229. The Za Report with Miriam Weiskind

The Hot Slice

Miriam Weiskind has already amassed a huge following in the pizza industry with The Za Report. Now, she is set to open her first brick-and-mortar pizzeria, Yums of PDX in Portland, Oregon.
If you are looking for an inspiring episode. This is it. Miriam brings so much energy and enthusiasm about her journey and the pizza community.
Miriam’s background is in design and branding. But after capturing the NYC Pizza Run title, her pizza journey took off with Scott’s Pizza Tours where she spent 8 years leading pizza fans on pizza tours throughout New York City. In 2019, she began she began perfecting her pizza-making skills and at passion quickly sent her to into professional pizza-making when she found her first apprenticeship at Paul Gee’s in Brooklyn. As the COVID-19 Pandemic left many New Yorkers isolated, Miriam started making pizzas and giving them to first responders and people impacted by the shutdown.
The Za Report pop-ups and pizza giving continued as Miriam gained national attention for her efforts. She was even featured on the Food Network series Chopped on a pizza showdown episode “Wanna Pizza Me” in 2023.
All of that has led her to find the right opportunity in Portland, Oregon.
Miriam goes in depth about her journey to a brick-and-mortar pizzeria and how integral her pizza mentors and apprenticeships were. Sit back and enjoy this extended The Hot Slice Podcast
Learn more about The Za Report at https://www.thezareport.com/ and Yum’s of PDX at https://www.yumsofpdx.com/. Follow Yum’s of PDX on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/yumsofpdx/. Also follow The Za Report at https://www.instagram.com/thezareport/ .
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