Inviting All Tampa Bay FReepers To A July 4th Meet-Up For Beer, Wine, and Wood-Burning Brick Oven Pizza!
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June 21, 2024 | Self
Trying to get an idea if this would work. How
many FReepers are in our area? Was thinking adults only, since we are oldsters, and there will be alcohol. Trying to get some idea of level of interest. Also if any FReeper has done this before, how did you keep left-wing trolls/activists from gate-crashing your backyard? Pizza provided by us, hand-made from scratch with Italian ingredients, cooked either on the charcoal grill or in an 800-degree wood burning brick oven. BYOB, beer/wine whatever, and BYOF bring your own fireworks too. We have two large crated hounds, so no pets. But...
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Another Fast Food Chain Is in Serious Trouble: Pizza Hut
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PJ Media ^
| 06/18/2024 | Stephen Green
A major Pizza Hut franchisee just closed 15 locations without warning, and nearly 130 might go dark for good in an ongoing battle with the struggling brand owner. EYM
Group owns and operates 144 Pizza Hut locations in Indiana, Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, and Wisconsin but owes millions in franchise fees to Yum Brands. All the Indiana locations were boarded up on Friday of last week, and the Daily Mail reported today that the remaining 129 restaurants "across Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina and Wisconsin are on the brink of shutting as part of the dispute."How EYM and Yum Brands got...
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This Is the First Song Ever Released as a Physical Slice of Pizza
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Gizmodo ^
| June 18, 2023 | Thomas Germain
Thrash metal band Belushi Speed Ball has a new single out. It
sounds even better if you're hungry. By And they say physical media is dead. The popularity of vinyl records continues to explode, and even the humble CD is staging a comeback after revenue from physical music sales hit a decade high. That’s great if you’re into the whole nostalgia thing, but one Kentucky band dares to dream of something more. Louisville thrash metal outfit Belushi Speed Ball just released its latest single in the form of a slice of pizza. Available in Detroit or New York Style, “My...
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Pizza Hut abruptly shutters 15 restaurants - with 129 more at risk - after huge bust-up with major franchisee
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Daily Mail UK ^
| June 17, 2024 | Daniel Jones
Almost 150 Pizza Hut restaurants are set to close due to an ongoing financial dispute with one of its major franchisees. Friday
night saw the abrupt shuttering of 15 locations in Indiana that left staff and customers stunned. DailyMail.com can reveal a further 129 across Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina and Wisconsin are on the brink of shutting as part of the dispute. EYM Group - which operates the 144 Pizza Huts across the five states - is being sued by the chain in relation to millions of dollars of unpaid bills. When a deadline passed for the Indiana restaurants last...
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Fans Say Taylor Swift Is ‘So Real’ for Having Domino's Pizza Delivered at Eras Tour Show
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Yahoo! News ^
| Sun, June 16, 2024 | Michelle Stein
Taylor Swift and her talented dancers, musicians and backup singers must work up an appetite during her three-hour Eras Tour shows. Which
is why fans declared the pop superstar was "so real" when she had Domino's pizzas delivered at a recent concert. During one of Swift's Liverpool, England shows, two men wearing headphones carried stacks of pizzas backstage at Anfield Stadium. "Not Taylor getting a Dominos delivery mid-concert," a concertgoer captioned their TikTok video. The clip has attracted more than 1 million views and over 169,000 likes, as of writing. In the comments, Swifties expressed their amusement over the pizza....
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Angry Customer and Grand Island Domino's Employee Toss More Than Pizza Dough in Fight
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NTV ^
| Mon, June 10th 2024
Grand Island Police responded to a local pizzeria following a dispute between an angry customer and an employee Sunday morning. At
around 12:15 a.m., officers responded to Domino’s, 624 N. Webb Road, in reference to an assault. Capt. Dean Elliott said when officers arrived on the scene, they determined a customer – a Minnesota man – was upset his order was wrong and issued a refund. However, he said the customer engaged in a mutual fight with a Domino’s employee. Elliott said officers later talked to both parties who did not wish to pursue charges.
