Tag: food blog
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Why Are Pretzels So Expensive?
What is seemingly one of the most inexpensive treats to produce is often one of the most expensive appetizers on a restaurant menu. Pizza will always be near and dear to my heart. However, I am also a lover of pizza’s cousin – pretzels. I’m not talking about the bag of Rold Gold from the…
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Restaurant Service Fees Exploitation or Creative Marketing?
We’ve reached an absurd point in commerce where business owners want all the rewards of entrepreneurship, but expect customers to directly manage their accounts payable simply to maximize profit. Is it exploitation? Or is it creative marketing? The FIFA World Cup chose my hometown (Kansas City) to host some of the biggest games on the…
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Is New York Pizza About to Change Forever?
New York style pizza slices could be in for a pretty big change. A proposed ban on potassium bromate – a flour additive that’s been linked to cancer concerns — is forcing pizza shops across New York to rethink how they make their dough. For generations, many pizzerias have used potassium bromate flour because it…
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Connecticut – The Pizza Capital of America?
How one small state ignited a big argument about pizza supremacy True pizza lovers get VERY defensive about what pizza style is best, and regionally it gets even more heated. New York swears it owns the slice game. Chicago comes in loud with deep dish. Detroit and St. Louis lovers put up a claim also,…
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Pizza Hut Just Upped Their Game!
The pizza chain did something that is sure to make some people happy… When I was a kid in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Pizza Hut was THE place to go. Having my birthday party there was a always something I looked forward to. Getting a delicious pan pizza delivered to the table in…
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Iguanas as a Pizza Topping?
Here’s another fun national news story from the great state of Florida: Bucks Coal Fired Pizza in North Palm Beach, Florida, has decided to stop offering its viral iguana pizza topping that gained attention earlier this year. The restaurant went viral during Florida’s record-breaking cold snap in February, when iguanas were dropping from trees due…
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Featured Slices: Villa Castrioti – Nashville, TN
Nashville may be famous as Music City, but its pizza scene deserves just as much attention. Villa Castrioti brings authentic Italian pizza to downtown Nashville with classic recipes, fresh ingredients, and slices worth seeking out. I visited Nashville for a few days, unsure of what I would find in their world of pizza, but I…
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This Week in Pizza History
Early January has always been a really good time for pizza—whether people realized it or not. Once the holidays are over, life goes back to normal. Work starts up again, schedules fill up, and it’s cold enough that nobody feels like going out. Historically, this is when pizza shines. It’s hot, filling, easy to share,…
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A Slice of Christmas Magic (With Extra Cheese)
Every Christmas has its miracle stories. Like the ones where nobody brings up politics during the family gathering. Or, the one where the house doesn’t catch fire because of how you wired the lights like in the movie Christmas Vacation. And then there’s the one about how pizza can show up right when needed most.…
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Happy Halloween!
Remember the old song lyrics, “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat? I don’t think the song was referring to a mini size Snickers bar. Imagine a world where Trick-or-Treaters ring a doorbell on Halloween. When the door opens, the resident is standing in the doorway with a tray of…
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What Pizza Toppings Say About Your Personality
What you put on your pizza has a direct connection to your personality… Preface: This post is based on highly relevant, peer reviewed, deeply researched psychological data. By highly relevant I mean I think it’s important. Peer reviewed means by the three of us (Me, Myself, and I). Deeply researched means I listen to the…
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Pizza Travels – The Other Manhattan (Kansas)
Everyone knows about the Manhattan in New York City, but did you know there is also a Manhattan in Kansas? There may be two Manhattans out there, but they are very different. One is known as being the pizza capital of the world, the other is home to Kansas State University. So similar, yet so…
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A Slice of Pizza History
Pizza! Our nearest and dearest friend with an impressive resumé that spans centuries. We all eat it, but no one ever really puts any thought into how it all came to be. The origins of pizza can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations. Way, WAY back, as in Neolithic times. People of…
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Featured Slices: Pizza Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada
This edition of Pizza Travels takes us to the desert… In April of 2023, I found myself in the adult playground of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada. I’ve been to Vegas many times before, but rather than just wandering aimlessly looking for food or just happening upon places like I typically have in the past,…
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Featured Slices: Woody’s – Joplin, Missouri
My better half was yearning for a piece of old Americana, so we took a little road trip to the old Route 66 in Joplin, Missouri. There is not much left of the old Route 66, but there are still a few fun reminders remaining of what the popular road probably once was. Set within…
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A Sad Holiday Pizza Story
What would you put up with to get a free pizza? I had a coupon for a national pizza chain that I don’t usually eat at. I generally avoid the national chains because the pizza is not that good, but the coupon I had was for a free pizza. While the pizza may not be…
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The Right Way To Eat Pizza
How you eat your slice says lots about what kind of person you are… Are you a folder or do you eat it straight? Do you use a knife and fork to cut your pizza? Do you eat the crust end first? There are so many ways to eat a slice, but is there a…