Year 2017 Pizza Palace Pine Ridge, North Carolina The interior of the Pizza Palace was small yet very cozy, filled with various tables squeezed together to accommodate the numerous customers that came in who loved their stone oven pizza. The walls were painted in a warm shade of beige, adorned with black-framed paintings of pizza slices and Italian landscapes. The ceiling was high, but it was giving the place an intimate feel. A wooden bar was situated in one corner, manned by a bartender who was busy mixing cocktails, wine, and serving other drinks. Soft instrumental music played in the background, adding to the overall atmosphere of the Pizza Palace. It was indeed true that the pizza business was full of patrons; the background noise of their talk was audible, but low. An energetic v

