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Pizza Was the Restaurant Hero of 2020
Its ease and affordability made it a pandemic staple for many families and a rare bright spot in an industry that has been decimated.
Credit.Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
Feb. 12, 2021
A few times a week, Elizabeth Reninger ambles to a pizza restaurant near her job for lunch. She orders the same thing every time: a cheese slice and fries for $6. For a little adventure, she sprinkles on some Parmesan and red pepper flakes.
Before the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country, Ms. Reninger, a criminology student at Northern Arizona University who also works at a dog day-care facility, estimated that she ate pizza only once every couple of months. That changed late last summer when she strolled into a Slice and Ice pizza parlor.
>Chef Jeff Schwing bakes Pizzas at (Le) Brix Pizza & Wine in Denver, on Thursday, Jan. 14. Pizza boxes for pickup orders are at the ready. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Editor’s note: We’re just craving pizza all the time lately. There are few foods that are more comforting. So leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, we’re bringing you a three-part series on our favorite pie. Today, the story of Brasserie Brixton, a new restaurant in Cole that has quite the pandemic story and has recently overhauled its entire menu, serving pizzas to go in order to survive the winter. Next week: Our Top 10 pizzas in metro Denver.