Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
We are just back from Pizza Expo, where the staff of Pizza Today welcomed the industry for the inaugural Pizza Today Village. We recorded episodes of The Hot Slice live on the show floor and will be rolling them out over the next several weeks.
Our first guest? None other than Wylie Dufresne, the keynote speaker at Pizza Expo. Dufresne made a name for himself in New York City’s fine dining scene by letting curiosity take the wheel. Whether it was a deconstructed eggs benedict or smoke salmon bagel with cream cheese, dishes were about more than meets the eye at Michelin-starred eatery wd-50.
Today, Dufresne brings that same curiosity to Stretch Pizza, his New York-based pizzeria that marries old-school nostalgia with best-in-class Caesar salads, mozzarella sticks and meatball sliders. Find out how Dufresne’s devotion to a life of learning informs his journey forward in the pizza world – and how you can take inspiration from the process yourself.
Show Notes:
Stretch Pizza: stretchpizzanyc.com
Pizza Expo: pizzaexpo.pizzatoday.com
Wylie Dufresne’s Recommended Reading
The Joy of Pizza: thejoyofpizzabook.com
The Pursuit of Pizza: tonygemignani.com/books
Pizza Czar: piz.za.com/cookbook
We are just back from Pizza Expo, where the staff of Pizza Today welcomed the industry for the inaugural Pizza Today Village. We recorded episodes of The Hot Slice live on the show floor and will be rolling them out over the next several weeks.
Our first guest? None other than Wylie Dufresne, the keynote speaker at Pizza Expo. Dufresne made a name for himself in New York City’s fine dining scene by letting curiosity take the wheel. Whether it was a deconstructed eggs benedict or smoke salmon bagel with cream cheese, dishes were about more than meets the eye at Michelin-starred eatery wd-50.
Today, Dufresne brings that same curiosity to Stretch Pizza, his New York-based pizzeria that marries old-school nostalgia with best-in-class Caesar salads, mozzarella sticks and meatball sliders. Find out how Dufresne’s devotion to a life of learning informs his journey forward in the pizza world – and how you can take inspiration from the process yourself.
Show Notes:
Stretch Pizza: stretchpizzanyc.com
Pizza Expo: pizzaexpo.pizzatoday.com
Wylie Dufresne’s Recommended Reading
The Joy of Pizza: thejoyofpizzabook.com
The Pursuit of Pizza: tonygemignani.com/books
Pizza Czar: piz.za.com/cookbook
