{"id":3344,"date":"2015-06-10T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodtruckr.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:25:25","slug":"fs035-catering-crowd-josh-pizza-wagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/3344\/","title":{"rendered":"FS035: Catering for a Crowd \u2013 with Josh of The Pizza Wagon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FS035: Catering for a Crowd \u2013 with Josh of The Pizza Wagon\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tdqva6BveAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>What does it take to cater\u00a0to hundreds of hungry pizza lovers at one\u00a0time? No one knows better than \u00a0Joshua Goldstein, head chef and owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilovethepizzawagon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pizza Wagon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Josh&#8217;s trailer serves up delicious pizzas to the Pennsylvania area, all cooked inside\u00a0a wood-burning\u00a0brick oven. The Pizza Wagon\u00a0doesn&#8217;t follow the traditional food truck route, however\u2014it&#8217;s a catering business specifically designed to feed large groups.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Josh shares\u00a0how he feeds\u00a0a crowd and keeps his brick oven running like clockwork. He&#8217;ll reveal\u00a0the benefits of catering over serving from the street and the\u00a0unique challenges of maintaining a mobile pizzeria.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious what the catering route can do for you and your food truck, listen\u00a0in!<\/p>\n<h3>Links and resources from the show:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilovethepizzawagon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizza Wagon Catering<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Pizza Wagon on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePizzaWagon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePizzaWagonPa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ThePizzaWagon?feature=mhee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/foodtruckr\/35_FS035-_With_Josh_of_Pizza_Wagon.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Right click and save-as to download the podcast MP3 file<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Thanks for listening, and if you enjoyed it&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #545454;\">Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, and share this podcast with your friends and family. Thanks for joining me, and I\u2019ll see you in the next episode of The FoodTruckr School Podcast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image credit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilovethepizzawagon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizza Wagon Catering<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>This article is based on a podcast recorded in 2015. Some of the business owners we spoke to at the time are no longer in business. While the insights remain valuable, keep in mind that some details may have changed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it take to cater\u00a0to hundreds of hungry pizza lovers at one\u00a0time? No one knows better than \u00a0Joshua Goldstein, head chef and owner of The Pizza Wagon. Josh&#8217;s trailer serves up delicious pizzas to the Pennsylvania area, all cooked inside\u00a0a wood-burning\u00a0brick oven. 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