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Israel destroyed a pizzeria in the West Bank town of Huwara after it used an image of an elderly woman who was held captive by Hamas in an advert, The Telegraph reported. The advert seemed to mock the woman, who appears next to an image of a pizza with accompanying text detailing an offer for a family-sized pizza, The Messenger reported. The woman, an elderly Holocaust survivor, was one of up to 150 hostages taken by Hamas following its surprise wave of attacks on October 7. In a video following her capture, the woman can be seen with a machine...

Israel has destroyed a Palestinian pizzeria that used a picture of an elderly woman held hostage by Hamas in its advertising. A bulldozer was seen flattening the pizzeria, called Eiffel Bakery and Supermarket, in footage recorded in the West Bank town of Huwara. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) central command gave the order to destroy the building. The pizzeria’s advertisement appeared to mock an elderly woman snatched by terrorists during Hamas’s invasion of Israel, featuring her image alongside a picture of a pizza.

he typical Brit will munch through 5,208 slices of pizza over the course of their adult life – but 83 per cent have no regrets about the amount they eat. A poll of 2,000 adults found 12 per cent eat up to three pizzas each week – with between 6pm and 8pm being the most popular time to chow down. This equates to an average of £21.40 a month on the beloved Italian classic – or £256.80 a year.

A massive brawl broke out inside a Toppers Pizza joint, which involved four employees trying to restrain one man by hitting him repeatedly and grabbing him. In the video, which was been shared to social media platform X this week, a black man can be seen tussling with one of the employees of the unknown store. As the two distance themselves, the employee swings a punch at the man who dodges it and immediately returns with a volley of wild punches. The black man moves forward and knocks the employee to the ground as two other employees, including a female...

Sales have gone through the roof at a Massachusetts pizza shop after the Barstool Sports founder and famed slice reviewer Dave Portnoy branded the pizza joint as the "worst" in the United States following a now viral feud with the owner of the eatery. Somerville's Dragon Pizza said in a post on its Instagram account on Tuesday that it was "completely sold out" and needed to close its doors for the day. "We are completely sold out and need a day to prepare for the rest of the week. Thank you to our amazing staff and supporters. Couldn't do it...

Barstool Sports founder Davie Portnoy got into a shouting match with the owner of a pizza joint who was angered that the loudmouth mogul was giving his restaurant a negative review. The 46-year-old Portnoy was in the middle of one of his customary pizza reviews that he offers to his legion of sports bro fans online when he was confronted by the owner of Dragon Pizza in Somerville, Mass. In a videotaped segment that he posted for his “One Bite” series, Portnoy, who judges the food based on one bite, is seen walking out of the shop with a pie...

If you've spent any time at all on social media of late, you've probably caught a glimpse of the food craze known as watermelon pizza. Round slices of watermelon act as the pizza "crust" on which you can add all kinds of toppings whether they be sweet or savory. Sliced into triangle portions, the "pizza" makes for a fun, sweet, and refreshing snack or dessert that the young and young at heart are delighted by. If watermelon pizza is a new but intriguing concept to you, there are certainly plenty of ideas out there on how to prepare it. Think...

Sicilian slices at Manne's Bakery in Revere, and battered fish bites at Jasper White's Summer ShackFood cravings can be triggered by stress, hormones, and sometimes childhood memories. Reminiscing about lunch lines and lunch ladies might even spark a hankering for those distinctive, lukewarm pizza slices we thought we loved. Thankfully as adults, we can satisfy our nostalgic needs in places other than a school cafeteria. At Manne’s Bakery in Revere, their chewy, cheesy, Sicilian-style pizza slices are the most popular thing on the menu. A far cry from the frozen, square variety once served up in schools. Jasper White’s Summer...

You have probably heard the phrase, “He’s so dumb. (How dumb is he?) He’s so dumb he could screw up a free lunch.” Well, lo, and behold, it happened. Someone was that dumb. Namely Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his staff. Maybe we should change the phrase to “He’s so liberal he could screw up a free lunch.” I can think of no more apt metaphor, no better example, no Price is Right Fail Horn, step-on-a-rake, seltzer-in-the-face illustration of progressive policy than what you are about to Read. Hizzoner wanted to welcome all of Chicago’s kids back to school. And...

