CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTY FOOD BANK
On Friday, June 9th, a group of Zachary’s employee owners volunteered at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano in Concord.
The Food Bank serves over 190,000 people each month. Last year, the food bank delivered over 20 million pounds of food to people in need in Contra Costa and Solano counties. One in eight Contra 
Costa residents turns to the Food Bank for help. The food bank has about 70 full time staff members working hard to organize and coordinate a huge quantity of perishable and non-perishable items.
Our energetic group of volunteers was excited to lend a hand (or many hands) for the morning. Zachary’s Community Outreach Coordinator, Robin Smith, organized the event. Smith said, “I was really impressed with how much bigger the organization is and how many families they are able to service in a month. And I can’t wait 
to go back and help more!”
ZACHARY’S WINS BEST PIZZA FROM OAKLAND MAGAZINE
We are super excited to announce that Zachary’s won Best Pizza from Oakland Magazine! Check out their full list of winners here.
We are very proud of our Oakland roots. We are a part of a community with A LOT of food options and A LOT of pizza options. We are truly grateful that our customers show us so much love. We are humbled to be a part of such a fabulous list of awesome Oakland spots!
SPRUCING UP SOLANO AVENUE
Check out this article in Berkeleyside about the new parklet on Solano Avenue! We are so excited!
Why a Parklet?
- There is very little public space on Solano Avenue. The parklet will have seating for about 25 people.
- The parklet will help reduce some of the traffic safety concerns on Solano Ave.
- The parklet beautifies the street!
What about Parking?
Two parking spaces are being added across the street from the theater building. There is NO NET LOSS of PARKING on Solano Avenue.
Other Information About the Parklet
- It’s a public space!
- It is Berkeley’s fourth parklet and is a part of the city’s pilot parklet program.
- Zachary’s will not serve food on the parklet because it is a public space. Customers are more than welcome to order food to go and eat it on the parklet (when construction is complete!).
ZACHARY’S ART CONTEST ON ABC7
Zachary’s VP Leandra, ABC7’s Reggie Aqui, Zachary’s Manager Jen
We had a blast with ABC7’s Reggie Aqui! Check out the clip:
The Zachary’s Art Contest is happening now! The contest is open to all ages. The last day for submissions is Wednesday, May 31st. More details and a complete list of Art Contest guidelines can be found here.
Need some inspiration? Check out our gallery featuring winners from previous years on our Art Page. Or, you could always swing by one of our restaurants. Pizza is pretty inspiring if you ask us!
BRAND NEW: KIELBASA PIZZA AT ALL LOCATIONS
NEW PIZZA SPECIAL!
We have a brand new, hot-off-the-press special: Kielbasa Pizza! This pizza has sliced Polish Kielbasa sausage, sweet cherry peppers and mozzarella cheese. The peppers are a slightly sweet, vinegary treat! This pizza is available stuffed or thin and it is delicious both ways. The Kielbasa 
Pizza is only available for a limited time. Try it soon!
Kielbasa lovers, this one is for you!
ZACHARY’S ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MADISON ZUNIGA
The walls of our restaurants are filled with one-of-a-kind Zachary’s Pizza Art. We held our first art contest in the late 1980′s and the tradition has continued every couple of years to this day. We love our art and the artists. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Madison Zuniga!EAST BAY SPCA: GROWL, MEOW AND WINE
Every year, the East Bay SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) hosts a major fundraising event, “Growl, Meow & Wine”. This year, Zachary’s sponsored at the “Cat’s Meow” level and we got to send seven very lucky employee owners (and one even luckier Zachary’s spouse!) to the event. From the EBSPCA website, “The East Bay SPCA is committed to the welfare of cats and dogs in the communities we serve. We strive to eliminate animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation by providing programs and education that support people and companion animals.” Check out their site!
The event started with a silent auction and was soon followed by an energetic and exciting live auction. Our employee owners rocked the silent auction walking 
away with a huge gift basket of doggie treats and toys, a visit to a Healdsburg winery and some Giants tickets! Zachary’s VP, Leandra Schuler, was particularly fortunate; she walked away with two Southwest airline tickets in a nail-biting raffle!
Despite all of the fun and success that the humans enjoyed, the big winners of the day were the animals who benefit from all of the amazing services the EBSPCA offers. We were very proud to be a part of a such a fantastic event!
ZACHARY’S ART CONTEST: BRING THAT IMAGINATION!
The Bi-Annual Zachary’s Art Contest is in full swing! Throughout the years, we have received hundreds of fantastic pieces by some incredibly talented teen and kid artists! These artists are inspired by a wide variety of things and we LOVE seeing where their imaginations fly!
Entries can be submitted by individuals, siblings, groups of friends or classmates.
More information on the art contest can be found here.
Naumi, Age 13
Mary, Age 16
April, Age 12
Maia, Age 9
Katia, Age 16
Madison, Age 11
Cameron, Age 9
Katie, Age 8
LIMITED TIME: ARIA’S ENCHI-HOLLA AND ROASTED PEPPER SPECIAL
Two of our favorite pizza specials are available for a limited time!
At our OAKLAND and BERKELEY locations, Aria’s crowd-pleasing ENCHI-HOLLA Enchilada pizza is back! Aria won an employee pizza contest a couple of years ago in both “Most Creative” and “Best Pizza” categories. Her tasty creation has our free range chicken breast marinated in a green enchilada sauce, corn, cilantro, black olives, a cool swirl of sour cream, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese. It’s available stuffed (comes with corn tortillas under the sauce) or thin crust (comes with tortilla chips).
At our SAN RAMON and PLEASANT HILL locations, our super popular and super delicious ROASTED PEPPER pizza is back. It’s made with red, green and yellow bell peppers, Anaheim chiles, Pasilla peppers, onions, yellow cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and available stuffed or thin.
ZACHARY’S ART CONTEST: INSPIRED BY THE BAY
The Zachary’s Pizza Art Contest is ON!
Submissions are due May 31, 2017. For details, click here.
What inspires you? Nature? Love? Food? Pizza? Hint, there is a right answer to that question. 😉
For many past winners of the Zachary’s Art Contest, the San Francisco Bay Area serves as the most perfect source of inspiration! We’ve seen lots of entries that applaud our world-famous bridges, sights in the Bay Area, and Northern California icons. Are you feeling inspired?!
