The gist: Blue Pan Pizza, a collaboration between Detroit natives Giles Flanigan and Jeff Smokevitch, opened last week in West Highland featuring an extensive board of pies dedicated to Detroit, Italy, Chicago and New York. “Because we offer four different styles of handcrafted pizza, not to mention a gluten-free version, plus really unique recipes and […]

Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanagin of Blue Pan Pizza Competition often involves rejection, and rejection can turn into a major motivation for those driven to win. Jeff Smokevitch, chef and co-owner of Blue Pan Pizza, which will open next week in West Highland, is no stranger to competition — or learning from failure. As a member […]

Michigan natives and friends Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanigan have fired up the ovens and are just a couple of weeks away from opening Blue Pan Pizza on West 32nd Avenue in the Highland neighborhood. The new eatery, which will specialize in Detroit-style pizza but also offer several other styles, has been several years in the […]

Dough expert Jeff Smokevitch of Blue Pan Pizza recently earned high honors for a gluten-free pizza at the World Pizza Championship in Parma, Italy, where he competed with scores of other pizza pros from around the globe. It turns out that the dough for the pizza that helped him win the Triathlon award (with combined […]