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How Mike’s Hot Honey Really Grew

June 04, 2026 / 00:54

This episode discusses the rise of hot honey in pizzerias, featuring insights from Paulie Gee's and the pizza community's embrace of the product.

The conversation highlights how Paulie Gee's success with hot honey inspired other pizzerias across the country to adopt it. The guests share their experiences of connecting with pizza enthusiasts and building a community around quality pizza.

Listeners learn about the organic growth of relationships within the pizza industry, where customers became friends and shared a passion for great pizza.

The episode emphasizes the pride pizzerias take in their craft and how hot honey serves as a vehicle for showcasing their dedication to quality.

TL;DR

Hot honey's rise in pizzerias connects communities and showcases quality pizza.

Episode

0:54
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pizzerias around the country that were
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maybe, you know, the
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the best pizzeria in their respective
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markets, they saw the success that we
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were having with the hot honey at Paulie
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Gee's, and they felt like this was a
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product that was kind of of the pizza
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community, that was one of their own.
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And so, they kind of adopted the brand.
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And also, my own, you know, my passion
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for pizza, my own curiosity, and my my
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search for for great pizza led me to
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meet all these people. And it sort of
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happened organically, like my customers
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became my friends, and we all sort of
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became this big family, and now, like
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you know, I could go to any town in the
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US, and there's a great pizzeria using
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our product, who's taking pride in what
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they're doing, and you couldn't ask for
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a a better vehicle for somebody to taste
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your product, somebody who's really
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putting passion and great quality and
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care into into the pizza they're
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serving.

Episode Highlights

  • The Hot Honey Phenomenon
    Pizzerias across the country embraced hot honey, seeing it as part of their community.
    “This was a product that was kind of of the pizza community.”
    @ 00m 12s
    June 04, 2026
  • A Family of Pizzerias
    The speaker's passion for pizza led to friendships and a network of pizzerias nationwide.
    “I could go to any town in the US, and there's a great pizzeria using our product.”
    @ 00m 36s
    June 04, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • My customers became my friends, and we all sort of became this big family.
    How Mike’s Hot Honey Really Grew

Key Moments

  • Passion for Pizza00:20
  • Community Building00:28
  • Nationwide Network00:36

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