A taste of Chicago in TC.

Matt came home with a frozen pizza.  But not just any frozen pizza, my friends.  You cannot walk into Meijer, Tom's, Kroger, etc. and come out with one of these babies:

This pizza straight from Chicago, a gift from Pastor Joel Brown who just returned from the Windy City.

It's a particularly appropriate gift for this weekend, seeing as how almost exactly seven years ago Matt and I spent a week in Chicago for our honeymoon.  We've been to Chicago several times since, and we always eat lots of pizza there.  Here's the funny thing: though we are overjoyed with this Giordano's pizza, when we're actually in Chicago we never eat there.  The most absolutely delicious Chicago-style pizza is at none other than Pizzeria Due.  (It's the sister restaurant to Pizzeria Uno ... but it's got a lot more seating.  It's also conveniently across the street from a Trader Joe's.)  Some misguided people will try to tell you that Giordano's is the best.  Others will tell you that it's all about Gino's.  Don't take their word for it.  Don't take the Whites' word for it, either.  Get to Chicago as quickly as you can and spend a couple of days pizza-joint-hopping.  

When we're in Chicago, it's Pizzeria Due all the way.  When we're in Traverse City, we set all prejudice aside and welcome any Chicago pizza with open arms.  And wide-open mouths.