GNY EP.173 | feat. Nick Sanford from The Food Truck Battle
What does it take to build a pizza empire from a pull-behind trailer β and then organize one of Central New York’s biggest food festivals? In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Nick Sanford, owner of Toss & Fire Pizza and head of the event committee for the Syracuse Food Truck Association (SFTA), to talk all things food trucks, wood-fired pizza, entrepreneurship, and the culture of the kitchen.
Nick shares the story behind Toss & Fire’s 11-year journey β from popping up in coffee shop parking lots with a wood-fired oven on a trailer, to operating multiple restaurant locations across Central New York. He opens up about how he had zero experience with wood-fired pizza when he started, how he taught himself everything from flour types to testing 12 different tomato varieties, and how a Jon Favreau movie may have had something to do with it all.
If you’re a food lover, an entrepreneur, or just looking for something exciting to do this weekend in CNY β this episode is for you.
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Chapters:
0:00 β Pre-Roll: Tomatoes & Toppings
0:22 β Welcome to Good News York / Nick’s Introduction
0:45 β The Syracuse Food Truck Battle: What to Expect
2:07 β How Voting & Judging Works
2:35 β The Championship Belts
5:25 β Tips for Standing Out as a Food Truck
10:30 β Did the Movie "Chef" Inspire Toss & Fire?
11:50 β The Story of Toss & Fire (11 Years in the Making)
12:51 β How Nick Taught Himself Wood-Fired Pizza
14:18 β Falling in Love with Kitchen Culture at Age 14
15:41 β Why Everyone Should Work a Service Job
17:04 β Outro & Where to Find More
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