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Natalie Dee & Drew reveal the dark secret behind two well-known pizza chains in this episode of Garbage Brain University. Also, we talk Thanksgiving Pizza, Columbus (Northwest) Pizza, have a regional pizza quiz you can play along with while you listen, and dig into why non-pizza-foods flavored like pizza are Yucktown, Grosslahoma.
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Fun Fact: Multiple pizza chains in Los Angeles ran out of pizza on the day that OJ Simpson was chased by the cops in the white bronco. No one wanted to leave their TVs.
My favorite pizza restaurants in Columbus are:
- Hounddog's Pizza (especially their Hot Mama [Cajun hot links and sauerkraut], taco pizza, and white pizza)
- Tommy's Pizza
- Rubino's Pizza
If I had to pick my own ideal pizza toppings, it'd be salami or capicola, jalapenos, and black olives (especially at a place like Tommy's). Black olives and bacon is also pretty solid.
In addition, apparently gas station pizza is a big deal in Iowa - The Takeout had a writeup last week:
https://thetakeout.com/iowa-gas-station-pizza-caseys-quiktrip-kum-go-1838544495
Finally, someone obtained an entire Rockafire Explosion band, assembled it in his garage, and choreographed it with new songs - including this incredible treatment of Usher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b90Cf6ARscc