Scott Yanow: I had never run even a practice pizza tour. He says he was horrified when the New York Daily News wanted to cover his first day open. Yanow started drumming up press tours and then got calls from other news outlets. "When it ended, it was the same adrenaline rush that I would have after playing a great show"
Long before Scott Wiener was the founder of a popular pizza tour company, he was just a guy who really loved to eat pizza. He talks with Maya about how he turned his unabashed enthusiasm into a mini empire. P.S. Stick around for a fun trivia game at the end, featuring the one and only Jimmy Li.
If you enjoyed this episode, you may also enjoy Maya's conversation with chef Christine Ha, who goes by the nickname "The Blind Cook."
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