A blog of author Russell Hasan, who writes books about philosophy, politics and economics, and science fiction and fantasy novels

Monday, July 28, 2025

Foodie Blog! Reporting Live from Connecticut, Pizza Capital of the World

Some interesting recent pizzas I've had here in Connecticut:
(1) White pizza with Alfredo sauce as pizza sauce/pizza topping.
(2) White pizza with Pesto sauce as pizza sauce/pizza topping.
(3) Pizza with tuna salad (canned tuna mixed with mayo) as a topping.

I've also formed a theory of what is in the Coca-Cola secret formula. I believe it contains vanilla extract, cinnamon, and some combination of licorice and/or annis seed extract. It may also have other ingredients. But it's just a theory; obviously I don't know for sure.

I also have a theory of what's in Dr. Pepper. They literally went to a local fruit stand, grabbed twenty fruits at random, and threw them in a blender, and that's how they invented Dr. Pepper.

And, I learned the name of my favorite dessert, which I've blogged about before in this blog. It's a chocolate cream pie where the pie crust is made from crushed Oreo cookies, and apparently it wasn't a one-off, it's, like, an actual thing, it's called an Oreo Bash Cake.

Your food blog correspondent,
Russell