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IUM IS ALSO NOW

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AVAILABLE ON WEST ELM AS WELL.

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THIS HIDDEN GEM IN HENRY COUNTY

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IS SAID TO SERVE SOME OF THE

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BEST PIZZA IN THE MIDWEST. THEIR

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MOTTO? SMALL TOWN. BIG DEAL.

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AND THEY HAVE THE NUMBERS TO

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PROVE IT.

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HERE'S THE SCOOP ON 1000 DEGREE

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WOOD-FIRED PIZZA IN MOUNT

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SUMMIT.

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>> IF YOU BLINK, YOU MIGHT JUST

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MISS IT.

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>> HOW BIG IS THE TOWN OF MOUNT

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SUMMIT?

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>> AROUND 384 PEOPLE.

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>> BUT ON WEEKENDS, THE

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POPULATION OF THE TINY HENRY

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COUNTY TOWN SWELLS TO NEARLY 13

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TIMES THAT.

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>> IT'S CRAZY THE PEOPLE THAT

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COME THROUGH HERE.

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WE OPEN THE DOORS, AND THERE'S A

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LINE THAT NEVER STOPS ON THE

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WEEKENDS

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>> MOUNT SUMMIT'S 1000-DEGREE

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WOOD-FIRED PIZZA MAY BE THE PEAK

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PIZZA EXPERIENCE IN INDIANA.

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>> ALL OF OUR FOOD IS FROM ALL

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OVER THE WORLD.

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15-YEAR-OLD BALSAMIC FROM ITALY,

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65 BUCKS A BOTTLE.

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MADE IN ITALY, SHIPPED TWICE A

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WEEK

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>> ROSEMARY INFUSED HAM.

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>> NO SODIUM, NO NITRATES, NO

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PRESERVATIVES.

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>> THIS 7-FOOT ITALIAN BUILT

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WOOD-FIRED OVEN, ONE OF ONLY TWO

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IN THE STATE.

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>> I FOUND A OVEN IN BOSTON, A

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RESTAURANT ORDERED IT, AND IT

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SHIFTED ON THE SPACE, LIKE AN

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INCH, THEY DIDN'T WANT IT.

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SO I BOUGHT IT.

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FIXED IT UP.

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THE CENTER PART WEIGHS 8500

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POUNDS.

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THERE IS ONLY TWO REAL

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WOOD-FIRED OVENS IN INDIANA

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>> 1000 DEGREE HAS 20 SPECIALTY

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PIZZAS, PIE OPTIONS FOR THE MOST

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HEALTH CONSCIOUS OF CUSTOMERS,

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OFFERING A CAULIFLOWER CRUST.

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AND CARB COUNTERS, A PIZZA CRUST

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MADE OUT OF CHICKEN.

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>> ZERO CARBS, ZERO GLUTEN,

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WHITE MEAT CHICKEN BREAST,

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SEASONINGS AND OLIVE OIL.

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>> AND IF YOU'RE IN THE MOOD FOR

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BARBECUE, THEY DO THAT, TOO.

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>> WE SMOKE PROBABLY 800 POUNDS

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OF MEAT A WEEK, WINGS, RIBS,

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PULLED PORK, BRISKET.

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>> THE PIZZA AND THE BARBECUE IS

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AMAZING.

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I KNOW IT IS AMAZING, THE

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RESPONSE WE GET FROM PEOPLE IN

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OTHER STATES WHO HAD PIZZA ALL

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OVER THE PLACE, THEY GO CRAZY.

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>> HMM...THAT IS AMAZING.

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LITERALLY AMAZING.

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NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE IT.

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I WOULD DRIVE ACROSS STATE LINES

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FOR THAT.

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IT'S THAT GOOD.

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>> NOT ONLY IS THE PIZZA

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DELICIOUS, THE DININGROOM DECOR

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IS LIKE SIT HANDGUN IN AN

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EPISODE OF ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW.

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>> YOU HAVE AMAZING

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COLLECTIBLES.

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>> SOMETIMES WE HAVE LONG WAITS

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FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR FOOD,

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MOST OF THIS STUFF IS FROM THE

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50s AND 60s.

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SOME PEOPLE JUST COME TO LOOK AT

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THE STUFF ON THE WALLS.

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>> SINCE 2016, PROFITS HAVE GONE

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NOWHERE BUT UP.

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2020 BROUGHT IN RECORD EARNINGS

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IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC.

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DRAPER SAYS THIS YEAR, SALES ARE

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ON TRACK TO SURPASS 2 MILLION.

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IMPRESSIVE FOR A GUY IN

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RETIREMENT WITH NO PRIOR

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RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE.

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>> YOU SAID YOU'VE NEVER EVER

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WORKED IN RESTAURANTS.

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>> NO.

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>> EVER.

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>> NO.

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>> IN THE INDUSTRY AT ALL.

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>> NO, JUST PLAYED WITH FOOD ALL

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MY LIFE AS A HOBBY, PEOPLE LOVE

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COMING HERE AND WE WORK REALLY

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HARD TO PLEASE EACH AND EVERY

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ONE OF THEM.

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>> IT'S NOT A BAD JOB TO GET TO

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TRY PIZZA, AND A COUPLE

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COCKTAILS EVERY NOW AND THEN.

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I WILL TELL YOU 1000 DEGREE

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PIZZA IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

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THAT WAS NOT ME PRETENDING.

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AND THE OWNER ALSO TOLD ME HE

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FLIES IN NEW YORK STYLE

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CHEESECAKE DAILY.

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IT IS DEFINITELY A DINING PLACE

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FOR SURE.

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>> LOTS OF -- PUT LOTS OF MILES

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ON THE CAR THIS YEAR GOING TOWN

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TO TOWN, GREAT STORIES AND

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PEOPLE.

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YOU'VE REALLY JUST SCRATCHED THE

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SURFACE WITH THESE GREAT STORIES

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AROUND INDIANA.

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>> WE LITERALLY TRAVELED ALMOST

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4,000 MILES TOTAL IN 2021.

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AND MY PARTNER IN CRIME, DAVE,

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PHOTOGRAPHER, WAS AWESOME.

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HE HELPED ME PUT TOGETHER ALL

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THESE PIECES, AND GETTING TO

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MEET SOME OF THESE AMAZING

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BUSINESS OWNERS, AND HOW THEY'VE

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BEEN ABLE TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE