After successfully running Nick's Pizza and Bakery for over 10 years, founder/owner Nick Yapor-Cox has decided that he wants to pursue different passions. This provides him with the opportunity to take the next step in the restaurant's legacy and follow through on his vision of transforming Nick's Pizza and Bakery into a worker owner collective. That is where we come in. The team at Nick's feels strongly about continuing to honor the legacy that Nick has built here in Oakland, while we grow into a newly founded co-op. We are currently in the process of this conversion and need the help of the community that we so proudly serve to get there. While the entire team at Nick's Pizza and Bakery is excited for this opportunity we also have a lot to accomplish in little time. This is where you come in. With the support of those willing to back our project, we hope to fund the upstart costs of changing ownership while maintaining our current standard of operations. Once established as a co-op we want to use this momentum to help Nick's expand our product line and conduct improvements on our retail space. About Nick's Pizza and Bakery: Since May of 2012, Nick's Pizza and Bakery has been providing the community of Bushrod, and all of Oakland, with seasonally inspired pizza, pastries, and sourdough-based baked goods. Besides serving our seasonal artisan crafted menu to our customers we also seek to serve our local community. We are proud to be able to help organize fundraisers and make our own regular donations to nonprofit organizations including various shelters, homeless outreach programs, schools, PTAs, teacher unions, gender/identity groups and many other small local organizations that focus on uplifting the Oakland community we are all proud to serve. About the team: Patience Keller is a trans woman who has over 16 years experience in the restaurant industry. She is currently the Sous Chef at Nick’s Pizza and Bakery, and is our longest running employee, having worked in the restaurant for over 9 years. She is the mastermind behind our monthly rotating seasonal menu, and makes sure our pizza maintains the consistent quality that Nick’s is known for. She has been incredibly passionate about food since the first time she made a pizza in a restaurant when she was only 6 years old. Jose Ochoa is currently the PM Kitchen Manager at Nick’s Pizza and Bakery. He has been with the company for close to 5 years. His passion and dedication to his craft has led him to become a key member of our staff within a short period of time. He was born and raised in the Bay Area where he strives to have a purposeful position in the local community. Dwight Overton is a Queer POC and has been the general manager at Nick’s Pizza and Bakery for 2 years. Dwight's community work at Rock Paper Scissors Collective and his professional experience in customer service management aligns with the community driven vision he loves so much at Nick's Pizza. He is excited to be a part of the Nick's Pizza legacy through food and community. Jose-Carlos Villagomez grew up in the East Bay and comes from a long line of restaurateurs. He is a lead Baker at Nick’s Pizza and Bakery and has worked there for over 2 years. His bread baking skills have made our products a mainstay of dinner tables all across the neighborhood. Whether it is laminated pastry, discussing the science of yeast, investigating new flavors and spices, or feeding his starter, Jose-Carlos is truly passionate about his field and always refining his craft. Jennifer Feinberg is one of our lead bakers at Nick’s Pizza and Bakery. She helps develop new recipes, and perfects old ones. She has a certificate of Pastry from the California Culinary Academy and has been baking professionally for over 13 years. Her pastries allow people in the neighborhood to experience Michelin Star quality desserts, but at an affordable price.
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