Rusty’s Pizza Parlor, which has been a Santa Barbara favorite since its 1969 founding, is now serving Outer Aisle’s eight-inch cauliflower crust as an alternative base for their popular pizza pies.
A nationally distributed company founded in Santa Barbara in 2013 by Jeanne David, Outer Aisle sells a variety of bread alternatives, including the cauliflower-based Plantpower Pizza Crusts and Sandwich Thins. “I created Outer Aisle in my home kitchen here in Santa Barbara because I love pizza and couldn’t find a decent low-carb substitute for crust,” said David. Seeing her vision come full-circle with one of the best pizza parlors in town has been a dream come true, I’m told.
Rusty’s Pizza owner Tyler Duncan, son of founders Roger and Carol Duncan, said Outer Aisle’s crust fits perfectly into Rusty’s product line. “The response has been amazing,” said Duncan, who introduced the option a month ago. “Sales of the cauliflower crust have been doubling each week. We see a hockey-stick growth with this product. It’s exciting because it’s another local partnership and that’s one of Rusty’s big pillars in terms of how we want to operate with other locals. It’s an outstanding product that fills a need we couldn’t service beforehand. Now everyone at the table can be satisfied.”