our story

We sparked the first flame in our Mugnaini wood-fired oven on our food truck in the winter of 2012. Fueled by our passion for pizza and a return to craft, we launched the Catch-a-Fire Pizza food truck in February 2013. Our truck served Cincinnati and beyond, becoming one of the area’s premier food trucks and caterers. Just 2 years after hitting the streets with our truck, we opened our first brick and mortar location, Catch-a-Fire Pizza’s Cafe at MadTree Brewing, boasting an expanded menu of beer inspired, wood-fired cuisine. In 2017, Catch-a-Fire Pizza relocated along with MadTree Brewing into an expansive new brewery/taproom/event space in Oakley with a larger menu, including late night, weekend brunch and catering events exclusively for MadTree Brewing’s event spaces. In 2020, we launched our first restaurant, bar & bottle shop in Blue Ash. In 2022, we opened our largest restaurant & taproom with private event space in historic downtown Lebanon, Ohio. January 2024 will see the grand opening of a new kitchen located inside the taproom of West Side Brewing in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati as well as a new & expanded off-site catering service.

Did you know, aside from food, our other passion is music? While the name of our business captures the fire aspect of our cooking style, it also pays homage to Bob Marley. Catch A Fire is the name of Bob Marley and the Wailers first major US record release. We love how he brought people together in a positive way, and we strive to do the same in our own special way with our delicious wood-fired cuisine.