Tam Tam Pizza: Baked with Purpose, Shared with Love!
We are so pleased to present Tam Tam Pizza with a 2025 Snail of Approval!
This mobile pizzeria is a stellar example of how commitment to sustainability and ethical sourcing can lead any food business, big or small. Founded in Bellingham by owner Tam Nguyen just over one year ago, Tam Tam Pizza started with a desire to connect the community to local ingredients through pizza.
“I chose pizza because it is a language everyone understands,” says Tam. “But also, I see the incredible ingredients this area produces, and we’re fortunate to be in a place where access to high-quality, local ingredients is abundant. I want to celebrate that.”
Being committed to seasonality and local ingredients can mean some controversial choices regarding pizza—like only using fresh tomatoes when they are in season, and preserving the rest. It can mean experimenting with ingredients considered unorthodox for pizza like chicories and stone fruits. It means being very selective about who and what you work with. Tam uses locally milled flour from Cairnspring Mills, pepperoni from Norcino Salumi, vegetables from nearby regenerative farmers, and strives to keep any food scraps out of the waste stream. Tam is also passionate about spotlighting the migrant workers who make much of our agricultural products possible, and shines a light on their work whenever he can.
“Alice Waters says ‘Beauty is the language of care,’ and there is true beauty in what this region has to offer,” Tam says. “Not just in the ingredients themselves but in the people who cultivate and craft them….I’m lucky to be able to make pizza and create an opportunity for us to come together.”
Congratulations to Tam on this well-deserved recognition!
Contact Information:
• Tam Tam Pizza
• Mobile Pizzeria in Bellingham - check website for hours and location
• Phone: 870-612-7271
• Website: tamtampizza.com
