The Hot Slice
The Hot Slice brings you inspiring stories, strategies and lessons learned from successful pizzeria professionals and top experts. This podcast is hosted by the team at Pizza Today, the premier network for pizzeria professionals. We’re bringing our award-winning interviewing and 37 years as a trusted pizza restaurant partner to the airwaves with real, in-depth conversations with pizzeria owners, champion pizza makers, industry pros and others to help make your business better.
The Hot Slice
323. Helping a Neighboring Pizzeria with Anthony Triolo, Chicago’s Triano's Pizza
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Anthony Triolo, second-generation owner of Triano's Pizza in Chicago's Garfield Ridge, joins The Hot Slice to talk community, consistency and what really makes Chicago thin crust great. In this episode, we cover:
- How Triano's organized a dine-and-donate just two days after a fire closed neighboring Obbie's Pizza, raising more than $3,000 for displaced employees
- Why Anthony sees neighboring pizzerias as community, not competition, and how that mindset inspired other local shops to follow suit
- The neighborhood events Triano's shows up for year-round, from summer festivals to little league concession stands
- What's kept Triano's going strong for 42 years: scratch-made everything, monthly team meetings and a management-first culture
- The dough secrets behind Chicago thin crust, including a low-hydration formula, high oil content and 48-hour fermentation baked on straight metal stones
- How Triano's cross-utilizes its house-made Italian beef across sandwiches, beef rolls, beef bowls and specialty pizzas
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