Unfrosted. The War That Built Breakfast.

Netflix has just released a movie called “Unfrosted”. It's a parody of the true story around the invention of Pop Tarts. It also highlights the battle between Kellogg's and Post. It was the war that built breakfast. I watched it and while Unfrosted had some funny moments, it was mostly super odd and trippy. Jerry Seinfeld, who directed Unfrosted, seems to be doing some extra microdosing or something, because this movie was straight out of a psychedelic mushroom field. 

And while the movie itself is full of nonsense, meaning not everything is true in the flick, (although the evil milkman played by Christan Slater was a nice addition), it was a fun adventure into the Kellogg's vs. Post history.  

History? Who knew I was such a fan. 

Apparently, as I have grown older, I’ve become more of a history buff, which I find surprising because I always ditched that class in high school. In fact, I’m a fan of the docuseries “The (fill in the blank) That Built America' that airs on Hulu. They get into the history of everything from The Cars, The Men, The Toys and The Foods that Built America. Seriously, if you are looking for a fun binge, this is for you. 

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For instance, who knew that a patient in a sanitarium helped invent the pop tart. Well kind of anyways. As the story goes, according to therestless-viking.com, John H Kellogg invented a granola type health food for his patients, while he was working as a doctor in a sanitarium. His brother, W.K. Kellogg also worked at the sanitarium and thought maybe they could try putting milk on the breakfast bars to soften it up. And it was a hit. All the patients enjoyed the breakfast food, especially one named C.W. Post.

C.W. who, according to doddsmemorials.com, allegedly stole the recipe and, after he left the hospital, created his own version of the granola. Grape Nuts (pun intended) quickly became a popular addition to Americans' morning routine. He also created Postie Toasties and named his company, Postum, now known as Post. Through the years, the Post and Kellogg's companies bitterly competed for the breakfast food market share. The most epic one being the Pop Tart battle.  

Unfrosted, is mostly fiction, according to Netflix.com.

However, Majorie Post did exist, it did happen in Battle Creek Michigan, and they did compete to come up with the product itself. Oh, and another fun fact, Mar-a-Lago was built for Marjorie Post and her husband, E.F. Hutton.  

If you have two hours to kill, check out Unfrosted. It's Jerry Seinfeld's version of the Pop-Tart battle. It has more stars in it than Pop-Tarts has flavors. And is more colorful than your last trip in the psychedelic mushroom field.

Pizza. The greatest invention ever (next to tacos of course). And the pizza in Las Vegas is so good that naming the top five places might be tough. But I'm going to give it a shot anyways.

Italy is such an important country. There are so many cool things about this little boot hanging off Europe.

According toTtrafalgar.com, Italy has the smallest country in the world: Vatican City. And even though Rome is over 2000 years old, it's also the youngest country in Europe. Plus, did you know Italy has a free wine fountain? Yep, it's in Caldari di Ortona, and the wine flows 24/7, for free.

And of course, without Italy, we probably wouldn't have Pizza. The greatest invention ever (okay, tacos, we'll call it a tie).

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In 1860, in the Campania region of Naples, Pizza (almost as we know it), was born. The word "pizza" is thought to have come from the Latin word "pinsa", according to Pubblicoitalianeatery.com. Sure, it was around before that. According to history.com, flatbread with toppings on it was being consumed by ancient Egyptians, The Romans and The Greeks. But Naples is the birthplace of the pizza pie. It was cheap (the poor always create the best food it seems), could be eaten anywhere and it was easy to share with others.

And even though all those things were true, pizza wasn't super popular anywhere outside of Naples, until it took off in America.

Lombardi's, in New York, brought the Italian delicacy to the states in 1905, and is making pizza to this day, with the original oven. But, according to pizzafacts.net, it wasn't until after World War 2 that pizza really took off, especially after Hollywood started to get the original ‘influencers’, Joe Dimaggio, Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante, to endorse pizza.

Chefs come here to work at one of the Strip hotels, fall in love with the city and open their own places off strip. And that's why locals have so many killer choices around town. And pizzerias are no exception.

Here are my favorite places to grab a slice of pizza in Las Vegas.

Speaking of chefs from the Strip making their way into the real part of Las Vegas, Chef Roy Bass and Chris Builder did exactly that. And boy am I glad they did. Those Guys Pies have brought their Philly-style pies to The Lakes in Summerlin, North las Vegas and Henderson. They offer all kinds of killer options but, for me, the best pizza is the Maui Wowie. Bacon, jalapeno and pineapple (yes, I eat pineapple on pizza and I don't give a f---...hoot what you think).

Metro Pizza is one of the original pizzerias in Las Vegas. They opened their doors in 1980 and never looked back. They have all kinds of accolades, including being named Las Vegas' Greatest Pizzeria of All-Time in 2020. I'm a fan of the Modesto. It's loaded with sausages, tomatoes, garlic and basil. Side note: The meatball sliders are worth the calories.

They have 4 locations, so no matter what side of town you are in, Metro is close by. 

There’s so many good choices here. Mainly because you can customize your deep dish, stuffed or thin crust pizza. You can even customize your own personal size deep dish or stuffed pizza. That's cool.  You can't go wrong with whatever you choose at Amore's, but I will tell you they have a taco pizza that's heavenly. And one of my favorite things about Amore? They are right by the radio station.  

Although, being a Chiefs fan, I’m probably banned from this place (this is a diehard Buffalo Bills joint), but I don’t care. Besides, its not my fault the Bills keep trading with the Chiefs and losing out on players like Patrick Mahomes.

It's also not my fault that Naked City's pizza is incredible. They have a pizza called the Stinger and if you like Blue Cheese and Franks red hot sauce, this pizza is for you. I’m personally a huge fan of Buffalo 22. This bad boy has White Garlic Sauce, Pepperoni, Sausage. It also features a Roasted Garlic Crust with Crispy Garlic, and Hot Honey. Anything with hot Honey has my vote, every time.  Go Chiefs!

One of the best-tasting pizzas I have ever had in my life was at Pizza Rock. I was surprised it was so good. I mean, Pizza Rock seemed like a ‘corporate’ kind of joint, but I tell you what, their pizza is good. Corporate or not. They have all the styles too. Detroit, New York and  California (that's a style? I just thought it was something to get out of). Having said that, I’m all about Chicago Style with the cracker crust. My favorite being the Old Chicago. It has Sliced Meatballs, Italian Sausage, and little dollop of Ricotta. Plus it comes in square pieces, so it's super easy to share.  

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