Finish Your Johnston Super Bowl Party With Tasty Pizza

Aside from the commercials, the Super Bowl is known as a day of delicious food.

Oh, and football.

From chicken wings to tasty appetizers there's just something about chowing down during half-time of the big game.

Super Bowl Sunday is one of the top five for pizza sales, says Jeremy White, the editor-in-chief of Pizza Today magazine.

“Halloween, the day before Thanksgiving and Super Bowl Sunday are all big days for pizza,” White said. “It varies from year to year, with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day rounding out the top five days."

At any rate, White encourages ordering a few pies to accompany Super Bowl viewing enjoyment.

“You definitely want to have pizza and a few good drinks on hand to avoid any letdown in game,” White joked.

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Tips for rounding out your Super Bowl party
At the risk of sounding cheesy, White gets right to the crust of the matter when it comes to pizza and offers these tips.

• Pizza delivers variety: “The great thing about pizza is it is the most customizable food dish in the world,” White said. When ordering party pies, offer diversity in sauces and toppings. Everything from pineapple to shrimp can be placed on a pizza.

• Slicing up your order: “The most popular pizza is a 14-inch round,” said White. “Figure it will serve three adults, so if you have 15 people at your party, you will need five 14” pizzas.”

• Save yourself some time and dough: “Call your order in early, and I don’t mean 10 minutes before kick off. I mean an hour and a half to two hours before the game starts,” White said. Pizza joints know it’s a big day and they plan and staff for it, but odds are most of the calls will come in at once, White said. If you really want to save yourself some time, pick it up yourself, he said. Most stores should be able to have your order ready in 35-40 minutes and you'll save money on delivery fees, too.

Pizza in Johnston
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