Who Pulls Their Cheese off Their Pizza? Mitt Romney

In a new e-book about the 2012 presidential campaign released by Politico there are apparently no disturbing revelations about GOP candidate Mitt Romney — except one. The Huffington Post reports: "Romney apparently pulls the cheese off his pizza and the skin off his fried chicken, and he subsists most of the time on turkey breast, rice and broccoli."

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 1, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: Mitt Romney, pizza news, politics

Congress Says Pizza Is a Vegetable

There's been some chatter on the internets that Congress has classified pizza as a vegetable. Well, sort of.

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 16, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Tagged: food policy, politics, school lunch pizza, school lunches

Bloomberg's Pizza Money

From the Washington Post: The bulk of Bloomberg's spending has gone into television, radio and Web advertising, it said.But some of the money has trickled down to recession-hit small businesses, including Goodfellas Brick Over Pizza on Staten Island and in the Bronx. The Bloomberg campaign has so far forked over $8,892 for pizza at Goodfellas alone. [Hat tip to Will F.]...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Tagged: Goodfellas Pizza, Michael Bloomberg, politics, Staten Island

Where the Obamas Eat Pizza

From the New York Times: A good place to experience Hyde Park’s cross-cultural vibe is 57th Street. There are tweedy academics rummaging through the dusty shelves at 57th Street Books (No. 1301; 773-684-1300; semcoop.booksense.com), and dapper African-American families sharing deep-dish pizzas at Medici on 57th (No. 1327; 773-667-7394; www.medici57.com). Indeed, Malia and Sasha Obama have held pizza parties at this popular Italian restaurant; just refer to the menu, where new “Obama Eats Here” T-shirts are on sale for $18....

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 21, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Tagged: Barack Obama, Chicago, Flavor Guides, Hyde Park, Illinois, Medici on 57th, politics

Where to Go Obama Sightseeing in Illinois

While you still can, before the Obamas move to D.C., the Chicago Tribune lists places you might bump into the president-elect and family: "Medici on 57th Street in Chicago: Pick up your "Obama Eats Here" T-shirt and order a pizza." 1327 East 57th Street, Chicago IL 60637; 773-667-7394 (map)...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 7, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Tagged: Barack Obama, Chicago, Flavor Guides, Illinois, Medici, politics

No More CPK for Michelle Obama

"Mrs. Obama, a creature of the South Side and of habit, has spent nearly every Saturday for the past 10 years with the same two friends and their collective brood of children, lately at a local California Pizza Kitchen where the group hashes over their weeks together. Now all of that must change." [New York Times]...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 7, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: California Pizza Kitchen, Michelle Obama, New York Times, politics

Numbers from the 2008 Presidential Race

As of October 15, Barack Obama's campaign spent $900 on Domino's pizza while John McCain's spent $550. Make of the data what you will....

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 4, 2008 at 8:10 AM
Tagged: Barack Obama, chain pizza, Domino's, John McCain, politics

Domino's Analyzes Republican, Democratic Pizza Habits

Atlantic blogger Marc Armbinder finds some political research the folks at Domino's have done: Republicans Spend more per order than other consumersThey rely on credit cards to pay more than other consumersThey tend to order two large pizzas at a time, and they're usually specialty pizzasThey are more likely to order online, and more likely to pick up their orders Democrats Rely on delivery more than RepublicansPay cash more than other consumersLike more variety with their orders, opting for side items, chicken and beverages more than Republicans...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 30, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Tagged: chain pizza, Domino's, politics

YTMND: McCainy Love Pizza

This is one of the most bizarre submissions to make-your-own-meme site YTMND: McCainy Love Pizzas! The creator has used one of McCain's crazy faces and mashed it up with Ween's unreleased Pizza Hut Jingle "Where'd the Cheese Go?" (Warning: If you're at work, turn down your volume and/or put on headphones.)...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 20, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: funny, John McCain, pizza awesomeness, pizza weirdness, politics

Pizza at McCain HQ

GirlSlice: http://www.mccainblogette.com/ GirlSlice: they don't seem to have permalinks GirlSlice: anyway GirlSlice: if you scroll down NYCSlice: yeah. it's nuts. that blog is hard to link to GirlSlice: to the end of the first page GirlSlice: they have a giant GirlSlice: grandma pizza GirlSlice: delivered GirlSlice: it looks like? GirlSlice: I've never seen that big of a rectangular pizza before! NYCSlice: there's a way to find permalinks on that site NYCSlice: but it's screwy NYCSlice: http://www.mccainblogette.com/postings/101008.shtml GirlSlice: have yo uever seen a pizza delivery like that? NYCSlice: not really, but i'm wondering if it's just a trick of the...

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 14, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: John McCain, politics