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February 23, 2017
How Speedy Romeo's Justin Bazdarich battled his demons and found the Pizza Promised Land.
Chef, OwnerJustin Bazdarich
New York
About Justin Bazdarich
Justin Bazdarich was born in Kansas City and attended the French Culinary Institute. Justin worked for Jean - Georges Vongerichten for 9 years opening 15 restaurants for him during that period. Justin opened his first location of Speedy Romeo in 2012, followed by a second location in the Lower East Side in 2015. Justin's newest project is Oxomoco, which opened in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood in 2018.
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