Posted November 14, 2008 3:09 PM
by Frank James
It's all things Obama for much of Chicago which means that even his choice of pizzeria is an object of fascination.
Turns out he likes a South Side Chicago joint called Italian Fiesta Pizzeria located in a strip shopping center. WGN-TV sent a reporter out to do a fun little story about the pizzeria owners being invited to Washington next week for an exhibition of food that will be part of President-elect Obama's inauguration festivities in January.
It looks like decent enough thin crust pizza but when I think of great Chicago pizza it's deep dish that comes to mind.
I'm wondering how much pizza Obama really eats? His thin frame suggests he doesn't eat much pizza, or anything else for that matter.
Comments
There've been more Swamp articles on Obama's choice of pets and pizza than on his policy.
Posted by: Regime Change | November 14, 2008 3:36 PM
I'm fit, and eat lots of pizza. Thin crust crispy is the only way to go.
Deep dish is, well, not really pizza.
Posted by: C.Morris | November 14, 2008 3:58 PM
So long as doesn't start using 'pizza logic'...
Posted by: OldCreaky | November 14, 2008 3:59 PM
Regime Change = Bruce,
Dubya's policy has been to screw up the federal government so badly that no one can fix it; then, the fatcats that backed him will have a field day in a world without federal laws to regulate them.
Posted by: BC | November 14, 2008 4:14 PM
There've been more Swamp articles on Obama's choice of pets and pizza than on his policy.
Posted by: Regime Change | November 14, 2008 3:36 PM
I thought you guys were all about associations? What if he were to get a Scottish Terrorist?
Posted by: bill r. | November 14, 2008 4:18 PM
I'll admit it. I voted for Obama because I'm white and I felt guilty.
Posted by: theweirdliberalthatlivesinRepublicansheads | November 14, 2008 4:35 PM
Isn't pizza nearly a perfect food? Something from each of the major food groups: grains for the crust, dairy for the cheese, fruits and vegetables for the tomato sauce, the onions, and the green pepper, and meats for the sausage and pepperoni. It's a whole balanced diet in one bite!
Posted by: DaveB | November 14, 2008 6:00 PM
DaveB,
Right you are,
and if you had to eat one type of food every day for the rest of your life, wouldn't it just have to be Italian??
Posted by: C.Morris | November 14, 2008 7:16 PM
Why no deep dish? That's easy - BO is not from Chicago to begin with.
Posted by: Terry | November 14, 2008 8:29 PM
The worst pizza I ever ate came from Gino's in Chicago, twice in fact.
Posted by: C.Morris | November 14, 2008 9:14 PM
Deep dish ,, aka "Chicago Style" is as authentically Chicagoan as Obama is... which is to say, NOT AT ALL.
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It was invented by a guy from Texas (who owned Pizzeria Uno) and who marketed the pie as "Chicago Style" when his place was the only one selling it. There was no such thing as a "Chicago Style" pizza until this guy from Texas came up with the marketing gimmick and it caught on in the 70s.
Posted by: MJ | November 14, 2008 9:25 PM
Re his :thin frame": that's probably where his daily exercise in the gym pays off!! and at 190, I wouldn't exactly call him THIN!!...it's just that he's TALL, but he looks very nice in his clothes.
Posted by: Dawson | November 14, 2008 9:36 PM
The best pizza...made in my own kitchen...
Posted by: lochnessmonster | November 15, 2008 7:07 AM
Frank---Obama looks NORMAL. He's not thin, he's NORMAL.
Posted by: Your bloated liver | November 15, 2008 12:04 PM
He's not the only one in the house - remember the pizzas when his daughters had a sleepover for their friends? I expect the girls talk their parents into ordering pizza as often as they can.
Posted by: Tom J | November 16, 2008 3:22 AM