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Protest powered by pizza.

Photos: Ian's Pizza on State St. www.ianspizza.com Ian's on Twitter Ian's on Facebook  For over a week union supporters in Wisconsin have been protesting outside the capital in an attempt to protect public employees from a bill that would eliminate their collective bargaining rights. Although union representatives have agreed to the financial concessions Gov. Scott Walker (R) wants in exchange for keeping their collective bargaining rights Walker has remained unwilling to compromise on the bill and told the local Fox News affiliate that "We're willing to take this as long as it takes because in the end we're doing the right thing."  Tens of thousands of people have made their way to the capital and union supporters from Wisconsin and the rest of the country have flooded the streets of Madison in protest.  Those people are hungry for dignity, justice and pizza.   Less than one block away from the state capital is Ian's Pizza By the Slice on State S...

Pizza Tonight is Pizzalicious!

  I recently stopped over at the South-er of the James Farmers Market to check out the goods of local pizzaiola Victoria Aracri Deroche ’s new biz Pizza Tonight . Pizza Tonight is purveyor of artisan pizza kits, dough, sauces, antipasti and magic sprinkles. Deroche is the brain behind the exclusive and mysterious local Pizza Club. Finally she has brought her expertise to the masses by crafting dough and sauce and boxing them up with creative toppings and directions making DIY pizza easier than ever. I dropped by the Pizza Tonight booth and picked up a beautifully boxed and labeled sausage pizza kit . The kit was $15 and contained:      -Instructions      -Two Neapolitan artisan doughs      -8oz of  homemade marinara sauce      -Magic sprinkles (spices)      -Della Nonna sausage from Sausage Craft    Sausage Craft is also a locavore favorite from the kitchen o...