Detroit-Style Pizza Will Battle New York's On Friday's CBS 'The Talk'

DETROIT — PizzaPapalis owner Joe Sheena will make a Detroit-style pizza on CBS’s "The Talk" Friday afternoon. He will make the pizza in the show’s "Food Face-Off" segment, as he battles Andy Brown of Andy’s Pizza in Washington, D.C., who will be making a traditional New York-style pizza.

The episode airs at 2 p.m. Friday on CBS. "The Talk" is hosted by Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood.

"We’re stoked and honored to represent the ‘D’ on the show," Sheena said in a news release. "I welcome the challenge and am ready to roll."

Sheena and his brother, Mark Sheena, opened the first PizzaPapalis in Greektown in 1986, bringing their signature Chicago-style pizza to Detroit. However, in 2019, the brothers debuted their well-researched Detroit-style pizza, which is known for its rectangular shape, crispy crust, caramelized cheese blend and layers of toppings.

Detroit-style pizza was also named the best pizza in the nation, according to an Anytime Estimate study. The finance website found that the Motor City has the most independent pizzerias per capita — around 6 per 100,000 residents — which is nearly double the average of the 50 cities analyzed by the finance group.

Although the original PizzaPapalis in Greektown closed permanently during the pandemic, there are still locations in Rivertown, Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, Taylor and Toledo, Ohio.

To celebrate the television appearance, PizzaPapalis will offer a buy-one, get-one-half-off deal on their Detroit-style pizza until May 31. Visit pizzapapalis.com.