I know, I know — “national food-related holidays” aren’t official observation by any stretch of the imagination. They are entertaining, though, as well as full of tasty and, often, creative eats and treats to enjoy. Case in point: In honor of…
I know, I know — “national food-related holidays” aren’t official observation by any stretch of the imagination. They are entertaining, though, as well as full of tasty and, often, creative eats and treats to enjoy. Case in point: In honor of National Pizza Day on Feb. 9, IHOP has invented a pizza-pancake hybrid. It’s called the “Pancizza” — pronounced “pan-keet-za” — and it’ll only be available for that one single day. You also might need to jump through a few hoops to get one, but honestly? It’ll probably be worth it. Because, I mean… pancake-pizza hybrid. That’s certainly one for the books as far as I’m concerned.
Like many unofficial food “holidays,” no one is really sure who invented National Pizza Day, or when. What we do know, though, is that pizza lovers everywhere celebrate it annually on Feb. 9. Lots of places even go so far as to offer free slices on National Pizza Day — although some spots certainly go above and beyond, cooking up brand new offerings for the day.
In 2019, one of those “above and beyond” places is — somewhat unexpectedly — IHOP. (Then again, though, maybe nothing IHOP does anymore is unexpected. Not since the IHOB incident, a least.) Their bright idea for National Pizza Day 2019 also celebrates the IHOP delivery program, which went national with the help of DoorDash last summer.
It’s adorable, is it not?
“IHOP has a lot of milestones to celebrate with our delivery program and our largest delivery partner, DoorDash, so what better way to do that than to join in on the National Pizza Day fun with our very own pancake-pizza creation: Pancizza,” IHOP’s Chief Marketing Officer, Brad Haley, said in a press release provided to Bustle.
