We hereby declare Tuesday, August 28, to be Pizza Day, a day to celebrate all the magic (and marinara) of one of earth’s greatest foods. To be completely honest, Pizza Day was originally meant to be timed to the release of the pizza-themed romantic comedy Little Italy, starring Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen; when we realized that Little Italy hits theaters this week only in Canada, we said, “Eh, let’s celebrate pizza in August anyway.” Who needs an excuse to honor pizza, right?
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August 28, 2018
A Neapolitan Pizza Paradise With Anthony Mangieri
The legendary pizza maker discusses his culinary journey
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August 28, 2018
How Los Angeles Solves Its Pizza Problem
No one thinks of L.A. as a great pizza town. But a new breed of pizzaiolos are trying to change that with some unlikely new methods.
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August 28, 2018
The Uncanny Weirdness of Papa John Schnatter’s Downfall
On the limits of transcendent wealth and the hubris of a self-made entrepreneur turned disgraced pizza tycoon
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August 28, 2018
War of the Pizzas: A Bracket to Determine the Best Pizza-Related Moment in History
Movie pizza! Sports pizza! Pizza in your everyday life! The pizza is all around us—but only one pizza moment can rule them all.
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August 28, 2018
The Oral History of Mary-Kate and Ashley’s “Gimme Pizza”
During one fateful sleepover in a straight-to-video movie from 1995, the most daring, topping-laden pizza in history was concocted. This is the story of its creation, and decades later, memeification.
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August 28, 2018
The Best Pizza Is …
On Pizza Day, the Ringer staff goes to bat for what they think is the best slice of pie in the universe
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August 28, 2018
A Review of ‘Little Italy,’ the Movie That Spawned a Day of Ringer Content
This pizza-centric rom-com starring Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen will likely be forgotten to the dustbin of cinematic history, but not before we slice it up, garnish it with red pepper, and use it to think about the role of pizza in the movies (seriously)
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August 28, 2018
The Best Pizza Topping That You’ve Probably Never Heard About
It’s called giardiniera, it’s a spicy pickled condiment, and the people of Chicago insist that you try it