Happy Birthday to Us, Happy Birthday to Us… And Free Pizza for You!

We have thoroughly enjoyed our first 3 years as owners of Pizzeria Venti. It has been an exciting venture for our family, and we are so grateful to our customers — our friends. We are thrilled to be a part of the Buckhead and [...]]]>

Happy Birthday to Us, Happy Birthday to Us… And Free Pizza for You!

We have thoroughly enjoyed our first 3 years as owners of Pizzeria Venti. It has been an exciting venture for our family, and we are so grateful to our customers — our friends. We are thrilled to be a part of the Buckhead and Brookhaven neighborhoods and we look forward to serving you for many more years!

And so, please come celebrate our success.

Where: Pizzeria Venti (2770 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA 30324)

What: Free slices of pizza

When: Monday, December 5, 2011, 11a.m. – 9p.m.

Restrictions: One slice per customer, one topping per slice

Bonus:

Pizzeria Venti is sponsoring a holiday food drive. Please consider bringing canned or dry goods to donate to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. We will collect goods through Dec. 22.

Also, check out our new $5 specials!

We’ve notified all winners via Facebook or Twitter. If you’ve won, please send an email to jaime@pizzeriaventi-atlanta.com & let us know the name of the person who will pick up your tickets at the restaurant. The person must show ID. Due to weather conditions, please check our website or call 404-228-2013 to make sure we’re open before [...]]]> Updated…

We’ve notified all winners via Facebook or Twitter. If you’ve won, please send an email to jaime@pizzeriaventi-atlanta.com
& let us know the name of the person who will pick up your tickets at the restaurant.
The person must show ID.
Due to weather conditions, please check our website or call 404-228-2013
to make sure we’re open before you pick up tickets.
We are NOT open on Tuesday, 1/11.

PLEASE NOTE: We’ve heard The Next Cool Thing is being postponed one week due to weather concerns.
Please watch http://www.nextcoolthingevent.com for details.
If you cannot attend the event on the new date,
please let us know if you want us to give your ticket to someone else.

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We’re exhibiting at The Next Cool Thing and we have 10 tickets to the Red Carpet Cocktails event on Friday night and 10 tickets to Saturday’s Invitation-Only VIP Gala event for professionals in the film & TV, entertainment, design (interiors, graphics, design/build), performing arts and event industries.

If you’d like to win 2 tickets to one of the events, each of these gives you one chance to win:

1. Follow @pvatl on Twitter & tweet “I want to win tix to The Next Cool Thing Cocktails from @pvatl – http://bit.ly/eyT7py” or “I want to win tix to The Next Cool Thing Gala from @pvatl – http://bit.ly/eyT7py”

2. “Like” us on Facebook and leave a comment letting us know which event you’d love to attend.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 11. Tickets must be picked up at Pizzeria Venti, 2770 Lenox Road in Buckhead, prior to the events.

PLEASE NOTE: Both events are 21 & older. Please do not enter if you are not 21 or older.

General admission is Saturday 11 – 4 & Sunday 1-4. WE DO NOT HAVE TICKETS FOR GENERAL ADMISSION. However, if you want to go, tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door. During general admission, the whole family is invited to explore hundreds of creative exhibits based on movie or television themes, as well as sample the wares of the latest sensational food trucks and surprise performances.

You could win a free slice of pizza every day for a year!

Leading up to our 2-year anniversary, we will give away a year of free pizza for a year to 9 lucky winners!

Here’s how you can win:

Drawing Rules: Each time you visit Pizzeria Venti in Buckhead, you can enter your name in the drawing. Visit often [...]]]>

You could win a free slice of pizza every day for a year!

Leading up to our 2-year anniversary, we will give away a year of free pizza for a year to 9 lucky winners!

Here’s how you can win:

Drawing Rules: Each time you visit Pizzeria Venti in Buckhead, you can enter your name in the drawing. Visit often for more chances to win! One winner each week from November 1 – December 4. One entry per day. No purchase required. Winners announced each Monday. Entries good for one week only.

Halloween Rules: Come by Pizzeria Venti in costume from October 28-31. We’ll take a picture & post it on our website November 1. The costumes with the most votes win! One winner for each age group: infant – 12, 13 – 18 years, adult. Voting ends Friday, November 5th.

Join us for a fabulous selection of Family Style Dinners which include pizza, pasta, rolls & salad!

Half Pan Pizza Your choice of Cheese, Pepperoni, Sausage, or Tomato/Basil

Large Bowl of Pasta Your choice of Penne Napolitano with Italian Sausage and Roasted Peppers Or Chicken Cacciatore with herbed breast of chicken, [...]]]> Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Family Dinner!

