Legacy Place welcomes new eatery taking a twist on pizza (2024)

PLACE, BOSTON PIZZA CUPCAKES. WHAT IS A PIZZA CUPCAKE? TWO OF MY FAVORITE FOODS IN ONE. NO WAY. SO I’M HERE NOW TO FIND OUT CHA CHA CHA TURNS OUT IT’S A UNIQUE TWIST ON A TRADITIONAL DEEP DISH PIZZA. THERE’S SO LITTLE INGREDIENTS. MEET THE BROTHER SISTER TEAM BEHIND THIS NEW CULINARY TREAT. NATASHA AND NICK SCHATZ. I MEAN, WE’VE ALWAYS WORKED TOGETHER. IT ALWAYS HELPS THE CREATIVE PROCESS. FIND SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN TRUST ME, TAKE ME, TAKE, TAKE A DAY OF BEING ANGRY. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GET A GOOD PRODUCT AT THE END. THEIR JOURNEY GOES BACK TO THEIR FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS OF 30 PLUS YEARS FOR CORNERS PIZZA IN NEWTON, WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW TO PERFECT THE DEEP DISH PIZZA COVID HIT AND THE SIBLING DUO WERE LOOKING TO ELEVATE THEIR GAME. IT WAS A CHANCE TO US TO EXPERIMENT. THEY LANDED ON PIZZA CUPCAKES, WHERE INDIVIDUALS SIZED PORTIONS ARE BAKED IN THE SHAPE OF CUPCAKES, SO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT LOOKED AS FUN AS IT IS DELICIOUS. EACH LAYERED WITH SAUCE, CHEESE, AND VARIOUS TOPPINGS SIMILAR TO A REGULAR PIZZA. THEY STARTED SELLING THEM AT FOUR CORNERS, AND THESE LITTLE GUYS WERE AN INSTANT AND HIT. SO WE WERE REALLY JUST TRYING TO PROMOTE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT KIND OF BLEW UP ON ON INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK. INSTEAD OF WAITING 30 MINUTES FOR A TRADITIONAL DEEP DISH PIZZA, CUSTOMERS CAN NOW ENJOY THESE MINIS IN JUST THREE MINUTES. WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT THIS CONCEPT IS THAT YOU’RE NOT LIMITED TO JUST ONE TYPE OF PIZZA. YOU CAN TRY A VARIETY OF FLAVORS. I’M GOING FOR THE TRUFFLE MUSHROOM. WHEN WE DO LIKE LARGE PIZZA PARTIES, MOST PEOPLE ONLY USE TO GET CHEESE. AND NOW WHEN WE DO OUR CUPCAKE CATERINGS, WE DO HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND THEY GET EVERY SINGLE FLAVOR. PIZZA CUPCAKES COME IN 13 SAVORY VARIETIES, SUCH AS NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN AND SHRIMP MAC AND CHEESE. THERE’S ALSO SIX DESSERT FLAVORS. WE ALSO LOVE SWEETS AND REALLY JUST FOLLOW THE SAME FORMAT AS THE SAVORY ONES, JUST TO BE FUN AND WILD. A HOT NEW LABOR OF LOVE SERVED TO ENJOY. WE JUST PUT LITERALLY EVERYTHING WE LIKE DREAMED OF, LIKE FOR FLAVORS IN EACH ONE, TO JUST BE ABLE TO CREATE THE FLAVORS THAT YOU LOVE AND WOULD WANT TO TRY. I. WELCOME BACK TO THE FRIENDS EXPERIENCE. FANS OF THE SHOW WILL DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THIS COLORFUL SPOT. IT IS THE KITCHEN OF MONICA AND RACHEL, OF COURSE, PLAYED BY COURTNEY CARTER, COURTENEY COX AND JENNIFER ANISTON. IT IS ONE OF THE MANY SET RECREATIONS HERE. AND JOINING ME NOW IS ALLISON NIEDERMEYER. SHE IS A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT ORIGINAL X PRODUCTIONS. RESPONSE FOR THIS AWESOME POP UP EXPERIENCE. NOW THERE ARE THREE FLOORS HERE WITH SO MANY GREAT, UH, SETS AND PROPS THROUGHOUT. WHAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE ARE YOU HOPING GUESTS CAN TAKE AWAY AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS? ABSOLUTELY. THE FRIENDS EXPERIENCE IS IS THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR FRIENDS, FANS. WE HAVE THREE FLOORS HERE AT 343 NEWBURY STREET, 12 ROOMS FULL OF FULL SET RECREATIONS, MEMORABILIA, EXCLUSIVE MERCHANDISE, PHOTO OPPORTUNITY IS IT REALLY IS THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE FOR FOLKS TO COME THROUGH, AND WE’RE HOPING TO GET SOME CASUAL FANS AS WELL. WE HAVE FEATURED NOT JUST THE SET RECREATIONS, BUT ICONIC SETS LIKE THE PIVOT COUCH. WE ALSO HAVE BEHIND THE SCENES AND MAKING OF THE SHOW, FEATURING ORIGINAL SCRIPTS FROM THE SHOW, AND WHO COULD NOT ENJOY THE OTHER MOMENTS FROM THE CHARACTERS, SUCH AS JOEY’S CLOTHES. COULD HE BE WEARING ANY MORE CLOTHES? THAT’S GOOD, I WAS GOOD, SO THIS EXPERIENCE FIRST CAME TO BOSTON IN 2019. HOW HAS IT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THEN? ABSOLUTELY. WE WERE HERE IN 2019 FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW, AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO COME BACK THAN FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW IN 2024? WE HAD A MUCH SMALLER FOOTPRINT THEN, AND WE’VE REALLY LISTENED TO FANS OVER THE YEARS. WE’VE HAD SIX GLOBAL SETS. WE’VE BEEN AT OVER TWO DOZEN GLOBAL LOCATIONS, AND WE REALLY WANT TO DELIVER THE ULTIMATE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. SO HERE, FANS CAN RELIVE AND THEIR BEST RENDITION OF SMELLY CAT AT OUR PHOEBE BOSTON GARIC AREA. WE HAVE A FULL SET RECREATION OF CENTRAL PERK ON OUR THIRD FLOOR, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST SET, AND WE ALSO PAY HOMAGE TO THE MANY, MANY RELATIONSHIPS WE DO HAVE. THE 18 PAGE LETTER FRONT AND BACK, AND MY FAVORITE GRAPHIC, THE DATING TREE, WHICH SPANS THE ENTIRE TEN SEASONS AND THE SIX CORE CHARACTERS AND ALL THE MEMORABLE BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS THAT THEY’VE HAD THAT FEATURE MANY OF THE COUNTLESS GUEST STARS ON THE SHOW. ALL RIGHT, ALLISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS YOU’VE JUST HEARD, THERE’S SO MUCH TO SEE, SO MUCH GREAT STUFF. AND WHEN WE CO