It’s the perfect fit between two Cheese Board Collective alums, Artemio Maldonado and Dwight Ferron, passionate about their pizza, and a community-oriented district.

 

Maldonado, from Mexico, and Ferron, a native of Jamaica, met at Cheese Board Collective 17 years ago, and in 2013, opened Sliver in downtown Berkeley with Guillermo “Willy” Perez.

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And though Sliver was a big success financially, the two weren’t ready to hang up their aprons. They wanted to continue creating pizzas. And with Ferron’s wife, Gloria Ferron, they’re forging a new pizza lane into the Dimond, bringing their vegetarian pizza with all its fresh ingredients there.

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Read more here: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/29/dimond-slice-pizza-brings-taste-of-berkeleys-gourmet-ghetto-to-oakland/