Flour, Drop 'Neapolitan' Covering PMQ's look at Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizza, Will says he's excited to see more of it open in New York and John says Chicago eaters haven't caught on yet, but Anna argues that if the dough isn't made with flour milled in Naples, it isn't Neapolitan, and shops should just call it Tokyo style. John agrees, dubbing any flour-swapped version 'sparkling pizza.' (PMQ Pizza). 🗽 NYC's First-Ever Pizza Week Debuts Sept 20 Time Out New York previewed the city's first-ever Pizza Week, running September 20 through October 4 with more than 20 shops including Paulie Gee's, Stretch and Slicehaus each running a one-off slice (Time Out New York). 📸 Was This 1976 Photo Chicago's First Slice Shop? PMQ's Pizza Hall of Fame piece asks whether a 1976 photo shows Chicago's first pizza-by-the-slice shop; John loves the yellow-t-shirt, mustache and wallpaper aesthetic in the photo but says it depends on what counts as a 'slice.' Anna counters with her own family stake in the debate, her cousin's Frank's Pizza in Ambridge, PA, which has sold New York-style slices for 67 years and where the founder's wife still makes pizza there in her nineties (PMQ Pizza). 🤖 Papa John's Is 85% Digital Orders Now Restaurant Dive detailed Papa John's turnaround, a new POS system, AI demand forecasting and an AI ordering assistant, with 85% of orders already coming through app, website or third-party delivery. John calls the AI-assistant coverage obvious PR-firm copy but says he's glad to have a machine to blame when an order goes wrong, while Will says he'd welcome a suggestion for a pizza he has never tried, based on his past orders (Restaurant Dive). 💥 Domino's $1M Giveaway Crashed in a Day PMQ Pizza reported on Domino's promo sending customers to buy a Big Mac, Whopper or Crunchwrap Supreme first, then upload the receipt at IsTheDominoWorthIt.com for a free single-serve Domino pizza; the site burned through its $1 million budget and crashed in 24 hours instead of running the planned month (PMQ Pizza). From whether Ohio Valley pizza deserves the crimes label to whether swapped flour disqualifies a pie from being Neapolitan, this one has sides. -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up08:41 - Ohio Valley Pizza: Crime or Comfort Food?14:46 - Anna: Swap the Flour, Drop 'Neapolitan'20:40 - NYC's First-Ever Pizza Week Debuts Sept 2029:23 - Was This 1976 Photo Chicago's First Slice Shop?33:45 - Papa John's Is 85% Digital Orders Now39:29 - Domino's $1M Giveaway Crashed in a Day -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Anna Crucitt: @Anna.Crucitt► Follow Mercurio's: @MercuriosPGH► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 10, 202640 min

Pizza News of the Week: Pizza Hut sold, 15 chains ranked, Pizza donuts, Corn on trial | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Anna Crucitt, Jim Mumford and Will Dumas break down the week in pizza on Pizza Roundtable: Pizza Hut changes hands, a chain ranking nobody agrees with, a rough Domino's review, pizza donuts and corn on trial. This week's top stories include: 🤝 Yum! Brands sells Pizza Hut for $1.5 billion Yum! Brands has offloaded Pizza Hut everywhere except mainland China to Long Range Capital for roughly $1.5 billion. Jim, Anna and Will all want the chain to go back to nostalgia and the sit-down family experience instead of chasing Domino's on speed, and Jim would cut the menu to pan, hand tossed and stuffed crust (PizzaMarketplace.com). 🇦🇺 Pizza Hut Australia bets $10M on going modern Local investors plan 100 new Australian stores, 3,000 jobs, a new look, revamped menus and more technology, the exact opposite of the nostalgia route the hosts want in the States. Anna does not buy the maths: $10 million does not build 100 restaurants (Inside Retail). 📉 15 pizza chains ranked, and the hosts are furious Food Republic ranked 15 American chains worst to best, with Marco's at number one, Blaze at two, Jet's at three, and Pizza Hut all the way down at fifteen, three places behind Chuck E. Cheese. Jim called the Pizza Hut placement cold, and Will said no criteria on earth justify Chuck E. Cheese finishing higher (Food Republic). 🟥 The Takeout calls Domino's Detroit a half-baked imposter The review wanted more cheese, a harder bake and a proper edge on Domino's rectangular pan pie. Jim thought it was harsh for a pizza you eat in the car and would simply order it well done, Anna said it does not need any more cheese, and Will wanted more edge on it (The Takeout). 🐻 Delivery driver walks past a black bear to the door A California driver strolled past a black bear in the front yard and handed the food over anyway. Anna wants to know why anyone opened the door, Jim wants to know why the customer was filming instead of shouting, and all three end up suspecting the clip is AI (Whiskey Riff). 🍩 Pizza donuts are the new pizza bagel Ethos in Austin is topping raised donuts with hot honey pepperoni, wild mushroom and truffle, buffalo chicken, Hawaiian and prosciutto and arugula. Will found them, Jim is going straight for the buffalo chicken, and Anna doubts a raised donut can carry the weight and is already working out how to stuff one (Instagram). 🌽 Pizza crimes: is canned corn on pizza legal? A new closing segment out of Reddit. All three vote corn legal, though Jim draws the line at canned corn on a pepperoni pie and wants it blistered fresh with cured ham and fontina. Anna is not sure she has ever bought canned corn. The verdict: better than grapes (Reddit). Rank the chains yourself, decide whether canned corn belongs anywhere near a pepperoni pie, and tell us where Pizza Hut should go next. -- Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up06:44 - Yum! Brands sells Pizza Hut for $1.5 billion11:39 - Pizza Hut Australia bets $10M on going modern14:25 - 15 pizza chains ranked, and the hosts are furious21:40 - The Takeout calls Domino's Detroit a half-baked imposter26:08 - Delivery driver walks past a black bear to the door30:26 - Pizza donuts are the new pizza bagel36:43 - Pizza crimes: is canned corn on pizza legal? -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates!► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube: @Ineedpizzaclub► Follow Anna Crucitt: @Anna.Crucitt► Follow Mercurio's: @MercuriosPGH► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 8, 202642 min

