164. The Rise of Yukon Pizza

<p>This week on The Hot Slice Podcast are 2023 Rising Stars in the Pizza Industry Alex White, Dani Garcia-White, Cameron White, Justin Ford, co-owners of Yukon Pizza in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Read their Rising Stars Q&amp;A at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/people-pizzerias/alex-white-dani-garcia-white-cameron-white-justin-ford-yukon-pizza-downtown-las-vegas-nv-rising-stars/.<br/><br/>Yukon Pizza has grown from an outdoor oven at a commercial kitchen to a hot on the Las Vegas pizza scene brick-and-mortar pizzeria. Check out bio that Dani provided for each owner:<br/><br/>Alex White is a Las Vegas resident of 16 years, and the 5th generation heir of a family sourdough starter dating back to the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory, over 125 years ago. He spent a decade working in the film and television industry, while also building his skills as a backyard pizza maker. When the pandemic happened Alex, his wife Dani, brother Cameron, and good friend Chef Justin Ford made the decision to jump from backyard pizza makers to a full on brick and mortar restaurant.<br/><br/>Dani Garcia-White was born in southern california and raised in Las Vegas. After spending 10 years in the film production and live event production industries, Dani began to form an interest in making pizza alongside her husband and founder of Yukon Pizza Alex White. Dani left her previous career in April of 2022 to pursue pizza-making and restaurant operations full time. She has found a passion for both pizza making and managing a restaurant and looks forward to Yukon&apos;s continued success!<br/><br/>Cameron White started as a pizza cook and delivery driver during high school. While he pursued a career in advertising and video production in Northern Nevada, he was consistently amazed by his younger brother&apos;s improving pizza-making skills. Both Cameron and Alex, who also worked in video production in Las Vegas, had dreams of turning Yukon Pizza into a family business, but they thought it was something for the distant future. However,