How it started

How it started:

When Jhy Coulter turned in a design project at University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2017, she had no way of knowing that four years later it would become a popular pop-up pizza concept. Known as “Backyard Specials”, Devoured Pizza was born in Coulter's backyard in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to COVID, Coulter dabbled in and out of a local pizzeria, lived abroad as an English teacher, worked as a freelance graphic designer and cut her teeth under chef Brandon Winn at Webster House. The design world never felt like the right place for her, so she began cooking more and more and started an Instagram to share her creations with the world. During this time, she also entered one of chef Matty Matheson’s Instagram contests to win a Gozney Roccbox portable oven and ended up winning in 2019. 

By 2020, she was still working on recipes in her own kitchen, but had finally found a home working as a sous chef in Kansas City. Like many in the industry, though, a few months later found her unemployed and antsy to get back into the kitchen. She decided to volunteer with her previous restaurant family at Webster, making meals for people in need during the pandemic. Around that same time, Coulter was inspired by pop-ups in Spain arranged at local cafés and venues — with her own portable oven in tow, Coulter began working on her signature homemade pizza dough. Coulter spent months refining the dough and tweaking her favorite flavor combinations before inviting friends and family over for her backyard specials. Once news of her pizza started to spread, Jhy’s opportunities for partnerships quickly grew. Devoured specializes in collaborative events which create a “vibe” that opens up the community to try new and exciting things. Wine bars, breweries, and lounges make it easy to enjoy the atmosphere with Devoured — these specialty locations pair well with their eclectic pizza combinations. What are Devoured Pizza’s future plans? Grow our first location into a vibrant, buzzing staple in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri.

Prior to COVID, Coulter dabbled in and out of a local pizzeria, lived abroad as an English teacher, worked as a freelance graphic designer and cut her teeth under chef Brandon Winn at Webster House. The design world never felt like the right place for her, so she began cooking more and more and started an Instagram to share her creations with the world.

During this time, she also entered one of chef Matty Matheson's Instagram contests to win a Gozney Roccbox portable oven and ended up winning in 2019. By 2020, she was still working on recipes in her own kitchen, but had finally found a home working as a sous chef in Kansas City. Like many in the industry, though, a few months later found her unemployed and antsy to get back into the kitchen. She decided to volunteer with her previous restaurant family at Webster, making meals for people in need during the pandemic. Around that same time, Coulter was inspired by pop-ups in Spain arranged at local cafés and venues - with her own portable oven in tow, Coulter began working on her signature homemade pizza dough.

Coulter spent months refining the dough and tweaking her favorite flavor combinations before inviting friends and family over for her backyard specials. Once news of her pizza started to spread, Jhy's opportunities for partnerships quickly grew. Devoured specializes in collaborative events which create a "vibe" that opens up the community to try new and exciting things. Wine bars, breweries, and lounges make it easy to enjoy the atmosphere with Devoured - these specialty locations pair well with their eclectic pizza combinations.

What are Devoured Pizza's future plans? Brick & Mortar is set to open in 2024 in Martini Corner in Kansas City, Missouri.