Richmond pizza legend Billy Fallen is back with a new Billy Pie restaurant in Henrico’s West End.

In this episode of Eat It, Virginia, Scott Wise and Robey Martin sit down with the longtime baker, restaurateur and entrepreneur behind Billy Bread, Aziza’s on Main, Billy Pasta and Billy Pie to talk about his decades in Richmond’s food scene, his family’s restaurant roots, and why he’s opening another pizza shop.

Fallen shares stories about:

• Starting Billy Bread in Richmond in 1999 after baking in Vermont
• Learning from legendary French baker Gerard Rubaud
• Building Aziza’s on Main with his mother Rusty
• The cult following behind Rusty’s famous cream puffs
• Launching pizza concepts inside Virginia breweries
• Growing Billy Pie frozen pizzas into a six-state wholesale business
• Opening the newest Billy Pie location near Ridge Road Shopping Center in Richmond

The conversation also covers artisan bread baking, Neapolitan-style pizza, restaurant life, balancing business and family, Richmond restaurant culture, and the future of Billy Pie.

If you love Richmond restaurants, pizza, bread baking, local food stories, brewery culture, and behind-the-scenes conversations with chefs and restaurateurs, this episode is for you.