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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...
james23289
Oct 6, 20248 min read
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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...
james23289
May 21, 20244 min read
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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...
james23289
Jan 11, 20247 min read
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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...
james23289
Apr 9, 20223 min read
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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...
james23289
May 12, 20204 min read
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Our commentary on Oakland First Fridays, from SF Gate
Chaos around Oakland’s First Fridays
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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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
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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Foie Gras and Funnel Cakes, 10 questions with Fist of Flour
Food Artisan Interviews: 10 Questions for James Whitehead, Fist of Flour Pizza
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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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-...
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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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
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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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...
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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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...
james23289
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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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...
james23289
Mar 8, 20176 min read
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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...
james23289
Mar 8, 20173 min read
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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,...
james23289
Sep 7, 20143 min read
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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...
james23289
Jul 29, 20143 min read
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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...
james23289
May 19, 20143 min read
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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...
james23289
May 6, 20142 min read
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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...
james23289
Mar 26, 20145 min read
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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...
james23289
Mar 6, 20143 min read
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