Words with Pizza – Featuring Marty the Pizza Guy

Tag: Pizza Travels

  • Pizza Travels: Bentonville Arkansas

    Pizza Travels: Bentonville Arkansas

    I don’t usually write about chain pizza restaurants, but Johnny Brusco’s is worthy of a mention! Down south in the hills of Northeast Arkansas you’ll find the fun little city of Bentonville. Known as the mountain bike capital of the world, the city boasts 140 miles of trails for riders of all skill levels. If…

  • Pizza Travels – The Other Manhattan (Kansas)

    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…

  • Pizza Travels: Omaha, Nebraska

    Pizza Travels: Omaha, Nebraska

    When I travel, I often ask hotel staff where the best pizza in town is. If someone first names off Domino’s or Pizza Hut as a top choice, I know I’m in for a horrible stay. In contrast, if someone names a local family run place, it sparks my curiosity. When the recommendation is followed…

  • Pizza Travels – Miami, Oklahoma

    Driving through Oklahoma is something most people don’t usually look forward to, but in this case, there is a place that makes the drive a little less horrible. Located in not so scenic northeast Oklahoma on the old Route 66, you’ll find the city of Miami. If you’re wondering, the city in Oklahoma is not…

  • Pizza Travels: Mission, Kansas

    Sometimes the balance of the universe is restored, reminding us there is a pizza god. Back in September of 2021, I wrote a story about one of the biggest tragedies of the covid pandemic nonsense: A beloved pizza restaurant closed (Read: Covid Finally Hits Home). This was a horrible time in my life because the place…