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james23289
Oct 6, 20248 min read
Delivery apps are Killing local restaurants
Yes, that's right. I said it. Using the very popular third party apps like Door Dash, Grub Hub, and others are likely going to kill off...
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james23289
May 21, 20244 min read
We've been avoiding this for two years, but now it's time
Hello folks. I decided it's time to let everyone know about some changes coming to Fist of Flour Pizza starting in early June. Let me...
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james23289
Jan 11, 20247 min read
Two important birthdays for me today
Yes, today is my birthday, and it is also the birthday of Fist of Flour Pizza Co. 14 years ago today I cooked my first wood fired pizzas...
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james23289
Apr 9, 20223 min read
Two years later, my first blog since COVID began
As you all know, it's been a very long time, a very strange time for all of us. Two years since my father passed, two years I've been...
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james23289
May 12, 20204 min read
This year catering has been ’86’d from the menu…
Tuesday May 12th, 2020. Day 57 (I think) of the COVID-19 Shelter in Place. I’m taking the afternoon to write an update on how our...
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Our commentary on Oakland First Fridays, from SF Gate
Chaos around Oakland’s First Fridays
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Food Rush with Ryan Scott, Oakland’s Food scene
Hey there, check this out, that time we got on the TV! Good fun with chef Ryan Scott! Food-Rush/episodes/Oaklands-Food-Scene
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Foie Gras and Funnel Cakes, 10 questions with Fist of Flour
Food Artisan Interviews: 10 Questions for James Whitehead, Fist of Flour Pizza
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Something a little more recent, Eater’s Essential East Bay Pizzerias!
We made the list. there’s a few other noteworthy spots on here, and we’re proud to be included here:https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-pizza-...
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Oakland’s Newest Food truck!
Check out one of our first articles from Oakland North, posted April 7, 2011: Fist of Flour: Oakland’s newest food truck
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Grand opening of the Doughjo January 2014
Here’s a little blurb from Eater SF from when we were about to open in 2014! https://sf.eater.com/2014/1/14/6297287/fist-of-flour-pizza-t...
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james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
We have a new website, and its a work in progress!
Hi Everyone. We’re getting ready for 2018 here at Fist of Flour. We’ve been working with a local design firm, Design Action Collective to...
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james23289
Mar 8, 20176 min read
Ovens, small business, and being up against the wall
After reading my last post from September 2015, I find it funny to be starting out the blog about ovens again. Here we are over a year...
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james23289
Mar 8, 20173 min read
It’s been a long time, hello, internet. The blog returns…
hi everyone, let me just say I apologize for not hittin the keys for the last 10+ months. I can’t believe my last blog post was september...
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james23289
Sep 7, 20143 min read
Some weeks are tougher than others…
Hi folks, as the title would indicate we had a rough week here at the Doughjo headquarters, and we also had a Great week here! I tell ya,...
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james23289
Jul 29, 20143 min read
Recap: Six months open and Summer’s well under way
I feel like I have a lot to talk about this week. I figured its time to sit down and pen this digital paper and catch everyone up on...
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james23289
May 18, 20143 min read
Training camp is over, and so is this weekend! The catering season begins
Sunday May 18th, 10:48 pm. The weekend of 6 gigs plus 6 days of Doughjo service is officially over for the staff at Fist of Flour. From...
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james23289
May 6, 20142 min read
Business, and the cost of doing business
There are two rivers running through the small business world, and they are creating a bit of whirlpool in my pockets. In one pocket, the...
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james23289
Mar 26, 20145 min read
East Bay Express: When Food Trucks Move Indoors
East Bay mobile-food entrepreneurs adapt to life inside four walls. By Luke Tsai @theluketsai in the East Bay Express In January, just...
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james23289
Mar 5, 20143 min read
Why did I ever decide to do this? the truck life was so much simpler
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know pretty much the whole story, every gritty detail, every bit of cornmeal stuck up under...
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