ABOUT SCAMPS
Scamps is a pizza pop up! Our pies are naturally leavened and made with sourdough for the perfect amount of chew. We spent summer 2024 doing pop ups in the yard in Roxborough on alternating Saturdays. Now that the cold season has arrived, we’ll be popping up at other spots around Philly as we look for a permanent space. Join our mailing list or follow on Instagram to see where we’ll be next!
Where it all started
Scamps is the love child of a few friends who wanted to create some pizza magic. It began when Max and Hannah moved to Germany in 2015. Struggling to find a job that’d hire a guy who spoke no German, Max started working with other ex-pats in the restaurant industry. He developed a love for the hustle of the kitchen, and taught himself how to bake naturally fermented loaves of sourdough and pizzas. All the while, he was trading tips with his buddy Jeff, who’d started doing some baking of his own.
After moving back to the states, Max spent a few of his favorite years leading the bread team at Bakeri in Brooklyn, NY, and later helped the co-owners open up a new spot, Pizzeria Panina, where he developed their signature, naturally leavened dough recipe. Later, back in our home city of Philadelphia, he enjoyed stints at some local favorites: Philly Style Bagels, eeva, Elma, Chestnut Hill Brewing, and Liberty Kitchen.
After years of dreaming and scheming, the team behind Scamps is excited to see the vision coming to life! Scamps was slinging pizzas on Saturday nights through summer 2024 in Roxborough, and now we’re bringing our pop up pies to some of our favorite spots around the city until we find our permanent home. Sign up for updates below!
