Tasty Menu Options
Your Pie offers pizzas with a choice of 40 toppings; regular, cauliflower or gluten-free crusts; and other entrées, including pasta dishes and paninis. Gluten-free entrées are prepared in the back of the house, separate from the other ingredients so there’s no chance of contamination. There’s one thing Arnie Seyden can say without reservation: satisfaction is guaranteed for every customer. “Guests don’t have to compromise to order exactly what they want, because all orders are individually-sized. Each guest can come in and build their meals exactly how they like,” Seyden said.
Fresh, Local Ingredients
Produce from growers in Georgia, northern Alabama and the Carolinas is delivered twice weekly. The ingredients are chopped and prepared daily in the restaurant’s kitchen. Pizzas are individualized through the restaurant’s “down-the-line” style arrangement of fresh foods — from the standard pepperoni, olives and sausage to the more unique buffalo sauce, feta and artichokes. Customers can choose as many toppings as they want, at one price. However, Seyden recommends no more than five or six toppings so the pizza will cook properly.
Authentic Italian Touches
Each pizza, pasta dish and panini is cooked in a brick oven in the traditional Italian way of preparing a meal.This step to create the perfect pizza reflects the way Your Pie founders believe pizza should be made: from scratch dough that’s hand-tossed and baked in a brick oven. The advantages of using a brick oven are numerous: shorter cooking times in 550-600 degree temperatures, a unique flavor that sears into the crust, and evenly distributed heat. Overall, it creates a nongreasy entrée that’s better tasting than those cooked in conventional pizza ovens, Seyden said.
Athens, and emphasizes community support for each franchise. The soft opening in Woodstock raised more than $6,500 for the Goshen Valley Foundation, a nonprofit that supports foster children. Other events will be held to raise funds for MUST Ministries and local schools. First responders, including local and county police and fire personnel, as well as EMTs, are given uniform discounts. Seyden supports other local businesses by engaging with community craft breweries, signage, entertainment and audio-visual companies. “We are proud to be in Woodstock, and our store reflects our love of this community. Everyone that works with us is an extended part of this family as well,” he said. “Jenna and I have lived in the Canton/Woodstock community for 20 years, and raised our family here. We are extremely excited to open our newest Your Pie location. Those of you who have visited our Canton store know that our family is dedicated to the highest quality product and service. We look forward to providing this same special environment in Woodstock and welcome you all to our extended Your Pie family. From our family to yours, we hope to see you soon.”
The Lineage pizza, and caprese salad are among the choices at Your Pie. Food photos by Abigail Peyton.
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A Community Focus
Supporting local nonprofits and businesses is important to Seyden and the Your Pie enterprise. The Georgiabased company was founded in 2008 in
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Dylan Seyden manning the brick oven. Photo by Joyful Day Photography. TOWNELAKER | July 2021
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