Pizza pie.

   It probably comes as no surprise that Fairbanks has pretty much none of the restaurants or stores that I am used to dining or shopping in.  In fact, unless it is something you can get at a Wal-Mart, Old Navy, Sports Authority, or Barnes & Noble you either need to get really good at online shopping and paying the outrageous shipping charges or make some changes to what it is that you think you need.  There really isn't much that I truly miss besides a Target and Chipotle (Pete and I spent $15.00 each way to take a cab to the nearest Chipotle while we were in Ft. Lauderdale and it was worth every penny...).  For the past month there has been a massive ice sculpture on the side of a major road in Fairbanks advertising the opening of....

wait for it...


.PAPA JOHNS!!

Alright, I am very aware that this might not seem that exciting but trust me, in the town of Fairbanks this is a very big deal.  On Monday Pete and I thought that we would take the leap and enjoy a delicious piece of pizza with the delicious garlic sauce and banana pepper on the side.  We called and for the first 5 minutes of calling nonstop the line was busy.  No big deal, Fairbanks isn't a big town so we will just go over there and place our order and pick it up.  When we arrived to the small restaurant there was a line out the door into -15 degree weather and an assembly line of about 15 broke high school and college kids making pizzas inside.  I had no idea that such an operation could exist in Fairbanks but this small building was crammed full of kids trying to make a buck and create a great pizza pie.  About an hour later, and after some incredible people watching Pete and I walked away with two medium pizzas that were only moderately warm but still delicious.  Fairbanks is moving up in the world, now if only we could get someone to start a Chipotle franchise so that my restaurant needs could be complete.