{"id":1390,"date":"2013-03-26T12:12:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T22:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/blog\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2013-03-26T12:12:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T22:12:11","slug":"michael-shepherd-world-pizza-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/blog\/michael-shepherd-world-pizza-champion","title":{"rendered":"Michael Shepherd World Pizza Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Shepherd<\/strong> is an interesting pizzaiolo.<\/p>\n

As he explains on his website:<\/p>\n

From humble\u00a0beginnings\u00a0as a delivery driver for a national chain to the owner of three independent pizzerias, he has over 20 years of experience in the pizza business. Growing his original pizzeria from a meager $2,000 per week to over $1 million dollars a year in sales in a town of only 8,000 and opening his newest pizzeria at the $1.2 million sales mark in a town of 13,000 with an advertising budget of nearly zero.<\/p>\n

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I interviewed Michael at the International Pizza Expo. He was getting ready to set up all of the games. He was busy with these tasks the entire Pizza Expo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Michael Angelo Pizza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Michael is the owner of Michael Angelo’s<\/a>,<\/strong> and is a founding member of the World\u00a0Pizza Champions.\u00a0<\/strong>He recently started a new pizza restaurant called\u00a0600 Downtown<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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600 Hundred<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Michael explained all the preparation needed for the World Pizza Games. He\u00a0also\u00a0spoke on several on several panels.<\/p>\n

This is a great interview with one of the greatest World Pizza Champs.<\/p>\n

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