MORE COFFEE, PLEASE! Episode Notes — Michael Jarzenski

Background

Owner and chef of Merriman Valley Pizza in Akron & Food Truck, Feel Good BBQ. A true mom and pop shop, known for a signature thick and fluffy crust and rotating weekly features. Chef-inspired artisan pizza, everything made from scratch, down to the in-house seasonings.

How This Episode Came Together

Michael reached out directly, unprompted, saying he’d been listening to the podcast and loving it. His words: he’d love to possibly join for an episode and talk restaurants, and maybe even get into the topic of burnout and how hard this industry actually is. That message is the spine of this episode, not just an aside.

The Craft

Everything from scratch is a point of real  ...