Exploring Life & Business with Audrey Kelly of Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage

Today we’d like to introduce you to Audrey Kelly.

Hi Audrey , it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I grew up in a family bakery, surrounded by bags of flour and the intention to not end up working in the restaurant industry. Then I realized I loved cooking and food too much to do anything else. After a journalism internship in Italy turned into a quest to eat and learn as much as I could about pizza, I returned to San Francisco with the aim of working at a pizzeria and eventually owning my own. I worked for one of the best pizza makers in the country, Tony Gemignani, for about five years before returning to my hometown of Boulder, CO to open my own shop. I teamed up with my brother, Peter Sherman, and in 2015 we opened Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I don’t think the restaurant industry is ever completely smooth but we’ve been lucky to have great customers and keep on growing within our small shop. Our pizza has shifted and improved since we opened but our vision of being a family owned and operated pizzeria serving up a high quality product has never changed.

As you know, we’re big fans of Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
We are a family owned and operated pizzeria that serves up sourdough pizza, sandwiches, salads and sides in Boulder. We also sell a line of pasta sauce in 40 local markets and stores and just launched a frozen pizza. We use high quality ingredients to make creative pies and slices. Our shop has been featured three times on the Food Network as well as the Travel Channel and has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, NPR and the Denver Post.

We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I feel lucky to have so many people that have supported and helped make my goals become reality but I think most of it comes down to hard work. If you want something badly enough you have to be willing to put in the time and effort to make it succeed. It took us a few years for our business to take off and many, many 80 hour weeks.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.thepizzagarage.com
• Instagram: @audreyjanespizza
• Facebook: Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage

Image Credits
Audrey Kelly