The Slice #16

What's up pizza people?!? This is The Slice, the newsletter that's more refreshing than a nice cold gatorade when you're feeling those last few servings of "holiday cheer". What you KNEAD to know:

• Because... Wisconsin

• The Formula

• Behind the Scenes

• That 90's Meme

BECAUSE... WISCONSIN

Sunday Bloody Sunday

After all the overindulgences of last weekend, plenty of Wisconsinites (ourselves included) were probably nursing a nice little katzenjammer (aka hangover). When you're in a familiar position, you reach for what's worked before: ol' faithful, the Bloody Mary. Who needs a drink with your meal when the drink can be the meal?!? Can't hurt that they always come with a beer chaser (Rhinelander or High Life - none of that fancy craft stuff). The Bloody Mary is a real blue collar cocktail, and it doesn't take itself too seriously. You won't see it on the menu at a fancy cocktail bar, but that doesn't mean it's not ripe for riffing - let's talk garnishes. There are obviously some extreme examples (looking at you, Sobleman's), but even your garden variety bloody now comes with a literal garden of garnishes. Meats, cheeses, everything pickled, seafood, maybe even a whole fried bird - if there's a limit, we haven't found it yet. As long as the base is tasty, you can put whatever the hell you want on top - just leave room for our straw.

THE FORMULA

A little too thankful

There are so many recipes that we love - both our own, and those of our idols - that we figured we should start sharing some of them with you, our dear readers! Up this week - what to do with all those leftovers. Wanna do the same thing as literally everyone and their aunt? Make a leftover sandwich. Wanna class the joint up a bit (and soak up some of that booze)? Mix it all together, and make cute lil' cakes!

BEHIND THE SCENES

Back to work!

Speaking of hangovers - what's the best way to cure one? We here at The Slice are split between the two schools of thought: Power Down (don't move from the couch all day and eat the greasiest food imaginable) and Power Through (hydrate, exercise, hydrate some more, followed by a bunch of caffeine). The good folks at Thrillist not only compiled a list of hangover cures from around the world (most of which sound awesome), they actually went out and tested which methods work best:

The scientific method...

TODAY'S ISSUE OF THE SLICE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:A VERY MERRIMENT CHRISTMAS PARTY!

Yeah, we already mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, but we're freakin' psyched for it! We're partying our asses off to raise money for a good cause - we've got:- Milwaukee's finest, Rob Knapp on the mic!- Food from the talented culinary teams at Merriment Social, Third Coast Provisions, and Flourchild Pizza!- Desserts from our gem of a Pastry Chef, Jonna Zaczek!- A live SANTA (our very own Cameron Whyte) - his only job is to party and stay on his feet! Let's see if he can make it past 10PM this year ;)- Four free drinks and all-you-can-eat food!- Pop-A-Shot! 50/50 raffle!- Awesome silent auction prizes!And of course, proceeds go the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee's Holiday Gift Dive - feel good while you do good! Get your tickets today, and use code SLICEANDDICE for 10% off!

This is not to be missed!

REFERRAL

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THAT 90'S MEME

TFW you know your hangover is about to get its ass kicked

That's a wrap for today - see ya next week!

keep it cheesy,

Andrew "Hot Sauce" Miller | Joe "Doughboy" Lowery | Kelsey "Slice Slice Baby" Herrera