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Who Will Make Obama's Inaugural Pizzas?

Posted Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 12:02 pm PST
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The family that owns and cooks at Chicago's Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, which has a location in President-elect Barack Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood, was flown out to D.C. to cook up a batch of its thin-crust pies. The pizzas were featured in a preview of the food to be served at Obama's January 20 inauguration.

Italian Fiesta Pizzeria makes Mr. Obama's favorite pizza, as was mentioned in an entry on his site.

As Patti Harris-Tubbs, co-owner (along with her two sisters) of Italian Fiesta, told the Joliet Herald News, "My first response was, 'Is this a joke?'"

Harris-Tubbs speculates that the pizza won't be served at any of the fancy inauguration events but rather dished out somewhere less glamorous, such as the press tent. (So much for the media elite.)

Harris-Tubbs and her husband will fly out, with secret ingredients in tow, to coordinate with the Ritz-Carlton on re-creating the joint's pizza.

In reading the article, you get the idea that Michelle Obama was the one who introduced Barack Obama to the pizza, as one of Harris-Tubbs' sisters ran into Michelle Obama at an event:

"I just approached them and Michelle got very excited," [Kathy] King recalled. "She said she had grown up on that pizza. Her parents used to reward her with the pizza for good grades."

And that pretty much explains how this pizza became so beloved in the Obama household.

Italian Fiesta Pizzeria
1400 East 47th Street, Chicago IL 60653
773-924-5339

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  • 1. Posted by sdday35 on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 4:49 am PST

    what is so good about this pizza i want to know what is all on the pizza

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  • 2. Posted by B.H. U on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 8:49 am PST

    What toppings? Or is it just the thin crust that he likes most?

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  • 3. Posted by debby.hermsen on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 1:16 pm PST

    Pizza with the works?

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  • 4. Posted by Maggie B on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 4:08 pm PST

    Useless article...waste of time just reading it....what kind of pizza is his favorite, toppings, thin, pan, etc?

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  • 5. Posted by cat_herder99 on Wed, Nov 19, 2008, 6:32 am PST

    yes, me too, what IS his favorite; i want to see if he has any taste!

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  • 6. Posted by Marie M on Wed, Nov 19, 2008, 9:05 am PST

    Nothing as perfect as Chicago pizza!! We have cardboard here California!!

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  • 7. Posted by tennbarbara@rogers.com on Wed, Nov 19, 2008, 10:44 am PST

    Maybe it's just pure brain food. HA!

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  • 8. Posted by Christopher C on Wed, Nov 19, 2008, 3:21 pm PST

    Post about what??? Just some more Press B.S. ??????

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  • 9. Posted by rita on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 6:24 am PST

    Why post an article and not say what kind of pizza is the president elects favorite sounds like just another ad for attention to me!!!!

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  • 10. Posted by chgsoul_walton on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 7:07 am PST

    Chi-Town has some of the best pizza around there are many pizza joints but chicago Knows best hen comes to pizza!!!

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  • 11. Posted by jemimah24 on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 7:14 am PST

    i will please like to get recipes all the time, new or good onces.thank you.

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  • 12. Posted by Desola on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:17 am PST

    pizza ko? pizza ni...u guys should try amala n ewedu,a local delicacy in Nigeria, n ud be hooked for real,i can bet ud forget all this pizza papparazi!!!

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  • 13. Posted by Juan G on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 9:19 am PST

    Does this place deliver to AZ?

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  • 14. Posted by worker on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 1:30 pm PST

    At who's expense?

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  • 15. Posted by skipmasi on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 2:34 pm PST

    little italy has the best pizza, hands down, manhattan that is!

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  • 16. Posted by yes_we_canx09x on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 6:04 pm PST

    well, maybe they dished this article for us chi-town pizza lovers :) nothing beats Chicago deep-dish!!

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  • 17. Posted by DaWiz on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 7:55 pm PST

    How good could it be, it's Chicago Pizza? No pizza west of Buffalo is any good. It's all cardboard.

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  • 18. Posted by gregtguy on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:03 pm PST

    who cares!

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  • 19. Posted by Angelika K on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:07 pm PST

    Who cares what kind of pizza he likes!!!

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  • 20. Posted by I don't nick easily on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:13 pm PST

    "DaWiz" Pipe down. Chicago Pizza looks like a sofa it is so thick and good. New York pizza pie looks like a card board manhole cover with tomato soup and mozarella on it. What you consider "a slice", we consider the box it was delivered in. Figures Obama would go for the east coast version, given his many years there before coming to Chicago. Chicago claims him because he is famous ans smart, but his heart is not here.

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  • 21. Posted by ajet5251 on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:17 pm PST

    Who really cares what Obama's favorite pizza is? Come on, write about something people care about.

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  • 22. Posted by sc0bagal on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:30 pm PST

    It has to be American Dream he came all the way to Oregon to try it.

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  • 23. Posted by JD B on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:50 pm PST

    This article is totally pointless and without a drop of relativity. The type of pizza is what this article seemed to be leading--Pepperoni, Sausage, Shroom? What? I couldnt care less about some upperclass over priced restaurant in Chicago.......

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  • 24. Posted by mplsmn1978 on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:54 pm PST

    I'm trying to imagine this article in an alternate universe where John McCain had won. Maybe it would be about some New York five star chef preparing filet mignon and tiramisu? Joe Sixpack would've loved it!

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  • 25. Posted by chrismull68 on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 8:55 pm PST

    Who cares?! Did you get a journalism degree to write useless fluff articles?

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  • 26. Posted by David Y on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 10:39 pm PST

    I betcha those will be available in the frozen section, or stores will open up around the country, I'll give it a shot, Pizza is my fave food

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  • 27. Posted by halfship1 on Thu, Nov 27, 2008, 3:37 am PST

    pizza yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm try Toronto pizza. come on up and enjoy our pies.

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  • 28. Posted by Sharon F on Thu, Nov 27, 2008, 3:49 pm PST

    I Love Pizza!!! I never had Chicago pizza b4 since i've never been there b4 but It's still good!

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  • 29. Posted by tomandleah_b@sbcglobal.net on Mon, Dec 01, 2008, 9:40 am PST

    I wouldtake brittany boring or not

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  • 30. Posted by nightbankr on Mon, Dec 01, 2008, 2:58 pm PST

    I LOVE PIZZA, but I do not care what he likes.

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