12 | LUXlife Magazine ew York style pizza has been a hit since the early 20th century when Lombardi’s pizzeria opened on Spring Street, NY, in the early 1900’s. New York slices came from very large pizzas that were cooked to perfection and they were usually bought at low prices per cut. Owner Nomaan Akser was truly inspired when he visited New York and experienced the infamous New York slice for himself. Soon after this, Nomaan decided to aim for his dreams and bring Doughdaze to life, creating a reality where he delivers the simple beauty of New York slices to both Newcastle and Middlesborough. The whole team at Doughdaze is devoted to streamlining their customers’ experience of an affordable and authentic slice (or full sized pizza). They work with local and independent Italian businesses who provide authentic ingredients for the best results imaginable. This is the true essence of Doughdaze’s work as it strives to bring a taste of New York to its surroundings. With their own easy preparation each day, the team members can entirely concentrate on creating the delicious food from 12pm-7:30pm for its many customers. The Doughdaze team are also highly collaborative to ensure that each customer, who has often queued all the way out of the door, has the best experience possible when visiting this innovative and realistic New York style pizza shop. Built on a commitment to excellent service and a dedication to delivering both value and quality, Doughdaze is deeply rooted in core values that guide it through every business decision made. Nomaan and his team are passionate about helping others so, with charity also at its core, Doughdaze ensures that 2.5% of everything earned goes to local charities. Furthermore, often feeding those experiencing homelessness, Doughdaze’s team continue to help people they are directly in contact with on a weekly basis. Additionally, giving back to university students that help the business to blossom, Nomaan and his team sponsor many different university sports teams in Newcastle’s local areas. Nomaan is even working with an individual on a student discount scheme where the team will be able to save some money for students but encourage more to flock to Doughdaze. Nomaan will also ensure that a percentage of the profits go to the person designing and creating the app which will be used. Doughdaze is appreciative of the local people, especially the students who come to experience university life in Newcastle. This support has helped Best Independent Pizza Shop 2025 – Newcastle upon Tyne Offering delicious New York style slices cut from fresh 20” pizzas, as well as full 12” pizzas, Doughdaze has swiftly established itself as a standout pizza parlour which provides simple snacks and filling courses. Here we learn more about Doughdaze’s win in our Restaurant and Bar Awards 2025. dreams to come true, as over the course of the past few years, Nomaan went from dreaming about having a successful pizza establishment to the fully developed brand’s current success. Now, Nomaan is working to create a franchise with the British Franchise Association, in order to give others the chance to work both independently while being part of an authentic movement across the country. Nomaan is looking to a future where his brand has shops being established in more locations, and we are sure to see Doughdaze expertly expand its presence as customers inevitably flock to experienced and dedicated teams who offer simple yet luxurious food that is all-encapsulating and transports us to a place rooted in flavour and texture traditions. We are proud to name Doughdaze as Best Independent Pizza Shop 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne in this year’s Restaurant and Bar Awards – especially as Nomaan and his team have so much to offer for the present time and the years to come. Contact: Nomaan Akser Company: Doughdaze Website: http://doughdaze.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearedoughdaze/ N
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