Join us for a fabulous selection of Family Style Dinners which include pizza, pasta, rolls & salad!

Half Pan Pizza
Your choice of Cheese, Pepperoni, Sausage, or Tomato/Basil

Large Bowl of Pasta
Your choice of
Penne Napolitano with Italian Sausage and Roasted Peppers
Or
Chicken Cacciatore with herbed breast of chicken, Zucchini and
potatoes with Ziti in a savory pomodoro sauce

Family Salad Bowl
House salad with fresh greens, red onion slices and black olives with Italian vinaigrette

Warm Handmade Rolls

Only $30  ••  Serves 4-5

Special menu for Mother’s Day
(Sunday, May 9th, 2010, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Pizzeria Venti
2770 Lenox Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30324
404-228-2013

Pizzeria Venti is donating 12% of sales on Monday evening, January, 25th, to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

We’ve been invited by Rhonda & Robert McIntosh to participate in their LLS fundraiser this year. As members of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Team In Training, they [...]]]>

Eat at PV to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Pizzeria Venti is donating 12% of sales on Monday evening, January, 25th, to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

We’ve been invited by Rhonda & Robert McIntosh to participate in their LLS fundraiser this year. As members of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Team In Training, they are training to participate in a marathon!

We wish them great luck as the run for in honor of ALL individuals who are battling blood cancers and in memory of Rhonda’s dad, Lewis Isley. We are proud to be a part of their fundraising effort.

When: Monday, January 25th, 4p.m. – 9p.m.

Where: Pizzeria Venti

Who: You & All of your Friends!

For more information about Rhonda & Robert’s fundraiser, visit http://pages.teamintraining.org/ga/paris10/rmcintosh

or

Sunday, Dec. 6th at noon

Please bring a donation for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. We’re collecting goods through 12/23. Most needed items: Most needed items: peanut butter; canned tuna; canned [...]]]> To celebrate the holiday season, we’ve invited members of the

Georgia Tech Glee Club to sing at Pizzeria Venti!

   Please join us 

Friday, Dec. 4th at 7:30 p.m. 

or

Sunday, Dec. 6th at noon

Please bring a donation for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
We’re collecting goods through 12/23.
Most needed items: Most needed items: peanut butter; canned tuna; canned beans; canned soups, stews and pastas; 100% fruit juice; canned fruits and vegetables; macaroni and cheese dinners; & whole grain, low-sugar cereals.

If you’ve never had the privilege of seeing the GT Glee Club,
here is a clip from the 2007 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas parade:

This holiday season, Pizzeria Venti is collecting canned & dry goods that we will deliver to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Between the economy and the Atlanta flood, many of our neighbors are in need this year.

Statistics from www.acfb.org:

Miriam Salpeter, Chris Brogan, Stephanie Lloyd, Todd Schnick, & Bert DuMars

As defined by Urban Dictionary, Tweetup:

1. An organized or impromptu gathering of people that use Twitter. (A meet up of people that ‘tweet’ using Twitter.)

2. A gathering of nerds attempting social contact, likely for the first time. Usually disintegrates into everyone running to the nearest [...]]]>      

Miriam Salpeter, Chris Brogan, Stephanie Lloyd, Todd Schnick, & Bert DuMars

As defined by Urban Dictionary, Tweetup:

1. An organized or impromptu gathering of people that use Twitter. (A meet up of people that ‘tweet’ using Twitter.)

2. A gathering of nerds attempting social contact, likely for the first time. Usually disintegrates into everyone running to the nearest computer to type to one another.

Although I, for one, am more comfortable behind a computer, definition 2 couldn’t be further off base! I met the nicest — very social — people at #ATLmix, and I’ll introduce you to them in a minute. 

But I included the funny definition because it just so happens that my cousin dropped by Pizzeria Venti for dinner during the tweetup. He peered curiously out the door trying to see  the patio, but he could not fathom the point of Twitter, much less meeting a bunch of strangers who aren’t strangers, who tweet… you get the idea.

So seriously, if you attended #ATLMix, will you leave a comment explaining why you came or what you took from the event?  We’d like to add your perspective to the discussion!

And now, the #ATLmix recap. 

Stephanie Lloyd and Miriam Salpeter

Stephanie Lloyd (@stephaniealloyd) and Miriam Salpeter (@keppie_careers) hosted the Tweetup at Pizzeria Venti. Stephanie’s blog, Radiant Veracity, covers career and job search advice, personal branding, and so much more! Stephanie is also host of Dream Job Radio. Miriam Salpeter, founder of Keppie Careers, specializes in career coaching, résumé writing and interviewing tips. I attended a LinkedIn workshop by Miriam & Stephanie and it was so helpful!

