It’s the 1st of May in 2020 and James & Thando have come to the realisation that their 3 week forced holiday from their respective restaurant positions is going to be extended by quite some time. With debt mounting due to no form of income whatsoever, the boys are scratching their heads, so to speak. Out of a shear necessity to survive, one housemate says to the other: “I’m going to build a pizza oven in the garden shed, and I’ve come up with the name 'Pizza Shed,' and I want you to join me, are you in?”  I can still see the shrug of his shoulders in the lounge, as if to say: “F*#K it, I’ve got nothing to lose, I’m in!!”

With hardly two coins to rub together, we got to work stripping the garden shed behind the house; repainting, wiring, cleaning and building. After 3 weeks of early mornings and late nights, the boys were ready. She wasn’t much to look at but she was functional, and boy could we operate in there! With a stainless steel table and one household fridge, which was older than James and shorter than Thando, we got to work!

Much has changed since day one. We’ve moved into a commercial space down the road, we’ve got branded boxes arriving soon, a sign outside our own shop, an online store, and now our own Merchandise.

We set out to create the best pizza in Cape Town , and many have said we’ve done that, but we continue to learn each day and aim to improve our product.