# San Diego pizza maker has 3,500 people begging for a pie — but only makes 15 a week

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/san-diego-pizza-maker-has-3500-people-begging-for-a-pie-but-only-makes-15-a-week/
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T16:39:24+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/lifestyle/san-diego-mans-apartment-made-pizzas-sell-out-in-30-seconds-as-3500-vie-for-15-weekly-slots/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- More than 3,500 people chase 15 weekly pizza slots.
- AJ Miller’s pies sell out in under 30 seconds.
- He makes New Haven-style pizza in his apartment oven.

## Summary

AJ Miller has turned the East Coast-style pizza he missed after moving to San Diego into a small home-based business, Echo Apizza. Demand far exceeds what he can make: more than 3,500 people compete for 15 weekly order slots, which sell out in under 30 seconds.

Miller began posting his pizza experiments online and started selling them after losing his marketing job this summer. He makes 15-inch New Haven-style pies in a home oven set to 550°F, using a baking steel, a broiler finish and dough fermented for three days. They cost $25 to $30 each; Miller says the business makes a profit, but not enough to live on, and he may eventually move to a professional kitchen.

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