05/01/2026
We have got something unique and special going to for our May Specialty Pizza! It's called The Elvis! The kids were taste testing this pizza in the kitchen last night, and were getin' "all shook up!"
First, you need to know that the idea for this pizza, in it's entirety, was brought to us by one of our amazing employees, Ryan Hill (which as a side note about Ryan - one of the hardest working, greatest young men you'll ever encounter). He literally from beginning to end presented an entire pizza idea based on Elvis' favorite sandwich.
Elvis was first introduced to this sandwich by a chef in Denver Colorado named, Nick Andurlakis, with what he called "The Fool's Gold Loaf." It was hollowed out french bread with peanut butter, bananas, and bacon, then deep fried in butter. It is rumored that in 1976, Elvis flew his private jet from Graceland to Denver in the middle of the night because he craved this sandwich so much.
He then brought the idea back to Graceland to his personal chef, Mary Jenkins (pictured above), who cooked for Elvis for 14 years. He would later buy her a house and a car that he hand-picked himself. She would be on the clock, no matter what time of the day, and when Elvis had a hankering, she would make it for him. And this banana peanut butter sandwich became one of his favorites. She would later say, "He was a creature of habit and did not like change. So when he decided he liked something, he would be stuck on it for a while." And thus - Elvis' favorite sandwich was born.
And Ryan Hill took Elvis' favorite sandwich and turned it into a pizza. May's Specialty Pizza is:
THE ELVIS
We begin with a layer of peanut butter followed by our mozzarella cheese, caramelized onions, sliced ripe bananas, and thick cut roasted applewood bacon. When it comes out of the oven, it is drizzled with Mike's Hot Honey, a sprinkling of cinnamon, a touch of sea salt, and finished off with candied pecans (I candied them myself 😉).
Admittedly, it is unique, and probably not for everyone. But the flavors of those bananas, peanut butter, bacon, pecans, and sea salt...its a hunka hunka of burning love. And, it is guaranteed to fill out your side burns.
If you're adventurous enough, try one this month!
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