People

Kathy Mausshardt and Tom Gerstel, along with 1 full-time and 4 part-time employees

About

Established in Oakland by Tom and Kathy, the Copper Top Ovens pizza team serves handcrafted artisan pies using organic flours and seasonal toppings from their mobile wood-fired oven. Their inspiration for Copper Top Ovens came while visiting a farmers market in Seattle in summer 2009, where they strolled past a wood-fired pizza oven, and immediately fell in love. In addition to their more traditional pizza offerings, Copper Top Ovens creates seasonal pies. This offering starts with the same base of ingredients: mascarpone, honey, truffle oil, walnuts, and dates. Fresh-from-the-market stone fruits may be added in the summer, squashes and root vegetables in the fall, and apples and pomegranates in the winter.