Little Zoe's is the epitome of the independent, local business I had in my mind's eye when I launched PayLessFirst.com last month. They are clearly dedicated to supporting the community through the provision of a valuable product and service while sourcing local products through their store. Conventional wisdom dictates that over 60% of the money a shopper spends with a local merchant, ultimately stays within the community. From what I can see, Little Zoe's is no exception to this rule.
As I chatted with Melanie, I learned of their commitment to supporting other locally owned businesses as evidenced by the unique bottle cap mosaic art that was displayed (for sale) around this clean and sunny store. Ed and Melanie explained that the artwork I was admiring had been created by Rhett Darner Jr., a young construction worker who came up with the idea of creating mosaic pictures using different colored micro-brew beer caps and his own custom made frames. I was blown away by a very cool, large floral design that Rhett had made, truly unique and most creative. If you need a one of a kind, hand made sign from a local artisan, I strongly suggest you stop by little Zoe's and check out Rhett's work. It is remarkable!
Melanie and Ed's son Jacob was there helping his Dad around the kitchen. While I waited for Ed to hand craft my pizza, I enjoyed hearing the story of how their business got it's name. They have a daughter named Zoe (of course) so I asked Jacob (a man of few words) how he felt about the store being named "Little Zoe's" instead of "Big Jakes" - The charming story of how the store got it's name is shared on their website. I strongly encourage you to visit the site because, it not only conveys their personality quite well, but also explains their fantastic "Eat More Spend Less" program.
I absolutely love PIZZA, and I really enjoy trying different kinds every chance that I get.
Of course I have my staples:
Athens (family size 1/2 Canadian Bacon & Pineapple 1/2 Meatball Mushroom) best value
need a website!-
Ramuntos (Garlic Knott) most filling, satisfies the garlic fix.
Foodees (Milford, NH) best variety & all you can eat lunch buffet
Pizza Pie most economical (kids favorite)
Cheshire Village Pizza (Eggplant Topping) best according to my wife -
need a website too!
Bratskellar (Portsmouth, NH) best pizza in the world, sets the standard!
Here is a picture of the masterpiece my family just enjoyed for supper compliments of our new friends at Little Zoe's.
The Pizza is prepared on an oven safe, paper tray so that all you have to do is unwrap it and place it in the oven.
The quality, taste, texture, everything about Little Zoe's calls for repeat business. The best part is that there is so much variety (multiple crusts, sauces, cheeses & countless toppings) that I think we will be able to go many times each month while never ordering the same pizza twice.
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