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Dan Richer, Razza

Episode Summary

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Dan Richer, chef and owner of Razza Pizza Artigianale in Jersey City, NJ, his American artisanal pizza restaurant featuring wood fired pizza, where we on location! At Razza, Dan and his team aspire to the Italian way of cooking and eating, where location and seasonality dictate ingredients, with the ultimate goal of serving the best pizza possible. Razza received a 3-star review in The New York Times in 2017, and in 2019, was named Best Pizza in North America by 50 Best. Dan was a James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef semi-finalist in 2011, and he’s a 5-time James Beard Nominee. Dan has a new book, The Joy of Pizza: Everything You Need to Know, co-authored with Katie Parla. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to pay attention; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on the departure of two of NYC’s veteran food writers, Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld — colloquially known as “the Robs”, from New York Magazine after 32 years, via Eater NY; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Le Rock, chefs and owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr's grand interpretation of a French Brasserie, located in NYC's Rockefeller Plaza.

Episode Notes

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Dan Richer, chef and owner of Razza Pizza Artigianale in Jersey City, NJ, his American artisanal pizza restaurant featuring wood fired pizza, where we on location! At Razza, Dan and his team aspire to the Italian way of cooking and eating, where location and seasonality dictate ingredients, with the ultimate goal of serving the best pizza possible. Razza received a 3-star review in The New York Times in 2017, and in 2019, was named Best Pizza in North America by 50 Best. Dan was a James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef semi-finalist in 2011, and he’s a 5-time James Beard Nominee. Dan has a new book, The Joy of Pizza: Everything You Need to Know, co-authored with Katie Parla. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to pay attention; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on the departure of two of NYC’s veteran food writers, Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld — colloquially known as “the Robs”, from New York Magazine after 32 years, via Eater NY; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Le Rock, chefs and owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr's grand interpretation of a French Brasserie, located in NYC's Rockefeller Plaza.

Photo Courtesy of Dan Richer.

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