St. Louis's Pi to Make Pizza at White House at Obama's Request

Posted by Adam Kuban, April 8, 2009 at 4:07 PM

Remember all that hullaballo about Obama's favorite pizzeria being Italian Fiesta Pizzeria?

And then our man in Chicago, Daniel Zemans, came through with the news that, maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama's favorite pizzeria might be Pi in St. Louis?

Looks like he was right.

The president has asked Pi to come to the White House and make pizza for a pizza party.

"From what it sounds like, [the White House kitchen] the top of the line," [Pi partner Ryan] Mangialardo said. "They should have everything I need there to make the pizza happen."

I wonder if there's actually a pizza oven in there. If not, it's not like Obama couldn't add one. Seems presidents add things to the White House all the time. I'd go with a wood- or coal-burning oven.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Missouri, Pi, Saint Louis, The White House

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More vital info on Obama's favorite pizza:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mbauer/detail?entry_id=39245&tsp=1

So, it's actually Chicago-San Francisco-St. Louis style pizza.

"it's basically Little Star pizza from San Francisco.

Chris is a big fan of Little Star and when he decided to open the pizzeria in St. Louis, he sent his chef out to learn how to master its recipe"

When Chris left SF to open this place, I was told that it was going to be a Little Star, not just a knock-off. I think the Little Star owner was at least supportive of the effort.

pizzalogist at 10:35AM on 04/29/09

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