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Thanks Tony! It is really a no brainer and we feel lucky to do what we can. The Ellen Show called this morning and interviewed me for a possible spot on her show and a Houston TV Channel did an interview with me as I was mixing dough today 🙂 I had no idea the ABC thing was so big. We have gotten...

Tom: Thanks for the well wishes! Never say never they say but it would have to be a very special situation for that to happen. Heck, I like making pizzas and being onsite. I look forward to talking with you at the expo. Walter

Thanks George! We feel blessed to be able to do this. walter

Thanks. Things have been crazy with lines starting 45 minutes before we open for diner and 30 minutes before we open for lunch. Luckily I have 2 of the best chef’s in Reno volunteering with us and 2 trainees with disabilities. The phone rang this morning and I saw the (212) area code (NYC) and...

Thanks. we made NBC News NYC today and have it all on facebook - Smiling With Hope Pizza - NY Pizza with a Social Cause. Walter

Thanks. Those are family ovens from 1960 and the holy grail for NY pies. Walter

the phone rang this morning and I saw the (212) area code (NYC) and wondered who that could be? I figured it was a friend calling to say hi and was I surprised when it was NBC. They interviewed me and some other people for the article and put it out by lunch time. The news world sure moves fast...

The summer shore crowd is a win win. I was friends with the owners of Tino’s (long gone from Ortley Beach). they did standing room only/2 hour waits every day of the summer and had a decent off season crowd too. I am not that familiar with Red Bank but know more and more people are living at the...

What has made a difference here in Reno is there is a strong foodie culture. the Reno Foodie Group on facebook has 7,000 members and the huge/continual influx of Bay area Californians are wanting top shelf food as well. In OH we lived in a village that was 3,000 and the average income was well...

I agree. We were in Central Ohio and I was struggling to get $11 for an 18"/$5 for 12" cheese NY pizza with the Smiling with Hope Bakery. We import cheeses from Italy, make house made sausage, homemade cannoli’s, oregano from Sicily, etc… Here in Reno we are getting $20/$10 and $2-18"/$1-$12 per...

We opened Jan 3rd and are a mom/pop set up with just my wife , myself, a couple of trainees with disabilities, and 1 volunteer pizza helper. I make every pie, all the dough and do all the prep work as well as much of the cleanup. We recently added lunch hours (12-2) and I have been working about...

You are cookin with gas now! School food is so bad you may have to fight them off with clubs. Sorry I misunderstood. Long night last night with lines 20+ deep before we opened for lunch and diner and standing room only for both… Walter

After 25 years as a public school teacher I have seen the slice thing firsthand. Currently, if the school is receiving federal funding for free and reduced lunches (and most all are) the pizzas have to fit the wellness law. This means a whole wheat based crust, non fat cheeses, etc. The pizzas...

We would love to have our social cause/pizza included in your article. Walter/Judy I come here to learn more about the business side of pizza, help when I can, and for Tom Lehman’s insights.

Through our distributor Grande is $2.81b shredded and $2.61lb for the loaf. Walter

bigmoose: Thanks for those numbers. They are pretty much what the Hobart rep told me the agitator moves at during the meat, cheese, vegetable setting. Tom: Thank you for that breakdown. I will pm you the recipe but I am hoping someone here has a legacy 662 and can confirm the agitator moves at...

Tom: I will ask the Hobart rep. The guy on the phone told me the 662 can mix 90lbs of pizza dough all day. Mark Granucci, the head chef at The Settlers Club located inside the Eldorado Hotel/Casino helps us 4 evenings a week. He took me on a tour of the operation at the Eldorado and they have 2...

Cody is a true inspiration and gift to be around. He inspires all of us to not put limitations on ourselves. I have been around thousands of special needs people and he is a one in a million. I learn a lot from him everyday. Walter

Tom: Thanks for the reply. The Hobart rep told me mixing over 70lb of pizza dough in a 600 legacy could result in the overload breaker being triggered and the mixer stopping. He said on the old ones you could overload them but the new ones have this feature to stop excessive wear and tear on the...

We recently bought a Thunderbird 80 quart mixer and it has been nothing but one breakdown after another so we are sending it back to them and buying a Hobart legacy 60 quart. The 662 is billed as a pizza mixer with 2 fixed speeds yet the attachment hub has 5 speeds that go at high rpms. I was...