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'''Brian Glassel''' is the co-founder, with [[Tim Nicholson]], of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]. The "Glass" in the name is his.
'''Brian Glassel''' is the co-founder, with [[Tim Nicholson]], of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]. The "Glass" in the name is his.


Glassel is from Milwaukee<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>. He owned Royal Pizza in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Madison about 1996. He met Nicholson at [[Pizza Extreme]], where he worked for less than two months<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">(1997, November 8). Cheap Eats news: Glass Nickel Pizza Company opens. ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>. The two opened Glass Nickel at [[2049 Atwood Avenue|2049 Atwood Ave.]] on November 4, 1997.
Glassel is from Milwaukee<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>. He owned Royal Pizza in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Madison about 1996. He met Nicholson at [[Pizza Extreme]], where he worked for less than two months<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">Kalk, S. (1997, November 8). "Sal's success almost too much for it to handle." ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>. The two opened Glass Nickel at [[2049 Atwood Avenue|2049 Atwood Ave.]] on November 4, 1997.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Item:Q577|Brian Glassel in the Pizzapedia database]]
* [[Item:Q577|Brian Glassel in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]


==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 15:05, 24 October 2026

Brian Glassel is the co-founder, with Tim Nicholson, of Glass Nickel Pizza. The "Glass" in the name is his.

Glassel is from Milwaukee[1]. He owned Royal Pizza in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Madison about 1996. He met Nicholson at Pizza Extreme, where he worked for less than two months[2]. The two opened Glass Nickel at 2049 Atwood Ave. on November 4, 1997.

Trivia

  • It was his aunt who suggested the name[3].
  • He was 33 in 1999, when he said that Glass Nickel's franchises "are not awarded to strangers"[1].

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 61. Newspapers.com images 402056959, 522664495.
  2. ↑ Kalk, S. (1997, November 8). "Sal's success almost too much for it to handle." The Capital Times. p. 41. Newspapers.com image 522191880.
  3. ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2024, January 14). "'Quite a project' for Glass Nickel." Wisconsin State Journal. p. A3–A4. Newspapers.com images 1031340937, 1031340962.