Pandemic showed Rochester pizza chef how to take his brand beyond his restaurant
Pasquale s Neighborhood Pizzeria owner Pasquale Presa smells some fresh from the oven take-and-bake pizzas on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Pasquales in Rochester. Pasquale’s just recently signed a deal to sell his frozen pizzas in all Hy-Vee stores. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)
Prior to the pandemic, Chef Pasquale Presa was looking for ways to grow Pasquale s Neighborhood Pizzeria in Rochester.
“My dream was always to expand, but I really didn’t know how to. I’m just a chef…,” he said.
Ironically, the biggest threat to his business opened the door to a way to take his New York-style pizzeria business to the next level and to reach customers well beyond Rochester’s city limits.
Spring Valley community rallies for toddler with stage 4 cancer
The past six months have been life-changing for the Stackhouses after 2-year-old Bailee was diagnosed with rare form of kidney cancer. 6:00 am, May 28, 2021 ×
Bailee Stackhouse, 2, has Wilms tumor, which, according to Mayo Clinic, is a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children. Bailee is pictured with her parents, Brandon and Sara Stackhouse, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at their home near Wykoff. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family while Bailee receives treatment. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
SPRING VALLEY Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
When 2-year-old Bailee Stackhouse was receiving an ultrasound in January because blood was found in her urine, her parents Brandon and Sara hoped it was caused by an infection or a kidney stone.