I Don't Think We're In New York Anymore

From my home state, known for its prolific wheat production, comes a pizza with not a stitch of the grain that once adorned Kansas's license plates*. The Wichita Eagle reports that a pizzeria there is now offering crustless, Atkins diet–style pies: Hoping to get its slice of the Atkins Diet pie, Talliano's Pizza restaurantsat 8404 W. 13th St. and at 408 N. Baltimore, Derby, are offering crustless pizzas. Cooks start with a buttered 9-inch pizza pan and fill it with cheese, choice of meats and vegetables, then top it with pizza sauce and bake. The gooey invention is $3.99, or...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 8, 2003 at 2:33 PM
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Pizza, Atkins Style

We at Slice could never go on the Atkins diet, specifically because it would preclude the consumption of pizza. But Villages Pizza, a Victoria, British Columbia, pie purveyor, has come up with a low-carb crust that, while not just what Dr. A ordered, is close enough to give his pizza-loving followers some hope. The inspiration for the "Atkins-friendly" pizza comes partly from Villages' alleged decline in pie sales due to carbophobia and from the co-owner John Papaloukas's own battle with weight. As the story in Friday's Times Colonist recounts, "The Atkins diet, introduced in 1972 in the book Dr. Atkins'...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 17, 2003 at 12:21 PM
Tagged: Atkins