A new study ranks Lakeland as one of the biggest boomtowns in the United States.
Peter Garces opened By the Chef Pizza eight months ago. The pizzeria offers New York-style pizza, something the Brooklyn native says Lakeland was missing.
“I’m actually a chef, that’s why By the Chef. I just personally love pizza so what we do here is we approach pizza from a chef aspect. We’re not a regular pizzeria; we’re a specialty. We do very different pizzas. Very different toppings,” Garces said…