In a cozy Yishun flat, a couple has transformed their love for pizza into PXZA, a home-based pizzeria offering an elaborate 12-course dinner experience. Balancing their day jobs and managing tight quarters, David Shen and Sheralyn Tay serve up fresh, creative pizzas to guests in an intimate setting.
- Private 12-course pizza dinners served in a HDB flat
- Business started during the pandemic with Neapolitan pizza trials
- Owners manage prep alongside full-time jobs and limited space
What happened
David Shen and Sheralyn Tay run PXZA, their private pizza dining business inside their Yishun HDB flat. Over two years, they've welcomed guests to enjoy multi-course pizza meals carefully crafted in their limited kitchen space. Their journey began during the pandemic when Shen's craving for authentic Neapolitan pizza sparked home experiments that evolved into a paid dining concept.
Operating within home-based business restrictions, they manage all aspects themselves—from ingredient prep to baking and hosting. Fridays and Saturdays are dedicated to these dinners, where the couple navigates last-minute adjustments, tight scheduling, and space constraints to keep their 12-course menu running smoothly.
Why it feels good
PXZA represents more than just pizza; it embodies a shared passion and community-building effort by the couple. Shen’s obsession with perfect dough and Tay’s love for feeding others combine to create intimate dining experiences where guests can savor fresh, thoughtfully sourced ingredients.
Despite the logistical challenges, including fridge space taken up by PXZA ingredients and balancing their day jobs, the couple find joy in this creative outlet. Their commitment to quality and connection transforms what could be a stressful home business into a rewarding, flavourful adventure.
What to enjoy or watch next
Guests and pizza lovers can look forward to PXZA’s innovative new flavors, such as the recently introduced Coney Dog pizza, which adds a unique twist to the omakase-style dinner. Each event offers a chance to experience pizza in an unexpected, multi-course format, perfect for food enthusiasts looking for something beyond the ordinary.
For those interested in the story behind home-based ventures in Singapore, On The Red Dot’s series Hustle In My HDB continues to showcase inspiring tales like this, highlighting how residents creatively adapt their homes into businesses amid daily life and space limitations.