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Pizza Shop Pranked With Large Order, Saved by Local Business Owner's Generosity
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FOX29 ^
| Chris Williams
A small pizza shop in Ohio was pranked into baking a lot of pizzas only to realize that the customer who called in the order never intended to pick them up or pay the huge bill. Thankfully,
another small business owner, who heard about the prank, stepped in and offered to foot the bill. Rocky Keefer, manager of PizzAroma's Maumee location, said a woman called earlier this month to place a timed order of 16 large pizzas, eight cheeses and eight pepperonis, to be picked up the following day. Keefer said there was nothing alarming about the order as the...
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Google’s ‘AI Overviews’ advises adding glue to pizza sauce, lists ‘health benefits’ of tobacco for tweens
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New York Post ^
| May 23, 2024 | Thomas Barrabi
Google’s AI-generated search results are already being slammed as a “disaster” that “can no longer be trusted” — with critics citing bizarre responses that have included advising adding glue to pizza sauce and touting the health benefits of tobacco for kids. In
a controversial feature that critics say poses dire threats to traditional media outlets, Google’s chatbot auto-generates summaries for complex user queries while effectively demoting links to other websites. Dubbed “AI Overviews,” the feature rolled out to all US users beginning last week and is expected to reach more than 1 billion users by the end of the year...
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NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY - Third Friday in May
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National Day Calendar ^
| May 17, 2024 | Staff
NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY | THIRD FRIDAY IN MAY Each year on the third Friday in May, millions of pizza lovers across the nation join in extolling the qualities of pizza on National Pizza Party Day. #NationalPizzaPartyDay Since pizza is one of America's favorite foods, it comes as no surprise we would
celebrate a day that features a pizza party. Pizza parties bring friends together. They're also an excellent way to reward a team or group for a job well done. Birthdays and some minor achievements are also celebrated with pizza parties, too. Although, just about any excuse can be...
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Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway
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NBC News ^
| 5/3/2024 | Minnyvonne Burke
An 18-year-old Domino’s delivery driver was shot at multiple times after he parked in the wrong driveway while dropping off food at a home in Tennessee, police said. Caiden
Wheeler told officers he was delivering pizza to a home Monday on North Poole Street in Ashland City, about 25 miles northwest of Nashville. "The victim stated that he thought he was parked in the right driveway but when he got out to deliver the pizza the next door neighbor ...flagged him down," a criminal complaint states. Wheeler said he walked through the yard, delivered the pizza and got back into...
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New York DA Indicts Trump For Bringing Firefighters Pizza But No Salad Or Cheesy Bread
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The Bee ^
| May 3, 2024 | Staff
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by the New York District Attorney for allegedly bringing firefighters pizza but without a house salad or cheesy bread. "After
a lengthy day in court, former President Trump personally delivered pizzas to New York firefighters without a single leaf of salad or some cheesy bread," declared District Attorney Alvin Bragg. "For the sake of our democracy, he must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and then a bit futher." According to sources close to the investigation, Trump allegedly attempted to feed firefighters without any sides to accompany...
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Trump Visits FDNY Station After Court, Buys Them Pizza. Their Response: 'Save Us, Please.!'
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Red State ^
| 05/02/2024 | Bob Hoge
Donald Trump dropped by a New York Fire Department station in midtown Manhattan Thursday to deliver pizzas after spending another day in court for DA Alvin Bragg’s case against the former president for falsifying business records.The firefighters appeared to be pleased to see him, and in the video you can hear one
or more say, “Save us, please save us.” I think it's quite apparent who they want saving from.JUST IN: Firefighters at FDNY firehouse on 51st Street in Manhattan, New York, to Trump, “Sir, save us please." WATCH pic.twitter.com/79VZYW5XAJ— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) May 2, 2024Trump has visited this station...
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81-year-old veteran, pizza delivery man carjacked in Jefferson Park: 'They sucker punched me'
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ABC7 ^
| John Garcia
State police arrest teen suspect after crash on expressway, victim saysAn elderly pizza delivery man said he was robbed and carjacked earlier this week on the city's Northwest Side. The 81-year-old victim, Ernie Aimone, said he was crossing the street Wednesday in the Jefferson Park neighborhood after delivering a pizza when he
says a man walked up from behind, and the next thing he knew he was on the ground. He spoke exclusively with ABC7 on Friday about the attack. "They said, 'gimme the keys, gimme the keys,'" Aimone said. "And they sucker punched me from behind, hit me in...