Former President Bill Clinton was spotted grabbing a bite to eat at Papa Al's Pizza in Newtown on Sunday. According to Dritan Hodza, a chef at Papa Al's, the former president came into the restaurant with a security detail and ordered a couple of slices of pizza and garlic knots. Hodza said that Clinton was kind and had a "smiley face" during his visit.

SAN JOSE -- There is something different about A Slice of New York Pizza in San Jose. And it goes beyond their award-winning pies. It's about the people. In fact, everyone in the kitchen owns an equal slice of the business. "We're a worker co-op, which means all the members and owners of the business work in the business," said the restaurant's founder Kirk Vartan. He started the business 17 years ago. Six years ago, he turned it into a co-op by selling the business to his staff as a leveraged buyout. The employee-owners are now paying back a business...

Q: How does the world's biggest pizza brand respond to high inflation in the world's most populous nation? A: With the world's cheapest Domino's pizza. The 49-rupee ($0.60) pizza in India, Domino's No.1 market outside America, is the tip of the spear in its fight against rampant inflation that's squeezing profits and pricing out many customers, according to the CEO of its franchisee there. The company wants to "own that price point", said Sameer Khetarpal, confirming the stripped down, seven-inch cheese pizza with a "sprinkle" of basil and parsley is Domino's cheapest anywhere.

Machines that spit out ready-to-eat pizzas are becoming a common sight around the world.The Takeout has discussed just about every style of pizza possible, whether we’re detailing the merits of deep dish or the best way to attack a Detroit-style pie or the rise of handheld pizza spin-offs or whatever the hell this is. But the newest pizza innovation isn’t so much a style. It’s more a means of pizza production. Donatos Pizza, known for thin crust pizza covered with toppings from “edge to edge,” recently announced it will be partnering with the robotics company Appetronix to create a...

A woman in Texas shared a doorbell camera interaction between herself and a pizza delivery man who was so dissatisfied with his $5 tip that he cursed her out. In a video posted to her TikTok, Lacey Purciful asked: 'So how much should I be tipping for a $20 Pie??' implying that she had given her delivery driver a 25 percent tip on a $20 order. In the video, captured by the family's Vivint camera, a woman answers the door as her dog runs out to greet the delivery driver. The man, wearing khaki shorts and a dark t-shirt, pulls...

A fresco that depicts what might be an ancestor of the Italian pizza has been found on the wall of an house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's Culture Ministry said on Tuesday.Archaeologists presume that the flat bread depicted in the painting, next to a wine goblet, may have been eaten with fruits such as pomegranates or dates, or dressed with spices and a type of pesto sauce, the ministry said.While it cannot technically be considered a pizza, since it lacks classic ingredients such as tomato and mozzarella, what was found in Pompeii "may be a distant relative...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian General Lost | Maybe in Prison. Good news and Bad news from frontlines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BoiWhCWpZw The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 28th June 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-490-summary/ *** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

A protester pelted New York City Hall with pizza slices on Monday, (snip) following reports pizzerias in the city will be required to slash carbon emissions in a move that could hit coal and wood burning ovens. The demonstrator, conservative artist and activist Scott LoBaido, posted a video of the incident on Twitter(snip) LoBaido's protest follows a draft proposal from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which would require pizza joints to cut emissions by up to 75 percent in a bid to improve air quality. The protest began with LoBaido walking up to a gate outside...

NEW YORK, NY — Former President Donald Trump continues to find himself on the receiving end of serious legal charges after being indicted in New York for eating pizza cooked in a wood-burning oven. "He must face justice for this heinous act," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "Everyone knows wood-burning pizza ovens are a danger to public safety and pose the most immediate threat to our democracy. President Trump must learn he is not above the law." In recordings leaked to CNN, Trump can be heard talking about how much he's enjoying the authentic, New York pizza he's...

A protester pelted New York City Hall with pizza slices on Monday, shouting "Give us pizza, or give us death" following reports pizzerias in the city will be required to slash carbon emissions in a move that could hit coal and wood burning ovens. The demonstrator, conservative artist and activist Scott LoBaido, posted a video of the incident on Twitter, where it racked up more than 1.6 million views and was retweeted over 9,000 times. LoBaido's protest follows a draft proposal from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which would require pizza joints to cut emissions by...