Two amazing uses of dough—pizza and bagels—are combining. It’s going to be a delicious fusion moment! Pizza Hut is partnering with Yeastie Boys, an L.A.-based bagel franchise, to bring you the Big New Yorker Pizza Bagel. So yes, you can have the thick, sink-into-it bagel as a crust, while enjoying the traditional pizza toppings of marinara sauce, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, oregano, and double pepperoni. This limited edition treat is free if you can make your way to where it’s being offered.
Each coast gets a chance to try it. In Los Angeles, get to the Rolling Loud hip-hop festival March 15-17 to chew this gooey hybrid at a Yeastie Boys food truck, and then catch the truck again March 22-24 at another location. In New York City, you can queue up for your freebie March 22-23; it’ll be the first time the Yeastie Boys truck has made an appearance in New York. For both cities, follow @yeastieboysbagels or @pizzahut to track the truck.
Besides getting to try this new culinary offering for free, you may also get a scratch-off that includes codes for Pizza Hut gift cards up to $25 or swag branded with Yeastie Boys x Pizza Hut. And if the bagel concept isn’t working for you, you can still enjoy the actual Big New Yorker Pizza at Pizza Hut. It returned to the menu in 2023 after its initial launch 24 years ago….that was, if our math is correct, the year in which Prince said if we didn’t come to party, we shouldn’t bother knocking on his door (1999).
Trivia moment? Way back in 1994, the very first ever online food order was for a Pizza Hut pizza.