January 28th, 2009
I had lunch last week at a local eatery and I noticed this sign on the table:
How is it that a pizzeria in San Luis Obispo knows anything about Barack Obama’s favorite “pie?” Maybe he mentioned it in an interview. I suppose it makes sense. Cheese and sausage. It’s a classic combination. Especially for a Chicagoan. And for a politician, it makes a good statement. It’s simple. Elegant, almost. Not too decadent or overloaded with toppings, but also not too left-of-center. Like say, a Hawaiian pizza or (gasp!) a vegetarian pizza. Cheese and sausage. That’s a working man’s slice, right there.
I’d still like to know if it is indeed true. Or did Woodstock’s just make it up so they could cash in on the Barack Obama merch craze. Maybe it was just a clever way to sell inexpensive pizzas to the restaurant’s primary clientele, cash-strapped college kids. Kinda makes me wonder what John McCain’s favorite pizza is. Actually, I doubt pizza is a regular part of his diet these days.
January 29th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I would really hope that John McCain isn’t eating pizza these days. A cheese and sausage pizza sound good right now since it’s lunch time here.
January 31st, 2009 at 1:41 am
People are too hard on the working man. Not all of them are lacking in compassion.
January 31st, 2009 at 7:28 am
John McCain likes pizza topped with pepperoni and onions according to the Chicago tribune.
and apparently Barack Obama had the Italian Fiesta Pizzeria flown in from Chicago for the inauguration.
http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/11/italian-fiesta-pizzeria-hyde-park-chicago-serves-barack-obamas-favorite-pizza.html
January 31st, 2009 at 10:40 am
Thanks for the tip, Paul. Not a bad choice, over all. But I find a pizza with onions needs a little more than just one other topping. Perhaps some mushrooms and/or green peppers. That’d be good.
January 31st, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Speaking of “Barack Obama merch craze”… check this out.