"national cheese pizza day" news and stories

Happy National Cheese Pizza Day!

Once the default pizza for picky kid eaters, cheese pizza has again become a highly sought-after dish among foodie circles. Gourmet pizza shops are increasingly eschewing salty proteins for an array of fresh imported or housemade Italian cheeses. Attributed with the best pizza of New York by the New York Times, pizza mecca Motorino serves a quattro formaggi pizza oozing with gorgonzola, taleggio, provolone and fior di latte as one of its menu's high sellers.

The pizza first popularized in the U.S. was an idea imported by soldiers returning from World War II duty in Italy and strictly had a tomato sauce base, mozzarella cheese and a smattering of meat and vegetable toppings. Do you like your pizza covered in toppings or are you happy with cheese pizza? Cast your vote!




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Wow, talk about the ultimate holiday.

Of course, most people don't need a special holiday to celebrate their love of cheese pizza (if I could eat if for every single meal of my life...well, I wouldn't, that would be boring, but it's probably my favorite food). But this would be a good day to make a pie of your own. Hopefully today just happens to be your "cheat day" if you're on a diet.

Here's a bunch of cheese pizza recipes, from Jeff Varasano, MealsMatter, MyRecipes, RecipeZaar, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril, and Rachael Ray.

Of course, if you don't want to make your own and want to call Pizza Hut or Papa John's or maybe go the store and buy a frozen Mystic or Freschetta or even Ellio's, well, that's OK too! And don't forget the posts from our Pizza Day celebration.