Katie writes…
I am the Hot Lunch Co-Ordinator at a Penticton Elementary School and we have used Murrays for 2 years now and can not express how thankful we are that Josh makes it so easy to order lunches for the students!!! He will take last minute orders and is always available when we have questions. If we run out on special occasions we can call for a quick delivery and the staff get more pizza to the school ASAP Thank you for all your hard work! I highly recommend any school lunch program to work with Josh and his great staff!

Thank You Katie for being our customer!

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Kristy writes…
…How wonderful Josh and the staff at Murray’s pizza are and have always been. Not only is the food delicious but the sevice from the staff and the pride of community from the store is extremely apparent. Murray’s has proven to be a huge part of what “local” means and donates thousands of personal size pizza’s to many events and schools in our community. I have yet to hear “no” from them and don’t imagine I will any time soon. My family loves the pizza’s and especially the breadsticks (yum!). We are forever grateful to have such a wonderful business in our community. Great job!!!

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Catharine writes…
My family has been a fan of Murray’s Pizza for quite some time, as it is the best tasting pizza out there. (No cardboard pizzas here!) When I contacted Josh to donate some pizzas to our school fundraiser, I was so pleased when I heard his enthusiastic response that he would donate the pizzas needed and that they also have a reading incentive program. I would highly recommend Murray’s pizza even more now that I have dealt personally with Josh and I know that they have a sense of community that perfectly pairs itself with the delicious pizza that they make. Try the chicken pizza with the spicy Thai sauce, by the way–YUMMY!

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Janice writes…
Thank you to Josh and all the staff in the Summerland. Your pizza is the greatest and you are a fun group to visit with! Your suggestions on what makes a great pizza have made our families dinner experience that much better.

The success of your store, helps promote Summerland and we appreciate all that you do to make our community grow and prosper. Your coupons for the kids, for special events and your promoting of the community is much appreciated.

It is a pleasure to know you and your family Josh – keep up the great work and we wish you must success!

To everyone reading this testimonial – order a pizze dinner tonight from Murray’s Pizza; you’re worth it.

Best wishes
Janice Perrino, Mayor

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Pizza History

You trudge through the cafeteria line, not quite sure what dubious culinary delight will await you further down. The smells that saunter toward your nose are varied and difficult to dissect. Then suddenly you get a peek. Oh joy, it’s pizza! But wait! Where exactly did it come from? No, don’t try to look through the kitchen doors. Let’s peer into the depths of history to see where pizza was born.

The origin of pizza is a long and winding trail, and in order to simplify it, we will look at it like a family tree. Where do you think pizza was born – Italy? Well, you are only half right. The great-grandparent of pizza is the flat bread, and that can be traced back to the Stone Age. This great-grandparent made its happy way all through the ancient world.

Then a version of this flat bread, pizza’s grandparent, was born. We can’t be exactly sure where in the Mediterranean it began, but we do know it traveled through Babylonia, Greece, and Italy. Sometimes called focaccia, it is flat bread jazzed up with spices, herbs, oils, cheese, and other regional, readily available items.

Pizza’s parent was born when some daredevil, suicidal maniac or just one desperately hungry dude, in the mid-1700s, decided to add a tomato. You laugh, but when the tomato plant was imported from the New World, people thought it was poisonous. Once they got over their poisoning fear, pizza took on a whole new look and dimension. Even though pizza’s parent was still considered peasant food, it became fit for both royalty and the common folk. In fact, in the late 1800s, a very special pizza, called the Margherita, was created for Italy’s king and queen and is still an Italian pizza classic.

The pizza sitting on your plate came from Italian immigrants and was made popular by WWII soldiers, who couldn’t forget that particular taste of Italy. Today you can find pizza’s cousins all over the United States (and the world) – deep dish in Chicago, thin crust in New York, and more!

Now that you know more about one of your favorite foods, go mark February 9th on your calendar. It’s International Pizza Pie day!

Fun Facts:

-According to the Guinness World Records, the largest pizza ever baked was one measuring 37.4 m (122 ft 8 in) in diameter, made at Norwood Hypermarket, Norwood, South Africa on December 8, 1990. The Norwood pizza’s diameter was 3.5 m (11.5 ft) larger than the previous world record set by Pizza Hut, Singapore, in June, 1990. The ingredients included 4,500 kg (9920 lb) of flour, 90 kg (198 lb) of salt, 1,800 kg (3,968 lb) of cheese, and 900 kg (1,984 lb) of tomato puree. (Source: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/) For more fun pizza records, click the source link and search “pizza”.

-Milk from the water buffalo was made for the early (and currently considered best) mozzarella cheeses.

-The tomato was first discovered in Peru.

-Pizza is only beat out by the hamburger as the most popular fast food. I think that would change if pizza places had drive-thrus!

-People in the US gobble up 350 slices of pizza a second!

-Weirdest topping I’ve personally come across in the world? (Which makes this point more “odd observation” than “fun fact.”) It’s a tie between peas and tuna fish!