Help COVIZZA get a mobile oven!
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Everyones world stopped in March of 2020, we like millions of others found ourselves unemployed.
Jacobs dream for most of his life has been to own his own pizzeria. After so many years of working back of house at restaurants from Duluth to Oregon to Minneapolis, it was the time Jacob spent with the amazing owners and staff of Pig Ate my Pizza that helped him visualize, and understand all of the hard work and dedication it takes to run a successful kitchen. It reignited his love affair with cooking, creating and especially pizza.
Two weeks into the pandemic COVIZZA was born. Jacob now the had time to hone in on the dough and sauce recipe he has been working on for many years. Amidst the pandemic, we decided to try it out for our friends and be able to see them safely from a distance during the uncertainty we were all experiencing. With the immense privilege of time that we had, this soon turned into an every weekend occasion. We started small and used what we could find. Random tables and cinderblocks turned into a pizza stand and prep table. Trying out as many recipes as we could while we received so much support from our friends and family in Minneapolis.
July of 2020 we made the leap to beautiful Eau Claire WI. Jacob's hometown and the place we hoped to expand our business. The incredible support and friendship we have received from this community in such a short time is immeasurable. After almost a year of slinging pizzas in our backyard for donations, we were able to purchase a catering tent, an Ooni pizza oven, and all of the tools we would need to be able to run a full kitchen. We couldn't have done that without the help and support from all of you, and we mean all of you. None of this would have happened without all of you giving us a chance on our pizza and helping us to get closer to our dreams.
We are humbly asking for your help again. To be able to expand our business, gain independence and make pizza at a larger scale- we need a mobile pizza oven. The Pizza Party oven has done more than enough for us and we will always have it at our home and in our hearts, but it has grown to be too small for what we hope to accomplish. To make our pizzas more accessible and to be certified for catering, setting up at breweries and events we need a new oven to fit our growing demand. The oven we have in mind would be fit to cook four to five pizzas at a time which would allow us to cook over one hundred pizzas per hour. This amount of production would surely allow us to cater any event. We are hoping to reach our goal to acquire this beautiful oven before July so we can get back to work! By then we'll have more than enough time to serve the world our craft and put smiles on your beautiful faces!
This past year has been so hard on everybody, mentally and financially. The last thing we want to do is ask people for money during this time.
With that being said, this is a giant step for us to be able to put ourselves in a better position to give back to the community that has given us so much.
We could never say thank you enough for your kindness, support and crazy amount of help for us to be able to get through this last year.
Love you all so much!
COVIZZA
Brittany and Jakob
Jacobs dream for most of his life has been to own his own pizzeria. After so many years of working back of house at restaurants from Duluth to Oregon to Minneapolis, it was the time Jacob spent with the amazing owners and staff of Pig Ate my Pizza that helped him visualize, and understand all of the hard work and dedication it takes to run a successful kitchen. It reignited his love affair with cooking, creating and especially pizza.
Two weeks into the pandemic COVIZZA was born. Jacob now the had time to hone in on the dough and sauce recipe he has been working on for many years. Amidst the pandemic, we decided to try it out for our friends and be able to see them safely from a distance during the uncertainty we were all experiencing. With the immense privilege of time that we had, this soon turned into an every weekend occasion. We started small and used what we could find. Random tables and cinderblocks turned into a pizza stand and prep table. Trying out as many recipes as we could while we received so much support from our friends and family in Minneapolis.
July of 2020 we made the leap to beautiful Eau Claire WI. Jacob's hometown and the place we hoped to expand our business. The incredible support and friendship we have received from this community in such a short time is immeasurable. After almost a year of slinging pizzas in our backyard for donations, we were able to purchase a catering tent, an Ooni pizza oven, and all of the tools we would need to be able to run a full kitchen. We couldn't have done that without the help and support from all of you, and we mean all of you. None of this would have happened without all of you giving us a chance on our pizza and helping us to get closer to our dreams.
We are humbly asking for your help again. To be able to expand our business, gain independence and make pizza at a larger scale- we need a mobile pizza oven. The Pizza Party oven has done more than enough for us and we will always have it at our home and in our hearts, but it has grown to be too small for what we hope to accomplish. To make our pizzas more accessible and to be certified for catering, setting up at breweries and events we need a new oven to fit our growing demand. The oven we have in mind would be fit to cook four to five pizzas at a time which would allow us to cook over one hundred pizzas per hour. This amount of production would surely allow us to cater any event. We are hoping to reach our goal to acquire this beautiful oven before July so we can get back to work! By then we'll have more than enough time to serve the world our craft and put smiles on your beautiful faces!
This past year has been so hard on everybody, mentally and financially. The last thing we want to do is ask people for money during this time.
With that being said, this is a giant step for us to be able to put ourselves in a better position to give back to the community that has given us so much.
We could never say thank you enough for your kindness, support and crazy amount of help for us to be able to get through this last year.
Love you all so much!
COVIZZA
Brittany and Jakob
Organizer and beneficiary
Brittany Paulsrud
Organizer
Eau Claire, WI
Jacob Paulsrud
Beneficiary