{"podcast":{"title":"The Hot Slice","slug":"the-hot-slice-411519","podcast_index_feed_id":411519,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1860996.rss","website_url":"http://www.pizzatoday.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/gnabiu51yt9ib3ipdkiijyk2tiq6?.jpg","author":"Pizza Today","episode_count":316,"summary":"The Hot Slice brings you inspiring stories, strategies and lessons learned from successful pizzeria professionals and top experts. This podcast is hosted by the team at Pizza Today, the premier network for pizzeria professionals. We’re bringing our award-winning interviewing and 37 years as a trusted pizza restaurant partner to the airwaves with real, in-depth conversations with pizzeria owners, champion pizza makers, industry pros and others to help make your business better.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:19:09.637193+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519"},"episode":{"title":"296. Lars Smith on Competing, Branding, and Pizza Excellence","slug":"296-lars-smith-on-competing-branding-and-pizza-excellence","published_at":"2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519/296-lars-smith-on-competing-branding-and-pizza-excellence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1860996/episodes/18628306-296-lars-smith-on-competing-branding-and-pizza-excellence.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1860996/episodes/18628306-296-lars-smith-on-competing-branding-and-pizza-excellence.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail This week, we chat with champion pizza maker and industry leader Lars Smith. Lars co-owns State of Mind Pub and State of Mind Slice House in Palo Alto, California. Fresh off his recent trip to Italy, Lars competed at the Sigep World in Rimini. His finishes include 2nd place in Pizza in Teglia, 11th place in Pizza alla Pala and 25th place in Pizza Classica. He highlighted his winning pizza, a seasonal winter squash and mushroom pizza with blue cheese, hazelnut, and lemon...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail This week, we chat with champion pizza maker and industry leader Lars Smith. Lars co-owns State of Mind Pub and State of Mind Slice House…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hot-slice-411519/episodes/296-lars-smith-on-competing-branding-and-pizza-excellence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519/296-lars-smith-on-competing-branding-and-pizza-excellence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}