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    james23289
    • Apr 9
    • 3 min

    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, 2020
    • 4 min

    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 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    Our commentary on Oakland First Fridays, from SF Gate

    Chaos around Oakland’s First Fridays
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    james23289
    • Dec 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    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 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    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 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    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 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    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 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    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, 2017
    • 1 min

    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, 2017
    • 6 min

    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, 2017
    • 3 min

    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 8, 2014
    • 3 min

    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, 2014
    • 3 min

    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 19, 2014
    • 3 min

    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 7, 2014
    • 2 min

    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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    East Bay Express: When Food Trucks Move Indoors
    james23289
    • Mar 26, 2014
    • 5 min

    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 6, 2014
    • 3 min

    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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    james23289
    • Feb 22, 2014
    • 4 min

    Some days at the Doughjo are so interesting you just gotta blog about ’em

    As the title implies, yesterday, February 20th, 2014 was no ordinary day at the new headquarters for operations. The day started out much...
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    james23289
    • Jan 24, 2014
    • 3 min

    Fist of Flour Doughjo is OPEN! Reflections on the past six open days

    Just in case you’ve missed it, we have officially opened the door to the Doughjo for limited dinner service, weekly from 5-9pm...
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    Oakland Local: Fist o’ Flour Pizza Company sets up shop in the Laurel District
    james23289
    • Jan 20, 2014
    • 2 min

    Oakland Local: Fist o’ Flour Pizza Company sets up shop in the Laurel District

    The Fist o’ Flour Pizza Company has become one of those local darlings whose success makes us all sentimental and fuzzy feeling down in...
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