{"id":681,"date":"2017-04-29T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=681"},"modified":"2017-05-01T11:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:10:31","slug":"toss-n-fire-wood-fired-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":"Toss ‘n’ Fire Wood-Fired Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firing Up a Culinary Dream<\/h1>\n

By Bridget Ann Whitfield | Photography by Steven J. Pallone<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire Wood-Fired Pizza has a mission to stand out from the crowd. With traditional staples imported from Naples \u2014 like the Pavesi oven and doppio zero flour \u2014 specific details and ingredients result in show-stopping pies at the shop in North Syracuse.<\/p>\n

Owner Nick Sanford explained that while he has incorporated traditional equipment and styles of pizza making at his restaurant, he always strives to put his own spin on the simple Neapolitan pie and introduce his customers to new flavors.<\/p>\n

Some crowd-pleasing pies are the Cheeky Monkey, featuring local Cheeky Monkey Foods tomato oil and Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire\u2019s house-made meatballs; the Fig \u2018n\u2019 Pig, highlighting a combination of fig jam and prosciutto; and the town\u2019s favorite, \u2018Cuse Salt Potato Pizza \u2014 the popularity\u2019s in the name.<\/p>\n

For as long as he can remember, Nick\u2019s had a passion for pizza. Eventually, his passion evolved into a vision of his own one-of-a-kind shop. When he began the journey in 2015, his ideas first came to life as a food truck.<\/p>\n

Nick purchased a trailer, customized it to include a mobile wood-fired oven and hit the road. He set up shop all around the county, including stints at the Central New York Regional Market, Taste of Syracuse, Blues Fest and New York State Fair.<\/p>\n

It was the most affordable way Nick could start living the dream. But after conversations with customers who loved his concepts, he started thinking about expanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery public event that we\u2019d go to \u2014 almost every single one \u2014 the question we\u2019d get from multiple people was, \u2018Where\u2019s your shop? Where can we get your pizza? Where can we go and have you on a Tuesday?\u2019\u201d Nick said.<\/p>\n

With growing interest from the community, and a trailer totally booked for the summer of 2016, Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire bought another food truck to better serve the high demand.<\/p>\n

But that wasn\u2019t the end of Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire\u2019s transformative year. When an old pizza shop closed on Main Street in North Syracuse, Nick decided to take the leap, and give Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire a permanent home.<\/p>\n

He opened in October, and couldn\u2019t be happier. In the months since Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire opened its doors, the community has been receptive to the shop\u2019s innovative style, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe customers in North Syracuse are great. Everyone has been really welcoming,\u201d Nick said. \u201cOur base customers that have been following us since we started \u2014 we see a lot of them on a regular basis, which is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire has a home and two homes-away-from-home, Nick is able to welcome customers to the shop during the week, and still serve the wider community at events and catering locations when given the opportunity.<\/p>\n

Thus far, he\u2019s only booked his trucks at local events, but Nick said he\u2019s open to traveling to other cities, if that\u2019s what the future holds.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally doing stuff that every single person isn\u2019t doing \u2014 that is my biggest thing,\u201d Nick said. \u201cLet\u2019s do something that\u2019s unique, fun and exciting.\u201d SWM <\/em><\/p>\n

Toss \u2018n\u2019 Fire Wood-Fired Pizza is located at 315 N. Main St. in North Syracuse. Visit the shop 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. For menu, events and more, visit tossnfirepizza.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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