Pizza Lucé owner Joe Baier worked in pizza delivery until the pizzeria he worked at closed in 1992. Having worked for years in the industry, Baier decided to open a new pizza restaurant, named Pizza Lucé, which opened in 1993 in downtown Minneapolis. It was not initially profitable and in 1995, Scott Nelson, who had worked previously alongside Baier as a pizza deliverer, was hired as the pizzeria's General Manager helped ensure that the restaurant became profitable.[1] The pizzeria includes gluten-free and vegan items on its menu.[2]
Pizza Lucé has since expanded to nine locations in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area and one in Duluth.[3] In 2010, the pizzeria began offering online ordering and within a year over 20% of its delivery orders were placed via the Internet.[4] Lucé was named 2011's Restaurant of the Year by the Minnesota Restaurant Association.[5]
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Due to Pizza Lucé's practice of allowing workers to return to their jobs after touring with their bands, their employees have included band members from groups such as Cadillac Blindside and Clair De Lune as well as Jesse Johnson and Joshua Cain from Motion City Soundtrack.[6]
Since 2003, Pizza Lucé has hosted an annual block party in Minneapolis, originally on the corner of Lyndale Avenue and 32nd Street, featuring artists including Brother Ali and P.O.S.[7] The 2012 block party was cancelled and the organizers sought a larger venue for future years.[8][9] In 2013, the block party was moved to the Downtown Minneapolis warehouse district location.
^Lawler, Christa (January 22, 2009). "Luce's Pesto Benedict is dripping with happiness". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013.
^Butler, Cherryh A. (July 14, 2011). . Pizza Marketplace. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012.
^"Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 55: Pizza Luce". Pizza Marketplace. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
^Simon, Leslie (2009). Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes—from Punk to Indie and Everything in Between (1st ed.). New York: Harper. pp. 235–236. ISBN978-0-06-157371-2.
^Swensson, Andrea (August 10, 2011). . City Pages. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012.
^Swensson, Andrea (April 12, 2012). . 89.3 The Current. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012.
^"Pizza Lucé Block Party Cancelled, Looking For New Locale". CBS Minnesota. April 13, 2012.
pizza, lucé, pizzeria, restaurant, company, minnesota, with, locations, minneapolis, saint, paul, area, duluth, founded, 1993, industrypizzeriafoundedminneapolis, minnesota, united, states, 1993founderjoe, baiernumber, locations9, downtown, minneapolis, uptown. Pizza Luce ˈ l uː tʃ eɪ is a pizzeria restaurant company in Minnesota with locations in the Minneapolis Saint Paul area and Duluth Pizza Luce was founded in 1993 Pizza LuceIndustryPizzeriaFoundedMinneapolis Minnesota United States 1993FounderJoe BaierNumber of locations9 Downtown Minneapolis MN Uptown Minneapolis MN Eden Prairie MN Duluth MN Hopkins MN Richfield MN Roseville MN Seward Minneapolis MN Saint Paul MNWebsitepizzaluce wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp One of the restaurant s vegan pizzas Pizza Luce owner Joe Baier worked in pizza delivery until the pizzeria he worked at closed in 1992 Having worked for years in the industry Baier decided to open a new pizza restaurant named Pizza Luce which opened in 1993 in downtown Minneapolis It was not initially profitable and in 1995 Scott Nelson who had worked previously alongside Baier as a pizza deliverer was hired as the pizzeria s General Manager helped ensure that the restaurant became profitable 1 The pizzeria includes gluten free and vegan items on its menu 2 Pizza Luce has since expanded to nine locations in the Minneapolis Saint Paul area and one in Duluth 3 In 2010 the pizzeria began offering online ordering and within a year over 20 of its delivery orders were placed via the Internet 4 Luce was named 2011 s Restaurant of the Year by the Minnesota Restaurant Association 5 Culture editDue to Pizza Luce s practice of allowing workers to return to their jobs after touring with their bands their employees have included band members from groups such as Cadillac Blindside and Clair De Lune as well as Jesse Johnson and Joshua Cain from Motion City Soundtrack 6 Since 2003 Pizza Luce has hosted an annual block party in Minneapolis originally on the corner of Lyndale Avenue and 32nd Street featuring artists including Brother Ali and P O S 7 The 2012 block party was cancelled and the organizers sought a larger venue for future years 8 9 In 2013 the block party was moved to the Downtown Minneapolis warehouse district location References edit Pizza Luce Employee s Handbook PDF Pizza Luce 2010 pp 3 17 dead link Pizza Luce Pizza Today 27 7 12 64 65 2009 Lawler Christa January 22 2009 Luce s Pesto Benedict is dripping with happiness Duluth News Tribune Archived from the original on January 21 2013 Butler Cherryh A July 14 2011 Small chains get online with online ordering Pizza Marketplace Archived from the original on January 3 2012 Top 100 Movers amp Shakers No 55 Pizza Luce Pizza Marketplace October 10 2012 Archived from the original on January 31 2013 Simon Leslie 2009 Wish You Were Here An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes from Punk to Indie and Everything in Between 1st ed New York Harper pp 235 236 ISBN 978 0 06 157371 2 Swensson Andrea August 10 2011 Pizza Luce Block Party 2011 set times City Pages Archived from the original on November 20 2012 Swensson Andrea April 12 2012 Pizza Luce Block Party canceled for 2012 89 3 The Current Archived from the original on April 14 2012 Pizza Luce Block Party Cancelled Looking For New Locale CBS Minnesota April 13 2012 External links editOfficial website of Pizza Luce Pizza Luce Block Party website Portal nbsp Companies 44 58 54 1 N 93 16 25 2 W 44 981694 N 93 273667 W 44 981694 93 273667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pizza Luce amp oldid 1206343526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
