Starting the fire

For nearly 30 years Simone and I have shared a passion for food. As life long Alaskans, our pizza journey has been a huge part of that passion. Winter in Alaska provides ample opportunity for two things; cooking and eating.

It all began with friends and family gathered around good food, long before operating a restaurant and catering company. As former youth ministers, we dished up pizza for teens from Alaska to Georgia. After six years as a Correctional Officer for the State of Alaska and Simone’s graduation from nursing school we decided to become restauranteurs. December of 2011, in Palmer, Alaska, Humdinger’s Gourmet Pizza Co. was born.

We moved to Ohio, January 2020 to care for aging parent who have both passed. We closed our restaurant in Alaska, January of 2022. What was once a staple in the small, agricultural town of Palmer, is now available here in Ohio. We were voted best pizza in Palmer 2014-2021. Now our goal is capturing the hearts and tastebuds of fellow Buckeyes.