Press Release More Champions from Goodfella"s Pizza School NY

Press Release: For immediate release              June 15, 2018

More Champions from the Goodfella’s Pizza School NY

Since 1992, Goodfella’s Pizza School of Staten Island NY has been training the finest pizza makers across the World.  Today June 13, students from such varying places as Northern Kentucky, Dodge City Kansas, Wyoming and Saratoga NY shared their success with the operators (of Goodfella’s Pizza School) Andrew Scudera and Scot Cosentino within and hour. “It’s no surprise that former students are successful and have won best in state in many areas such as Ohio, Tennessee and even a world Champion from Canada but when four in one day contact you, you have to feel proud of your accomplishments and being able to help others succeed” said Andrew Scudera who runs the school. Todays champions are: Wayne Cherry from Saratoga NY who won “The Best of Saratoga Region” Best Pizza 2018 Award.  Dodge City Brewing who won “The Best of the Best Dodge City” Best Pizza Award 2018 and Strong’s Pizza who won the Northern Kentucky Magazine Best Pizza Award 2018 and Fire House Pizza in Wyoming. 

Contact Scot Cosentino or

Andrew Scudera at Goodfella’s Pizza School Staten Island NY

1718 Hylan Blvd, S.I. N.Y 10305

(178)-987-2422

SAY NO TO DRUGS, YES TO PIZZA AND GET BUSY!

This simple statement made me think of my past 20 years in the pizza industry and an observation I have made after seeing hundreds of employees come and go. Kids that are genuinely busy and engaged in attainable goals are not the ones using drugs. It is the ones that are not winning, not involved the game of life with no purpose or direction that get into drugs and the attending trouble. This is especially prone to occur when their "friends" are of the same ilk. There is always someone in the crowd who thinks it's cool to smoke weed and thinks nothing of the people he or she encourages to join him in using drugs as a way of combating what I have seen over and over as  pain, upset and lack of direction. When you say "hey that is not cool" you set the tone and make it known to all how you stand and maybe the example you just set will prevent another from going down that road. 

Lady Ga Ga Pizza by Marc Cosentino

When I see kids allowed to work, create and participate I see successful kids. When I see the ones who are coddled, given everything, not allowed to contribute, work, or participate, I see trouble coming. At Goodfella's Pizza in Staten Island I witnessed this over and over through the years. The kids thet enjoyed working and playing made something out of their lives while the ones always trying to "get over" get away with doing as little as possible, end up cheating themselves in the end. Drugs, crime, welfare, dependency always follow the "do nothings". In the police department we called them "empty suits"-guys just there to collect a check and never lift a finger to help anyone but themselves. I know you've seen similar things so encourage people especially kids to help, to work, find a hobby or a sport. They don't have to be good at it but they need to be encouraged to JUST DO IT because in this life that is the big difference between happiness and misery. 

FAST CASUAL PIZZA-THE RACE FOR A PIECE OF THE PIE IS ON

Scot Cosentino of Goodfella's Pizza, the original Fast Casual/Quick Serve Pizza Concept

The latest "Gold Rush" in the multi-billion dollar food industry is Fast Casual Pizza. Fresh ingredients, made to order and delivered quickly in a casual setting is the model being followed, with tremendous interest and investment from the such contenders as Chipotle, Blaze, Live Basil, 800 Degree, Uncle Maddio's and a slew of other contenders. What they are hard at work on is re-inventing Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza- the original East Coast leaders in Fast Gourmet Pizza and New York Brick Oven style pizza, having defined the category decades ago. "A Revolving Brick Oven from the New York Brick Company is how we create our award winning pizzas at a super fast pace while retaining a consistently perfect product" said Andrew Scudera from Goodfella's. 

The emerging concepts are following a basic format and design of how the products are ordered, assembled and cooked. The main differences is the type of pizza, dough, sauce and oven design with the more high end companies going for the now standard brick oven and the the future minded entrepreneurs jumping on the New York Brick Oven Companies Revolving Brick Oven for authentic pizza with high production potential.

After major contenders failing abysmally in the red hot New York City market, many are taking it slow and are wisely playing it safe with much concept development on the west coast before attempting to take on the capital of pizza." What is to be seen is whose concept will stand out, be easy to reproduce and have staying power in what will be an area with huge potential and fantastic competition" said Marc Cosentino co-founder of the Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza chain. brickovensforsale.com

Scot Cosentino  with his International pizza trend setting "Vodka Pie" www.goodfellas.com

Pizza Expo Fast Casual Pizza Demonstration by New York Brick Oven Company

2/04/2014 - The New York Brick Oven Company led by Scot Cosentino will team up with the Pizza School of New York led by Andrew Scudera for a blazing fast casual pizza demonstration at this years Pizza Expo. The team will be utilizing a revolving brick oven provided by the New York Brick Oven Company to make the pizza and are attempting 120 pizzas in one hour. Having recently made a "blaze" of 5 pies in 70 seconds they feel they can comfortably keep up with the pace of 2 pies per minute to reach their goal. You can see the live demonstration at booth number 231 on March 26th at the International Pizza Expo in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Welcome to Pizza Expo 2014

Well this is it, on March 24th-27th 2014, the biggest show in the Pizza Industry takes place at the Vegas Convention center in Nevada. This show is the whose who of the multi-billion dollar pizza world. There will be the World's Best Pizza Contest with 3 time Champions Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island New York defending their title. Guest speakers will be conducting seminars on various aspects of the business from making dough, franchising and marketing to hiring and management skills.  All the while expert chefs will be busy with all types of food demonstrations, lessons and samples. Imagine close to 10,000 pizza people all in the same venue over the course of a few days with a buzz that only pizza can create going on. Vendors selling pizza ovens, flour, cheese and pepperoni will be displaying their wares along with the latest concepts in fast casual pizza and even Pizza School for the new guys or those that may want to expand their abilities. A fantastic time for all in a place where "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" as the saying goes so come on out and don't forget to visit the Goodfella's at booth number 231 and pay your "respect". Looking forward to meeting you, Marc, Scot and Andy and remember: any pizza is better than No Pizza.