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38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act' - CNBC

By Bradley Alvelo

38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act' - CNBC

"Pizza Pod started with a pretty ridiculous idea: What if I could turn a tiny Smart car into a mobile pizzeria?" says founder Bradley Alvelo.

I've been cooking professionally for most of my life. But if you'd told the teenager peeling potatoes after school that one day he'd have his own pizzeria and operate it out of a Smart car, no less I… [+6063 chars]

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