Syracuse, N.Y. — Not only does Joe Crabbe know ... Tim finishes the assembly with 76 slices of cup-and-char pepperoni, the thick-cut meat that curls and crisps under extreme heat.

Grandma’s Pepperoni features cup-and-char pepperoni that curls when it bakes into cups holding pools of oil. Grandma throws a white party — mozzarella, provolone, garlic herb ricotta — atop ...