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In Baltimore we can sell what they call “off sale” beer and liquor with the appropriate license. Our license is for both “on” and “off”. We don’t have delivery service, but we occasionally get a request for “off” sales with pickup orders … and we accommodate those customers. We’ve checked it...

When negotiating a new lease, I encourage you to ask for two important inclusions: First, ask for something like a 10 year term (if that’s what you are comfortable with, and the landlord is willing to stipulate) PLUS at least a couple of 5 year options that you could exercise without penalty to...

I just wanted to take a minute to thank Tom Lehmann. His answer above is typical … he has always taken his time to share his vast accumulation of knowledge with anyone who asks. I’ve been reading his advice and council here since 2010, and his thoughts have saved time and money for us, while...

I haven’t researched the past threads here, but is there practical experience to support either gas or electric as being more economical, relative to pizza ovens? I raise the question only because I was intrigued by the Pizzamaster ovens suggested by Souspiazziolo in a previous thread. The...

Ignore them at your own risk. You don’t have to do business with them, but be aware that potential customers are addicted to both Yelp ratings and individual comments posted by the public on the Yelp site.

Houston Pizza, John Cornyn’s staff has sent you his boilerplate position statement on large banks, bailout philosophy, access to credit, etc. Moreover, he has reinforced his party position relative to smaller, not larger government. And his staff’s first impulse was to reckon that monitoring...

I’m trying to hold my tongue here. You look to be either a hobbyist or lazy. If having a pizza business has been " … a lifelong dream", then being willing to work hard at it should be part of the equation. Don’t qualify your dream by restricting how many hours and days per week you are willing...

There are zillions of things to consider, but just a couple of really quick things: 1) You will likely need at least a 60 qt. mixer (and don’t even rule out an 80 qt. if you stumble onto one at the right price, and 2) Mixers are either single phase or 3-phase … make sure your electrical service...

Good question, and I don’t have an answer. However, the first thought that I had was that I leave ketchup out (on my kitchen counter) at home until it is empty … several decades later I’m still kickin … what’s the difference between tomato sauce and ketchup?

I just Googled it, and found that it’s a Sicilian mainstay, similar to focaccia, and it’s typically topped with carmelized onions, tomatoes, cheese and anchovies. It’s sometimes called Palermo Christmas Pizza, and they serve it on Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, Good Friday and the feast of San...

Even if there were more CC companies out there, they would still offer “cash back”, “points accumulation”, kickbacks to sponsors of affinity cards, etc to get more and more card holders. In every case the holder or sponsor of the card would still get something for simply using his card, while...

GotRocks, please don’t get sucked into the “too much government regulation” fails to serve the masses political refrain. In this case we have 3.8 million retail stores (and over 90,000 online sellers) generating about $2.6 Trillion, plus another $262 Billion in online sales, in yearly sales to...

Yeah, what Steve says is right, regardless of whether they are monopolies or oligopolies, they are not responding to competitive forces that are needed to control prices (credit card rates in this case) and should be controlled by government regulation of their fees. When we get quotes from card...

I’m not sure why I finally read this thread, but I’ve been impressed with some of your talents… particularly Walter and Bodega. These guys have some serious chops (just click on Bodega’s video or click on the link to Walters music). Walter made a recording just a few days ago of something he...

Just want to echo what Bodegahwy just said about asking for consideration from your potential new landlord (before you sign a lease with him). If that location is vacant, has been vacant for a number of months or is otherwise not attracting a tenant you should be able to negotiate a rent free...

Just slip out the back, Jack. Make a little plan, Stan. Don’t need to be coy, Roy. Just get yourself free. Sounds like the stress relief alone would be worth it. I’ve never moved a location, but I suggest that you analyze your “pickup” customers to see if a move down the road would impact that...

I like what I see here today 12/19/14 …where the topic title and the first several words of the posting are included. It’s still simple, while more clear …without the entire post cluttering up the entire page. A compromise worthy of suggestion to Congress.

Back in early 2010 my son posted several question on the TT, asking for advice and opinions for his new pizza restaurant venture in Baltimore. Many of you responded with valuable advice about oven types, dough recipes, etc and he has always appreciated that help and feedback. He’s asked that I...

There are bad guys out there. I just got an email that used my username from here on the Think Tank, offering to let me use a new forum. I would use my existing username, and simply provide a new password. I’m sure the intent was to invade my hard drive to find anything that could be used to...