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Open during quarantine
The “Señora” pizzeria was opened by the couple during the quarantine, on April 8. It would seem that a risky moment was chosen, but, as Laima says, she and her husband had planned it before, but the coronavirus had slowed down significantly, especially at the beginning of the quarantine. However, they submitted documents online, received permits and lo and behold, their storapada pizzas are baked and the Egyptian zalabia delicacies invite you to try.
Let’s try: the “Lady” brand pizza with salami, bacon, ham, mozzarella cheese, olives and other additives is really delicious. And zalabia, a flavorless dessert, is fascinating because the little donuts (at least like them) aren’t soaked in oil, they just melt in your mouth.
The lady’s pizza is a favorite of both the baker Michael and his customers, they also like Kaimiška, they have to bake meat pizzas less often. The pizzeria is open every day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., only on Sundays to allow you to rest.
“It is not easy, I am not lying. But it is difficult everywhere, even more so – the beginning, not our field, as they say, step by step “, – Laima open.
Bake with us
The pizzeria of a young couple who moved from Egypt to Lithuania during Christmas last year and little by little find their customers in a small town. As they say, they are mostly local residents of Žiežmari or guests of Kaišiadorys, but there are also people from Elektrėnai who pick them up by placing an order over the phone. There are no tables here, you will have it somewhere else when you pick up the pizza to eat.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15-minute photo / Pizzeria “Señora”
When asked how special his pizzas are that it would take him almost 20 kilometers to drive, Laima smiles, but does not respond modestly: “Maybe the flavor stands out. Made with love. People likes it “.
There are enough orders for a new pizzeria, Laima says, as many people order for lunch and pamper themselves in the evenings. “Sometimes there is pizza after pizza, we even have to cancel some orders because we don’t manage them. We work in two, we do everything ourselves, ”Laima said.
Maybe the flavor will stand out. Made with love. People likes it.
I wanted your own business
Why a pizzeria? Laima says her husband, Michael, who was born and raised in Egypt, has always dreamed of running his own business.
“It just came to our attention then. And here and when the quarantine started, he still decided to try something on his own. He learned to make dough because Michael is not a pizza baker; he has a degree and studied business administration at the University of Alexandria. Before going to Lithuania, we translated everything, all the documents, we thought that he would work in the field of information technology, where he would really find work. But he still clings and wants his thing. And I’m with him on what to do ” Laima says seriously, but her eyes shine.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Zalabia
The couple met in Egypt: Laima, from Pakertai, near Žiežmariai, worked as a bartender in Hurghada and lived there for ten years. Michael was a manager at TerraNova. “We met in some way,” Laima says of the acquaintance. – Then there was a real official commitment in the church because my husband is a Christian. Then, a year later, the wedding in Egypt too. “
Michael wanted to go to Lithuania
Why did they return to Lithuania, where they seemed to have everything they needed to live together: jobs, Laima learned Arabic?
We fly twice a year on vacation to Lithuania, during Christmas and summer, and Michael kept asking why we didn’t live here.
“Maybe I’m tired – of that heat, of the hustle and bustle of the people. Hurghada is not relatively crowded, just tourists. And here in Alexandria, Cairo has a really brutal amount of people. Somehow, we flew twice to the year on vacation to Lithuania, during Christmas and summer, and Michael kept asking why we didn’t live here. I doubted, after so many years, all the documents … “, – Laima does not hide.
And here Michael, when asked how he feels in Lithuania, assures that this country looks great to him. For him, it is not cold here, although it is a traditional question that you hear often. “I’m from Alexandria, the climate is similar there. We don’t have snow, but it’s very cold. I love Lithuania, ”the man admits, saying that everyone in Žiežmariai welcomes him very kindly.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Laima Tamošiūnaitė
Lack of family and smiles
“Everyone loves my husband here, he is very kind, he tries very hard all the time. What Lithuania lacks are smiles. They constantly tell me that I have to smile. I can’t smile all the time and he reminds me constantly, ”Laima said, smiling a lot.
However, this was the cause of a couple of disputes in the early days of his new business: Michael still reproached his wife for not answering the phone in that tone, it was not pleasant enough to talk, and so on. But after a while, as Laima says, he’s adjusted and is already beginning to realize that arriving customers don’t always smile broadly.
What Lithuania lacks are smiles. They constantly tell me that I have to smile.
Michael laughs that the smile on his face never goes away, which he expects from others, especially his wife, because he would not return to the place where he was treated without a smile.
Still, Michael lacks Egyptian food, though he admits that his wife is trying to pamper him by making him one. More family, relatives, friends. But he dreams of a future in Lithuania. For example, having a great restaurant and serving both Lithuanian and Egyptian dishes. Maybe even open a network of such places throughout Lithuania with your name.
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