Food & Beverage

4 pizza pros create pair of pies for charity

The Cal Italia and Acorn Squash pizzas will benefit charities in San Francisco and Chicago. (Photo provided)

October 16, 2020

Leaders at three pizza brands have joined forced to sell some specially concocted pie combinations to Chicagoans to benefit a number of charities during this October, National Pizza Month, according to an email about the effort.

Chicago's Robert's Pizza has partnered with fellow Chicago brand, Tony's Pizza and Las Vegas restaurant, Metro Pizza to make the campaign happen, featuring two newly created pizzas available for $25 each. The pies each combine Robert's Pizzas crust, with a pair of topping combinations made to wow the customers of the Windy City and provide half of the sales proceeds to charities.

The offerings include:

• Cal Italia Pizza: Tony Gemignani's (Tony's Pizza) Food Network Gold Medal-winning pizza featuring asiago, mozzarella, gorgonzola, fig jam, prosciutto di parma, balsamic reduction and shaved parmigiano on Robert's pizza crust. 50% of the proceeds from the Cal Italia will benefit Family House of San Francisco.
• Acorn Squash Pizza: Pizza legends John Arena and Chris Decker of Metro Pizza Las Vegas have collaborated with Robert's Pizza for a fall pizza featuring roasted acorn squash, fennel sausage, fresh mozzarella, burrata, roasted walnuts, chives, thyme, black salt, fennel pollen, honey, Calabrian oil, and shaved grana Padano on Robert's pizza crust. 50% of the proceeds from the Acorn Squash Pizza will benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

The pies are available through Oct. 31 for dine-in, carryout and delivery from Robert's Pizza & Dough Company on North McClurg Court in Chicago.