The Sporkful What Is Colorado Style Pizza?
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Nov 10, 2025 
Paul Karolyi, a reporter and executive producer at CityCast Denver, spends years tracing the origins of Colorado-style pizza, particularly its iconic honey-on-crust feature. Together with pizza expert Scott Wiener, they explore criteria for defining regional pizza styles and question whether Colorado-style deserves a spot in the pizza pantheon. They discuss Bojo's history, the implications of its trademark, and the potential for wider recognition. With a mix of quirky anecdotes and expert insights, this conversation dives deep into the pizza world’s lesser-known corners.
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Quest To Define A Regional Pizza
- Paul Karolyi obsessed over honey-on-crust and whether Colorado-style pizza is a true regional style.
- He framed the investigation around multiplicity, differentiation, longevity, and regional tie criteria from Scott Wiener.
Bojo's Mountain Pie Ritual
- Bojo's calls its pie a “mountain pie” with a huge braided crust and honey on the table.
- The combination became a memorable local ritual tied to Idaho Springs and ski traffic.
Rubric For A Regional Style
- Scott Wiener set criteria for regional pizza: multiplicity, differentiation, longevity, and regional tie.
- He argued Colorado had longevity but lacked multiplicity and a clear regional tie at first.