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Here's the Inside Slice on Mochiko Mochi Pizza, the First Mochi Pizza
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ABC7 ^
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | Janel Andronico
The team that rolled out the popular restaurant Sushiritto, now unveiled a new concept: the first-of-its-kind mochi pizza. "It's
a pizza made entirely of Japanese rice flour, and kind of a mix of different rice flours, but primarily Japanese rice flour," shared Chef Ty Mahler, the Co-Founder of Mochiko Mochi Pizza. "The goal was to get a crispy outside, but still a chewy inside like mochi." Extensive research and experimentation went into the Asian-style pizza crust. "It was not easy to do. We scrapped it for probably a year and a half, we stopped and I just said 'I can't...
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Why Is Milan Poised to Ban Ice Cream and Pizza After Midnight?
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Euronews ^
| 23/04/2024 | David Mouriquand
In an effort to address a barrage of noise complaints, Milan is preparing to ban late-night snacks. This
war on ice cream isn’t new, and does not sit well with many... The Italian city of Milan is proposing a new law to ban ice cream after midnight, in an effort to protect the "peace and health" of residents. A legislative starting paper has been filed by the city's local government. If passed, the new law could come into effect next month and last until November – something which local vendors will not be best pleased about, considering they are accustomed...
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The Expert-Approved Sauce Ratio For The Best Homemade Pizza
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The Daily Mail ^
| April 21, 2024 | Jessica Fleming-Montoya
While restaurant pizza seems to have the perfect ratio of gooey, salty cheese to hearty tomato sauce, getting that same balance with homemade pizza can often be tricky. Sometimes,
you can wind up with a pie that's too tomato-y, while other times you might find you're lacking the acidic notes that the sauce adds. So, how do you get the right sauce-to-pizza ratio? Marc Forgione (@marcforgione on Instagram), chef and restaurateur of Respect Hospitality Group, which consists of Trattoria One Fifth (@onefifthnyc), Peasant, and the soon-to-reopen Forgione, sat down in an exclusive interview with The Daily Meal and gave us...
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Pasta Pizza Is A Thing, & I Tried It
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Spoon University ^
| 4/20 | Moriah House
Pasta-crusted pizza? Sign me up.When I interviewed podcast host and pasta creator Dan Pashman about his new cookbook Anything's Pastable last month, he mentioned a particular recipe that instantly captivated me. Pasta
pizza. It’s a pizza, with a pasta crust. This is some serious pizza innovation. Or pasta innovation, depending on who you ask. Let me be clear, Pashman’s pasta pizza is not some baked pasta dish with pizza toppings thrown in. That’s already been done before. No, this is truly a pasta-crusted pizza. You can slice it up and eat it with your hands, no forks are required. Pasta...
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Is New York Water Really The Secret To The Best Bagels and Pizza?
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Food & Wine ^
| 3/14/23 | Matt Blitz
There are few questions that have plagued human existence for centuries: What is the meaning of life? What
happens to us after we die? How come baby animals are so darn cute? Then, there is maybe the most hotly debated question of them all: Does New York City tap water really make the city's bagels and pizza taste better? At times, emotion and bias have co-opted the question. But according to science, the answer is a definitive... yeah, kind of. While the city's water is certainly unique and has defining qualities, the impact it has on the actual taste...
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Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Going 'AI-First' With Fast-Food Innovations
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Fox Business ^
Operator Yum! Brands says about 45% of sales are digitalYum! Brands, the operator of KFC, Pizza Hit, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill restaurants, is embracing technology with plans for "AI-powered" fast food, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The
company has been increasing investment in technology and automation, with about 45%, or $30 billion, of sales being digital – nearly twice what it was in 2019 – Yum's chief digital and technology manager Joe Park told the newspaper. That is roughly double the level of 2019. "Our vision of [quick-service restaurants] is that an AI-first mentality works...
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A Pizza Oder Leads to a Huge Police Response in Suburban Chicago Swatting
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CBS News ^
| March 22, 2024 | Dave Savini, Michele Youngerman
The FBI is seeing a growing problem of false emergency calls designed to trigger a significant police response. These
false reports of hostage situations, kidnappings, and bomb threats put both first responders and innocent people in jeopardy. At least 600 people were victims of swatting since last year, according to FBI data. Swatting even led to an innocent Kansas man being killed by responding officers. FBI Special Agent Siobhan Johnson said the bureau has created a special unit of 700 individuals from 350 law enforcement agencies across the country to collect data to identify patterns and solutions. The FBI created...
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