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'DomiCopter' Lets You Get Your Domino's Pizza By Delivery Drone

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:24:36 +0000

Domino’s is taking pizza delivery to new heights. Literally. The pizza chain has tested out the ‘DomiCopter,’ which is exactly what you think it is: a helicopter that delivers pizza. The DomiCopter took flight last month just outside of London, armed with a pair of pepperoni pizzas. And while the fabulous flying machine, operated by [...]

Italian Chef Cooks Heart Shaped 'I Love You' Pizzas [PHOTO]

Eric Meier — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:12:46 +0000

Valentine’s Day means chocolate, jewelry, a nice card and…pizza! If the quickest way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, that this is heart-shaped pizza is cupid’s scud missile. The Italian Chef posted this image of a heart-shaped pizza on Facebook recently. “I Love You” is spelled out and there is a cleverly crafted pepperoni [...]

Good Samaritan Wants to Deliver 20,000 Pizzas to Troops Overseas for Super Bowl

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:00:10 +0000

Your Super Bowl party will have a hard time “topping” the one Mark Evans is trying to put on. The 53-year-old retired Air Force master sergeant from Elk Grove, Illinois wants to send more than 20,000 pizzas to troops stationed in the Middle East for the Super Bowl. Keep that in mind when you get [...]

Easy Whimsical Dinner Idea – Heart Shaped Pepperoni Pizza [IMAGE]

Eric Meier — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:22:29 +0000

Whether it’s for a simple but meaningful Valentine, a treat for a child or just because nothing says love like pepperoni pizza, here’s an idea for an easy, fun dinner: heart-shaped pepperoni pizza. To make the special pepperoni, there are two ways you can go. If you’re petty handy with a paring knife, cut slices [...]

Lukin's Brick Oven Pizza & Lounge to Open on Varick Street in Utica

Eric Meier — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:37:10 +0000

Driving down Varick Street in Utica recently, I noticed a new awning that foretells a new place for pizza in Central New York. Lukin’s Brick Oven Pizza & Lounge is preparing to open at Varick and Hamilton Streets in near former Pasquale’s Pizza. Brick oven style pizza is a relative rarity in the Utica area [...]

Domino's to Give Away One Million Slices of Deep Dish Pizza

Eric Meier — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:09:35 +0000

Have you seen the new commercials for Domino’s new hand-stretched deep dish pizza? I was intrigued and now we’ll have a chance to sample some as Domino’s will give away one million deep dish pizza slices at restaurants throughout the chain. Domino‘s National Sampling Day is Tuesday October 23 from Noon-2PM. The company said is a media release: [...]

New Dissolvable Strips Heal 'Pizza Mouth' Burn!

Keith James — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:37:26 +0000

I had a hankering for my favorite pizza from O’scugnizzo’s Pizzeria and when I finally snagged the upside down pie, I couldn’t wait for it to cool and chomped on it only to regret my decision a split second later, and much longer after that. I now had a ‘pizza mouth’ burn that didn’t go [...]

Pizza Cone Crust Pizza — Awesomely Gross or Grossly Awesome?

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:01:24 +0000

Remember when we introduced you to the Pizza Hut Crown Crust Pizza? We’d like you to meet Pizza Hut Middle East’s newest massive calorie bomb, the Cone Crust Pizza. Sounds innocent enough, right? WRONG. Wrong wrong wrong. Heaven help us all.

Buffalo Area Riva's Pizza Offers $9.11 Pizza Special on 9/11 [IMAGE]

Eric Meier — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:30:29 +0000

Perhaps it’s timely marketing, perhaps it’s incredibly insensative. A pizzeria near Buffalo is offering a large cheese pizza today for $9.11. Here is the image Riva’s Pizza posted on their Facebook. I checked their Facebook page and the image does not remove. However we called Riva’s and were told they were offering the special today. Here’s the [...]

Pizza Cones Look Like a Deliciously Awful Idea

Patrick Bateman — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:46:43 +0000

It’s official – this has been one of the hottest summers on record. That calls for ice cream all day every day. The best way to consume the tasty treat – and impress hippie chicks – is via cone. As long as you eat fast enough to avoid waste but slow enough to avoid brain freeze. So, it would make sense to apply that same shrewdness to other incredible edibles. Like pizza.

Margarita Flatbread Pizza on Garlic Naan

Eric Meier — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:23:56 +0000

Last night’s dinner was a quick and tasty flatbread pizza on garlic naan. The naan (an Indian flatbread) was store bought. Naan comes in several varieties including plain and whole wheat, but the garlic works the best for this application. The pizza comes together easy with a quick brush of olive oil on the naan [...]

Why Don't Pizza Chains Want to Share Calorie Information? [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:01:15 +0000

In today’s health-conscious age, it seems a given that chain restaurants would share nutritional information to better inform their customers. And yet, several pizza restaurants, including Domino’s, Papa John’s, Little Caesars, Godfather’s Pizza and Pizza Hut, have banded together to fight legislation requiring them to post calorie content right on their menus.

Domino's Celebrates Digital Ordering Boom With a Half-Off Deal — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:01:57 +0000

For the first time, Domino’s Pizza racked up $1 billion in digital sales during a one-year period — and to celebrate, the chain is giving you half-off any pizza ordered online or using one of its apps. Domino’s rolled out its online ordering service in 2008, and introduced both iPhone and Android apps within the [...]

Eric Meier Cooks: Pizza Dip Pasta

Eric Meier — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:01:00 +0000

There is a recipe that’s making the rounds on Pinterest called Pizza Dip. I took this basic recipe and added penne pasta to make Pizza Dip Pasta. The base recipe calls for a bottom layer of sour cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise and mozzarella. Added a half box of cooked penne pasta to this layer. Topped with [...]

Woman Has Only Eaten Cheese Pizza For 31 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:25:29 +0000

We’ve all briefly contemplated an all-pizza diet, usually after biting into a particularly tasty slice. Englishwoman Claire Simmons has been living that dream for 31 years. Not so surprisingly, it plays out like more of a nightmare. The 33-year-old has what is known as selective eating disorder. Meaning, if she is presented with any food that isn’t [...]

New York City Welcomes Pizza Machines

Dave Wheeler — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:37:38 +0000

Have you ever been down the streets of New York and smelled the great smell of pizza? Would you like to have pizza on the go? Well our friends in New York are always on the ball with these ideas, and we have the first ever Pizza Vending machine!