Minneapolis pizza joint to feature on Friday's 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'
Twin Cities pizza hub OG Zaza is the latest Minnesota eatery to get featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Over the summer, Guy Fieri was spotted around the Twin Cities as he filmed new episodes of his long-running Food Network show.
Now, the fuss comes to fruition as OG Zaza and Chef Josh Hedquist (a three-time winner of Guy's Grocery Games) will surface in an episode that airs Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. CT.
The pizza shop, which has three locations and a food truck in the Twin Cities, specializes in New Haven-style pizza with a dough that demands a multi-day fermentation.
To celebrate the appearance, OG Zaza will host a pair of watch parties on Friday. One will take place in its location at King Coil Spirits in St. Paul. It'll offer half-off pizzas during the party and serve a specialty cocktail called Flavortown, which is fittingly a bacon fat washed old fashioned.
The other watch party will take place at Headflyer Brewing, where the OG Zaza food truck is currently in residency.
OG Zaza is one of six Twin Cities restaurants to appear on this season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, including StepChld, Hai Hai, Union Hmong Kitchen, Guacaya Bistreaux, and Oro by Nixta.
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