Pizza Party In Phoenix

If you're going to throw a party, 24" of pizza should be enough. Venezia's Pizzeria in Arizona has the right idea, naming their two-foot diameter pie the "Party Pizza."

They offer it as a challenge to two people. Put away the pizza in one hour to win T-shirts and your photos on the Wall of Fame. It's not an overwhelming challenge, which may explain why they don't offer the temptation of a refund. I'd venture a guess and say the total pizza weighs in at 6 lbs. Serious eaters should be able to handle this whopper alone.

I went to Phoenix in the summer of 2009 to see my friend - we'll call him "Tap Out" - and we agreed to attempt this challenge together. The pizza came out scalding, but it cooled quickly so we dug in. The pizza was thin-crust and saucy. Nicely seasoned too. We handled half of it in about 10 minutes.

Things slowed down as my partner filled up and the "hungriest guy in high school" needed to pick up the pace. We reached the all-clear in 35 minutes and walked away victorious. "Tap Out" ended the night feeling very full.

At least we didn't Tap Out for real!