Grayson Daughters and Eli Wendkos

Grayson Daughters (@spaceyg) of WaySouth Media, is passionate about crisis communication. I didn’t get to talk to Grayson long, but I enjoyed reading her blog today. Check out her blog, Mostly Media, if “crisis communication” is as intriguing to you as it is to me. In particular, look at this video on the use of hashtags during the Atlanta flood. and read “The Value of an Established Network in Times of Crisis.” Besides her work in new media, she also does video production. And probably a whole lot more. Come to the next #ATLmix to ask her! Eli Wendkos (@ewendkos) was busy hanging out with Grayson and Chris Brogan, so I didn’t really get a chance to talk with him. But I’ve found him on Twitter now, and his bio says “product manager for social media, mobile, video at the AJC.” Hopefully I’ll know more about him before the next #ATLmix

Walter Akana and Traci Walker

I’ve followed Walter Akana (@walterakana) on Twitter for a little while, and I was really nervous I wouldn’t recognize him based on his (very cool) Twitter picture. Go ahead, check it out! But I recognized him immediately! Such a nice guy. Through his company, Threshold Consulting, Walter works with people that want to explore a new career direction, uncover their personal brand for career and business success, and make plans for retirement. Perfect that he’s pictured with Traci Walker (@twalkr) who is exploring new career opportunities in sales. She has 6 years of sales, marketing, and h.r. experience, mostly in broadcast but other areas as well. If you know of any opportunities, check out her résumé at www.traciwalker.com.

Christina & Tim Stallings

I was so excited to meet Christina Stallings (@msstallings) and her husband, Tim. I’ve enjoyed chatting with Christina on Twitter for a while, and it is always fun to meet people that have tweeted about coming to the restaurant when I wasn’t here. Christina handles corporate relations and expositions at a not-for-profit association. If you’re interested in the events industry, you should ask her about the #eventprofs conversations on Twitter. 

Jerry Hokanson, Rachel Doyle, Victoria Dunmire, Rowan Hokanson

I met Victoria Dunmire (@victoriadunmire) and Rowan Hokanson (@RowanArtemis) at the #atlchix tweetup a few weeks ago. Victoria is in public relations and she posts the best links to articles for small business people. Rowan is a massage therapist, whose hobbies include an online comic called Gnome You Didn’t. Her husband, Jerry, is studying computer simulation and game design at Gwinnett Tech College. (I think she told me he was in the Navy; I do know they are fairly new to Atlanta.) I’d never met Rachel Doyle (@Rachel_366) on Twitter or in real life, but I so enjoyed chatting with her. I didn’t get the details but I do know she’s a recent college graduate and she’s in the PR field. 

Bert DuMars & Kelly Voelker

I only briefly met Bert DuMars (@bwdumars) and Kelly Voelker (@kellyvoelker), but I did get one of Bert’s awesome stainless steel Sharpie markers! I’m now following them on Twitter, so I hope to have a chance to meet them again at the next #ATLmix. They both work for Newell Rubbermaid. He is vice president of e-business and interactive marketing. She is social media manager for Graco Children’s Products, a Newell Rubbermaid brand. 

Francesco Scordato and Todd Schnick

Francesco Scordato (@fscordato) and I talked about Italian restaurants and Italian beer. He said, and I quote, “I’m very picky about Italian food…I never go to Italian restaurants. But these Bocce Balls… I will be back for them.” I checked out his Twitter bio: interactive marketing, SEO, SEM, eCommerce and e-learning strategist. And, when I met him, I was impressed that he spoke two languages. Then I saw his LinkedIn profile: Fluent in Italian and German; advanced in French and Spanish. My only languages are English and Southern drawl. <Sigh.> Todd Schnick (@toddschnick) is in marketing. Check out his company, Intrepid LLC. He also co-hosts a radio show, High Velocity Radio. Todd & Stephanie have a fun on-going blog-video conversation about marketing and social media. If you haven’t seen it yet, Round 8 is particularly fun, with a guest appearance from Chris Brogan.

Marna Friedman & Chris Brogan

Yes, Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) was at #ATLmix. I don’t know if I’m more impressed that he rates a verified Twitter account or that he has written a New York Times bestseller! He’s pictured here with Marna Friedman (@marnafriedman), who has written The Small Business That Could for Women and Eventually Perfect, which is about event planning. She hosts #partychat conversations on Twitter Monday evenings, if you have any questions about planning events. 

Taryn Pisaneschi, Robyn Cobb, Jaime Lackey (that's me!)

