Welcome to our series featuring Food Holidays: October 2022: National Pizza Month. Please don’t let David and Charlie know it’s National Pizza Month. Or they will want Pizza for dinner and I’ve had enough Pizza for a while. How about you?
National Pizza Month
Who doesn’t love pizza? Show yourself and be shamed! We’re kidding. But it’s really hard to find someone who thinks a zesty sauce topped by gooey Cheese, mountains of Meats and voluminous Veggies (if that’s your bag) isn’t the best thing this side of heaven. In fact, a not-insignificant percentage of the world’s gourmands consider Pizza with its almost endless varieties of preparation to be their favorite food of all! What’s more, Pizza has a long and storied history that may surprise you. So preheat that oven, and dig into National Pizza Month this October!
NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH ACTIVITIES
- Pizza is fun to eat and to share. Why not share in the fun of making a Pizza together with family?
- Tip your Pizza delivery person who work hard to get our Pizzas to us fast, fresh and delicious.
- One of America’s most cherished traditions is going out for Pizza with the kids’ sports team.
5 CHEWY PIZZA FACTS
- According to Pizza.com, 94 percent of Americans eat Pizza at least once a month. That adds up to about 45 slices per person per year.
- In 2009, Mamma Mia! Pizza Kitchen in Levelland, Texas, created a Rattlesnake Pizza in honor of National Pizza Month.
- The world’s largest Pizza was baked in 2012 in Rome, Italy. This Pizza measured 13,570 square feet.
- Nino’s Bellissima Pizzeria in New York City is known for selling Caviar Pizza that costs $1,000.
- A survey released by California Pizza Kitchen found that 20 percent of Americans would choose Pizza if they were forced to eat just one food for the rest of their lives.
WHY People LOVE NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH
- Few foods offer the kind of delectable dining experience as Pizza. Keep your fancy-schmancy restaurants with their hoity-toity menus. Give us a real treat. A slice of hot, Cheesy Pizza!
- One of the great things about Pizza culture is that it inspires competition. Every town from Cheyenne to Cherbourg has a whole host of Pizza joints. There’s something for everybody!
- Unlike other dining experiences in which people order different things form the menu, Pizza dining requires cooperation. Pepperoni or Pineapple? Extra Mozzarella or a thin layer of Parmesan and Romano? Let’s vote. Then eat!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
