Pizza shops should have pizza (Rant)
Yes, I know that sound silly. Just as the sign from Pizza Hut saying “We have pizza” sounds ridiculous and eye-rolly.
But I want to thank them right now.
One of the things I have discovered while I’ve been on the northeast coast is that they’re very particular about their pizza. Obviously you would expect that from New Yorkers, just as you would from Chicagoans, but it’s the entire area.
And as I have seen time and time again, it isn’t only that people have a preference or a favorite pizza. It is that every OTHER pizza is completely disgusting somehow. It’s not just about how the pizza tastes, but where it comes from, too…even if another shop has almost an exact crust, sauce, and topping choice (or rather, no toppings at all seem to be preferred up here…./glares at the pizza snobs).
What I’m also finding is that while everyone seems to love local pizza shops instead commercial chains like Pizza Hut or Dominos, all of the local shops serve way more than pizzas. Sure, you can go to a pizza chain and expect to have an option of bread sticks, a dessert stick or pizza of some sort, and maybe even some pasta.
But these shops? No, they sell a million other things, too. It seems that they especially love selling bar food. You know… deep fried everything that was likely frozen only moments before. I don’t get it. It might be Mario’s Pizza, but when you get inside, the board will have 3 dozen other items, ranging from fried mozzarella sticks to Philly cheese steaks. Really…. you’re going to go to a shop that specifically says “pizza” in the title, but you’re going to order a cheese steak? No, that’s not right.
So Pizza Hut, I thank you. I appreciate your salad bar and occasional pasta offering, but when I want pizza, I’m glad that you actually have pizza….and that’s your specialty.
Let’s talk business for a moment
First things first: I’m not at any of my normal residences right now and while I did everything I could to minimize roadblocks during this time, things didn’t go as planned. I brought my various hard drives, CDs, DVDs, memory cards, etc, with me….however, not only did I have some hardware fail not long after getting up here, but I also have some compatibility issues.
What does that mean for you? Some of my posts might look a little funky for a while. I don’t have Windows Live Writer, my main blogging program, so things may be a little less consistent.
Worse news? All of the drafts that I had saved and ready to go before I left, are stuck elsewhere now. I can’t access them. So Kayla, I had some of your creations writen up and ready….like the icing sandwiches and bunny cookies from a while back…. but no go for now. Kyli, I thought I had yours scheduled to post and that it would’ve gone up by now, but apparently I just had it saved as a draft…which means it didn’t make it to the internet at all, like I assumed. I can either re-write it or wait until later….which sucks. Vegas stuff in general is in a mix of places. BlogHer conference photos will go up eventually, but they’re currently on my camera still and Photoshop is flaking out with converting my watermark and whatnot, so editing has been a pain.
Sooo….
Second things second: I’ve got a bunch of pictures already watermarked that will be coming your way as soon as I crawl out from underneath this pile of bill-paying freelance work. I also have a ton of stuff from other people that are awesome.
And in the meantime, if anyone wants to guest post, please please, send it my way. I know you guys are incredible and I’m happy to post any of your creative strokes of genius.
All those foods I haven’t posted about yet
Yep, that’s pretty much where I am.
Except I’ve gone so far as to even be slacking on taking the pictures in the first place. Wait. Worse yet. I’m still not back to cooking yet. Gasp. The most creative dish I’ve made in months was spaghetti….and I didn’t even pair it with a sauce.
And yet, as I’ve been going back through those pictures from the last few years (yes, I’m still doing that), I can still taste some of the foods I’ve tried. Some not so great ones (like the basil ice cream…/shudders), but mostly awesome, amazing food.
I’m just hoping I can get around to more of them before I forget all the stories they come with. And if not, that’s okay…because they were delicious at the time and that’s all that matters, right?
Except for that ice cream. I’m still trying to forget that one. Ew.
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