Two mates,
one oven,
no shortcuts.
We leased a small shopfront on Karachi Street, Riverstone, with the wrong electrical capacity, no parking, and a landlord who really thought we'd quit after six months. We did not quit.
The brief was simple. Make pizza we'd happily eat ourselves. That meant slow-fermented dough, real Fior di latte, and a stone-floor oven hot enough to ruin gloves. We wrote our standards on a chalkboard the first day. The chalkboard is still there, slightly more legible.
We still operate from that one shopfront. Every recipe stays in-house, and we've never used a third-party delivery app. Same dough, same chalkboard standards, same opinion about pineapple (it's allowed, we're not weird about it).
The Mate
runs the place.
Loud, generous, slightly chaotic. Knows everyone's name and your usual order. The Mate is who we serve to and how we serve. Four traits guide every box we send out.
We yell about pizza. We don't whisper about anything.
Bigger pours. Extra sauce on the side. Always a free knot in the box.
Ingredients listed, allergens listed, prices listed. No surprises.
Sydney-owned, Sydney-staffed, Sydney-sourced where it matters.
Four steps,
zero shortcuts.
- 01
Mill
Stone-milled flour from a family co-op in regional NSW. We pay above wholesale because it tastes better.
- 02
Proof
48 hours, cold, slow. The reason our crust has actual character.
- 03
Stretch
Hand-stretched in front of you, every order. Never docked, never rolled.
- 04
Fire
650°C stone-floor ovens. Each pizza takes 90 seconds. The char is the point.
Want to throw
dough for a living?
We hire kitchen, front-of-house, and delivery riders for our Riverstone store. Above-award wages, free meals, and tips that aren't pooled.
Writing about
pizza? We can help.
Press kit, hi-res images, founder quotes, and product samples available. Email info@slicemate.com.au.
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