flourchild pizza

Running a restaurant takes vision, business acumen, determination and attention to detail. But it also requires adaptability, knowledge of the market and a willingness to work hard and evolve with the times. All of those things came into play for Chef Andrew Miller, Cameron Whyte and Same Emery as they embarked on a collective journey to open Merriment Social, Third Coast Provisions and Flourchild Pizza.

During the 150th episode of the FoodCrush Podcast, we’re talking with these longtime friends, colleagues and business partners about their entry into the restaurant industry and their first-hand experience creating brands that resonated with diners in Milwaukee. What made the friends decide to go into business together? How did they build the skills they needed to make it happen? From Miller’s inaugural experiences running a local Italian restaurant in Northern Illinois to the opening of their third restaurant (and marketing their adjacent frozen pizza brand), this podcast traces the careers of three friends whose restaurants helped to change the face of the dining scene in Milwaukee.

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The COVID-19 pandemic created bumps in the road for many of us, and has hit the food industry particularly hard. No longer could you walk into your favorite joint and sit down for a meal, nor can restaurants rely on dine-in service as their main source of revenue. In order to stay afloat during these unprecedented times, pivots have been necessary. 

Cameron Whyte is one of those restauranteurs who made some major pivots in the past year. Cameron is the owner of three local restaurants in the Milwaukee area, Merriment Social, Third Coast Provisions, and, his latest venture, Flour Child Pizza. On this bonus episode of The GoGedders Podcast, we talk to Cameron how a pandemic forced him to pivot as well as his fascinating story about how he ended up grabbing the attention of he who has all authority on frozen pizzas, Barstool Sports Founder, Dave Portnoy.