Both Hands Wood-Fired Pizzeria and Bakery has been a staple pizzeria in Thunder Bay, Ont., for over 20 years, with owners Derek Lucchese and Sue Holloway baking handmade pizza, bread and granola in their grand wood-oven stove for loyal customers.
But on July 1, Derek and Sue were set to hand over the restaurant keys to Paul Gibson and Michelle Murdoch-Gibson of Rowan Tree Collective.
While Lucchese felt it was time to move on from the restaurant, he said he’d be lying if inflation hasn’t tremendously impacted his business financially.
“We have not, to be honest, kept up with inflation and with our ingredient prices to the extent that they’ve