I first met Taryn (@tarynp) and Robyn Cobb (@rockinrobync) at the #atlchix tweetup a couple of weeks ago.  Taryn is literally everywhere. She helps small business owners with integrated marketing, social media, online and offline networking, strategic partnerships, training, innovation, event conceptualization and execution. She is also founder of Women Intelligently Networking (WIN!). Robyn focuses on social media, business & marketing strategy, and product management. She’s a marketer for Cliqset, and I finally joined after she told me about it. I’m hoping to learn more about it this next week. It seems perfect for the extended hashtag conversations on Twitter. 

Jason Munson and Thomas (Tom) Rector

Jason Munson (@jasonmunson) just moved to Atlanta from D.C. He’s opening the Atlanta office for Siteworx, a web design and development company. I suggested he start his “Now that I’m in the South” list with 1) start drinking sweet tea and 2) watch “Gone With the Wind” and/or visit the Margaret Mitchell house (which I actually haven’t done!). What would you do if you’d just moved to Atlanta?

Tom  Rector (@InfiniTom) is president and CEO of Foodservice University. I love that he’s posing with our pizza! He was very complimentary about the restaurant and the pizza. I love to hear compliments from someone who has run restaurants. We talked about how the water makes such a difference in foods. I was skeptical when I first heard that so I know people think I’m crazy when I say we use water imported from Italy to make our pizza crust. 

Marisa Sharpe and Taryn Pisaneschi

I also met Marisa at #atlchix, and she is so nice! She’s recently started doing some work for TechDrawl. I don’t know where her husband, Mike Sharpe (djsharpemusic), was when I started taking pictures, but he’s not the only one I’m missing.

I also met Mike Haberman (@mikehaberman). He’s with Omega HR Solutions, and he is looking forward to bringing his wife (who is Sicilian) to Pizzeria Venti. (I loved hearing about his trip to Ellis Island!) I also met Susan Perlman (@susaneperlman) and I think I heard her say she’s just started working at the co-working space Ignition Alley. Her specialties are creative facilitation/brainstorming, program/project management, working with nonprofit startups, grant research and marketing. 

I met Doug Lehman (@douglehman), who is looking for a new opportunity in sales and marketing. He has a very cool Visual CV at www.douglehman.com. Anyone who needs to post a résumé online should look at it. And I met Beth Mulhern (@jimsdottir), who is looking for a position in customer service. (Beth is also a ZooAtlanta volunteer and I meant to ask her about that!)

I think this is everyone I actually met, but I know I’m missing several people that I didn’t get to meet. I look forward to seeing you at the next #ATLmix!

Don’t forget to leave a comment to help me explain the value of a tweetup to my cousin!

First Birthday Party at Pizzeria Venti in Atlanta

  Contest Rules: • Entrants must be 15 or younger.

• To enter, kids must come by Pizzeria Venti in costume between October 16th and October 31st.

• We will take a photo of each child in costume & post photos on our blog on November 1st. [...]]]> Win a Pizza Party for 25! 

First Birthday Party at Pizzeria Venti in Atlanta

 
Contest Rules:
• Entrants must be 15 or younger.

• To enter, kids must come by Pizzeria Venti in costume between October 16th and October 31st.

• We will take a photo of each child in costume & post photos on our blog on November 1st. (No identifying information will be posted on the blog. We will keep a handwritten list of email addresses associated with each photo.)

• We will allow voting on our blog from November 1st – 10th.

• The winner will be notified via parent’s email address on November 11th.

• Prize: Party for 25 people in our private dining room. Includes pizza bar, unlimited salad & fountain drinks or juice boxes. (Party must occur by May 1, 2010.)

Pizzeria Venti
2770 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
www.pizzeriaventi-atlanta.com
404.228.2013 • Twitter: @PVATL
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It’s no secret that the dropout phenomenon in this country is at epidemic proportions. Nationally, statistics show that 1 out of 3 public high school students won’t [...]]]> On Thursday, August 20, Pizzeria Venti will donate 20% of all sales Communities in Schools – Georgia. Bring your friends and enjoy delicious pizza & gelato for a great cause!

It’s no secret that the dropout phenomenon in this country is at epidemic proportions. Nationally, statistics show that 1 out of 3 public high school students won’t graduate. These dropouts create tremendous burdens on our economy. Together we can make a difference in at-risk students’ lives. 

Proceeds from the Dine Out for Kids event will allow Communities in Schools to continue to provide after-school, youth leadership, literacy, parent education and other pertinent programs in communities served.

Source: www.DineOutForKids.com

Communities In Schools is the nation’s largest stay-in school network, serving more than 1 million youth in 27 states across the United States and the District of Columbia. Click here for more information about Communities in Schools.