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'

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   Bronx chef operates mobile pizzeria from green Smart car

   A 38-year-old Bronx chef is selling 12-inch stone-fired pizzas from the trunk of a green Smart car in New York City. The operation functions as a mobile pizzeria serving customers in Brooklyn and Hell's Kitchen. The oven reaches 900 degrees to bake the pies. The chef describes the experience of running the business from such a small vehicle as being like a magic act or a circus.

   Why it matters

   This venture tests the limits of mobile food vending in a dense urban environment. Using a micro-car allows the operator to access locations typically unavailable to standard food trucks.

   What is confirmed

   • A Bronx chef runs a mobile pizzeria out of a green Smart car in New York City.
   • The chef is 38 years old.
   • The business sells 12-inch stone-fired pizzas.
   • The mobile operation serves customers in Brooklyn and Hell's Kitchen.
   • The chef describes the operation as being like a magic act or a circus.

   Still unconfirmed

   • The oven used in the Smart car reaches 900 degrees.

   What to watch next

   • City regulatory response to the vehicle's operation as a commercial kitchen.
   • Expansion of the mobile pizzeria to other New York City boroughs.
   Sources used for this update (5)

   1. CNBC — 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'
   2. ua.news — Chef launches mobile pizzeria in a Smart car in New York
   3. Secret NYC — A fully functioning pizzeria is operating out of a green Smart Car trunk — here's where to find this Bronx chef's 12-inch stone-fired pies in Hell's Kitchen and Brooklyn
   4. Hoodline — Bronx Chef Bakes 900-Degree Pizzas Out of a Trunk in a Tiny Smart Car
   5. PMQ Pizza — NYC’s Red-Hot Pizzeria in a Tiny Green Smart Car: ‘It’s Like a Magic Act’
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