APZ - The other pizza

At this stage, I have sufficient life savings to fund day 0 in combination with a bank loan. This covers the launch and operational part of the project, including for example the location, the architectural work, most of the equipments and the administrative activities. Thanks to your invaluable donations and support, I will: Level up the important equipments such as the kneading machine (dough kneading) or the growth chamber (dough resting) Reprioritize the purchase of items I postponed to a later stage so our team works more efficiently, for example the sausage slicing machine or the vegetable cutter Invest further in the restaurant design and the packaging to enrich the cosy atmosphere and strengthen our brand NOTE: About my passion for pizza It's been ~10 years since I started to study 🍕 as an "amateur éclairé" (enlightened amateur) in France. First a hobby, it became one of my passions. Even now, I still love to discover, study, test and exchange about recipes, techniques and ideas, searching for the best pizza. This quest doesn't have an end and it is really fun. In this adventure, there were 3 major turning points: October 2018 : for the first time, I taste a really good pizza in Florence, what a shock! (how I waited for 30 years?) October 2019 : I train and graduate (pizza napolitana) from the École Française de Pizzaiolo in Paris (I can do that?) November 2019 : I buy a Gozney Roccbox oven and I start to experiment with cooking at high temperature (game on!) The 4th turning point will be to launch this establishment dedicated to pizza: APZ. As I spent my career (11 years) at Microsoft, this new step is for many quite a surprise. Growing up in the restaurant world (my parents owned 2 restaurants) and working my first jobs as a waiter/bartender/kitchen help and then assisting my dad on the management, I'm well aware of what's ahead of me and I'm looking forward to it! The idea of opening a PiZzeriA was in my head these past years and recently I was able to confirm that it is feasible and that it could have a grand impact. My dream and driver is this vision of having you at our pizza place: We take care of you as you enjoy the moment, drinking, relaxing and obviously eating a great pizza made with ❤️. Christopher 🍕