According to owner, Zac Kolegue, “pizza is undeniably the greatest food group ever!” I loved pizza as a child, and still do. In college I spent plenty of time dreaming about owning a pizza shop with my buddies. I probably spent even more nights eating PIZZA! At that time, owning a pizza shop was just one of those pipe dreams.

In 2012 a trip to San Diego turned into an “Aha Moment” and the idea of Sourdough Pizza Company was born. During vacation, I stepped in to help my soon-to-be brother-in-law with his side hustle. David was working and making Sourdough Pizzas with a wood-fired pizza oven at some local farmers’ markets and a private event that he was hosting. That’s when I had my first “pizzaiolo” experience.

The Aha Moment happened during a wedding. My brother-in-law was busy with wedding festivities and the Sourdough Pizza team was in need of some help. I jumped in and began to help. While cooking Sourdough Pizzas (in my suit) for the wedding guests it hit me. “This is it.” This is how we bring great Sourdough Pizza to Lynchburg!

Armed with a dream and fresh inspiration I returned home to begin building my first pizza oven in a 12′ trailer. Sourdough Pizza Company was officially up and running. Fast forward over a decade and we are now running full-time out of a brick-and-mortar store in Forest, Va. Our passion still remains. We take fresh ingredients, combine it with delicious sourdough and fire it to perfection. One taste and you’ll find out what Sourdough Pizza is all about.