{"id":22492,"date":"2020-01-19T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/?p=22492"},"modified":"2023-08-24T17:18:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:48:51","slug":"pratik-agarwal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/foodpreneurs\/pratik-agarwal.html","title":{"rendered":"An Interview With Pratik Agarwal: Queen Margherita\u2019s Pizzeria Success Is In The \u2018Ingredients\u2019 Of Its Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queen Margherita\u2019s Pizzeria helmed by Pratik Agarwal, the executive chef and brains behind Queen\u2019s, opened its new kitchen in Malad, 2018. It is a <\/span>small Italian eatery serving Queen Margherita’s legacy. It all started when Pratik was pursuing his Masters in Marketing from Canada. After doing one of his projects on large chain pizza outlets in the US, he started pondering about building his own pizzeria. He worked at several pizza outlets in Toronto, trying to learn and gauge knowledge about the product and hospitality industry, before entering the industry. Pratik mentions that <\/span>pizza is proof of the \u2018versatility\u2019<\/b> it has, as a vessel for different styles of cuisine and is an evidence of how malleable our definition of pizza can be!<\/span><\/p>\n

In Conversation With Pratik Agarwal of Queen Margherita\u2019s Pizzeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In an exclusive conversation with The Restaurant Times<\/a>, Pratik Agarwal talks of his journey in the industry, the story behind Queen Margherita\u2019s Pizzeria, keeping the European spirit alive, and a lot more.<\/p>\n

Keeping The European Spirit Alive and Maintaining The Authenticity\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Queen Margherita\u2019s Pizzeria vaunts it\u2019s European spirit. Pratik drew inspiration from his vast experiences in Toronto. Starting from the diversified culture across the city with people from various regions to its wide range of food and languages. It r<\/span>eflects the diversity of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Queen Margherita\u2019s, they strive to link the ambiance with the color combination used, which portrays minimalism. It endeavors to be \u2018real\u2019 with their customers and in their restaurant as well.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The authenticity in the Italian pizzas is maintained by the ingredients which are carefully sourced from Italy and also locally. The dishes are prepared to resemble Italian style pizzas, which have thin bases and airy crust pizzas here. The famous Neapolitan pizza at Queen Margherita\u2019s is prepared by following a fermentation process. The techniques and food standards followed are according to the International standards. The hygiene<\/a> is exemplary. Agarwal mentions that, because of the extra care taken to maintain hygiene standards, customers at Queen Margherita can binge on their pizzas three times a week without getting sick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The staff is extensively trained every week to perform their best on weekends- the performance day!<\/span><\/p>\n

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