Pizza News of the Week: 5 American Pizza Styles, Robotic Pizza Fails, etc. | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Each week, the hosts break down the biggest pizza stories, emerging trends, regional styles, restaurant technology, and everything happening across the pizza industry. This week's top stories include: 🔥 Think You Know American Pizza? These 5 Regional Styles Might Surprise You America's pizza scene goes far beyond New York and Chicago. We explore five regional styles that might completely change how you think about American pizza. 🌕 Domino's Gives Moon Viewing a Pizza Twist in Japan Domino's Japan puts a new spin on moon-viewing season with Tsukimi dango-inspired tarts. A very different take on pizza culture—and another example of how Domino's adapts to local tastes. 🇮🇹 Napoli on the Road: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Pizza Journey What happens when you turn a pizza tour through Naples into a full-blown culinary adventure? We take a look at Napoli on the Road and the experience behind this unforgettable pizza journey. ⛽ How Casey's Quietly Became America's Fifth-Largest Pizza Chain Casey's may be known as a gas station, but its pizza business is anything but small. We look at how the Midwest convenience-store giant became one of America's biggest pizza chains—and why Gen Z can't stop posting about it. 🤖 Overcooked? Why Robotic Pizza Makers Are Failing Restaurant automation promises faster, more consistent pizza—but what happens when the robots don't actually deliver? We dig into some of the problems facing robotic pizza makers and ask whether automation is really ready for the kitchen. 🍔 Domino's Takes on the Big Mac & Whopper Domino's isn't just competing with other pizza chains. It's going after some of the biggest names in fast food. We look at how Domino's is positioning itself against iconic burgers like the Big Mac and Whopper. 🍕 From regional pizza styles and international menu experiments to restaurant robots and the fast-food wars, this episode has plenty to debate. -- Episode Timestamps 00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up 08:51 - Think You Know American Pizza? These 5 Regional Styles Might Surprise You 15:54 - Domino's Puts a New Spin on Moon Viewing With Tsukimi Dango-Inspired Tarts in Japan 20:52 - Napoli on the Road Review: A Pizza Grand Tour of a Lifetime 25:09 - Casey's Quietly Became America's Fifth-Largest Pizza Chain 27:19 - Overcooked? Why Robotic Pizza Makers Are Failing 31:54 - How Domino's Is Taking on the Big Mac, Whopper & Other Fast-Food Icons -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network ► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates! ► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube ► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood ► Follow Anna Crucitt: @Anna.Crucitt ► Follow Mercurio's: @MercuriosPGH ► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 8, 202638 min

Pizza News of the Week: Detroit-Style, Ethiopian Pizza & London-Style Slices! 🍕 | Pizza Roundtable

Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest topics from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Each week, hosts Jim Mumford and Will Dumas break down the biggest news stories, fascinating pizza trends, and debates shaping the industry and culture of pizza. This week's top stories and discussions include: 🍺 San Francisco's Pizza, Bagel & Beer Festival Returns The Bay Area's pizza scene comes together for a celebration of three things that belong together: pizza, bagels, and beer. 🎡 Did the Iowa State Fair Break a Pizza Party Record? We look at the Iowa State Fair's massive pizza gathering and whether it managed to set a new record. 🏙️ The Best Detroit-Style Pizza in the Motor City Detroit-style pizza gets the spotlight as we explore where to find the best examples in its hometown. 🥛 Donatos Adds Buttermilk Ranch & Two Permanent Pizzas Donatos expands its menu with fresh buttermilk ranch and two new pizzas that are sticking around. 🇪🇹 Ethiopian Pizza Is More Than a Gimmick What initially sounds like an unusual mashup turns into a deeper look at the culture, flavors, and identity behind Ethiopian pizza in Washington, D.C. 🔥 Jules: The New Slice Shop Taking TikTok by Storm Is the hype around Bensonhurst's newest slice shop actually deserved? We break down what makes Jules worth talking about. 🇬🇧 British-Style Pizza Gets Weird Cheese and onion crisps as a pizza topping? We explore the surprisingly distinctive world of British-style pizza. 🇬🇧 What Can London-Style Pizzerias Learn From America? A look at how London's growing pizza scene compares with American pizza culture and what each can learn from the other. Tune in for your weekly pizza news fix, from regional styles and restaurant trends to unexpected pizza combinations and the stories everyone in the pizza world is talking about. -- Episode Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up 04:37 - San Francisco Pizza, Bagel & Beer Festival Returns 08:45 - Did the Iowa State Fair Break a Record for the Largest Pizza Party? 12:43 - Where to Eat the Best Detroit-Style Pizza in the Motor City 20:22 - Donatos Adds Fresh Buttermilk Ranch & Two Permanent Pizzas 24:01 - Ethiopian Pizza Sounded Like a Gimmick. It Showed Me the Soul of D.C. 27:51 - Jules, a New Slice Shop in Bensonhurst, Lives Up to the TikTok Hype 30:31 - Cheese & Onion Crisps on Pizza? Exploring British-Style Pizza 31:21 - What 'London-Style' Pizzerias Could Learn From America -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network ► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates! ► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube ► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood ► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 16, 202631 min

Pizza News of the Week: Tokyo-Style Pizza, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, etc. | Pizza Roundtable

Each week, the hosts break down the biggest news stories, fascinating pizza trends, unusual creations, and the stories shaping the culture of pizza. 🎭 New Haven's Next Guinness World Record Attempt New Haven is going after another Guinness World Record, this time with a massive pizza costume party. Find out what they're attempting and why the pizza capital of Connecticut is once again going big. 🐻 Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Is Coming to Life Five Nights at Freddy's is bringing its fictional pizza restaurant into the real world. A Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location is reportedly coming in 2027, turning one of gaming's most recognizable restaurants into an actual dining experience. 🍗 Philadelphia Pizza Celebrates Black Culture Fishtown's newest pizzeria is putting Black culinary traditions front and center with pizzas topped with oxtail and collard greens, jerk chicken, shrimp and grits, and more. 🧀 Milwaukee-Style Pizza Is Having a Moment Think Milwaukee doesn't have its own pizza style? Think again. We dig into what makes Milwaukee-style pizza different and why this regional style deserves more attention. 💰 The $500 Pizza That's Taller Than Sabrina Carpenter A Logan Square pizzeria is serving up what is being called the largest pizza in Illinois. At $500, this enormous pie is definitely not your average Friday night order. 🗼 What Is Tokyo-Style Pizza? Tokyo-style pizza is starting to make waves in the US. We explore what defines the style and why you may be seeing more of it on American pizza menus. Tune in for another round of pizza news, regional styles, wild pizza creations, and everything happening across the pizza world. -- ⏱️ Episode Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up 04:43 - New Haven Attempts Another Guinness World Record With the Largest Pizza Costume Party 08:35 - 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Is Opening a Real Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in 2027 12:43 - Fishtown Pizzeria Celebrates Black Culture With Oxtail, Jerk Chicken & Shrimp and Grits Pizzas 16:39 - Yes, Milwaukee-Style Pizza Is Real. And It's Fabulous 22:01 - The $500 Pizza That's Taller Than Sabrina Carpenter 24:59 - What Is Tokyo-Style Pizza? Why You're About to See It Everywhere in the US 30:15 - Connect With the Hosts / Outro Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network: ► Subscribe for weekly pizza news, trends, and industry discussions! ► Follow us on Instagram: @Ineedpizzaclub ► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood ► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill #PizzaNews #PizzaRoundtable #GuinnessWorldRecord #FrenchPizza #TacoBell #MexicanPizza #PineapplePizza #PizzaCocktail #PapaMurphys #RedBaron #PizzaIndustry #PizzaCulture #PizzaLovers #FoodNews #RestaurantNews #WeeklyNews #INeedPizzaClub #FrozenPizza #PizzaTech #PizzaCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.