Our list includes some obvious items like family, fulfilling friendships, and career opportunities. Being able to get our favorite dinners delivered right to our door at least once a week is a major blessing, and no, we don't think we're being dramatic. If you've ever thought that your dinner orders take too long, just be happy you weren't around when the first pizza delivery took place because it happened before cars were invented.
Surprising right? But it's true, the first pizza delivery took place in , and it was a queen who placed the order. Because it was cheap, and made and eaten quickly, nobility tended to turn up their noses at it. Their loss. As private vehicles became much more common in American society, it led to a lot of private delivery drivers.
In the s there was the option of getting a delivery in 30 min. By the year online pizza orders were available and by the year it was possible to order through applications for even faster and more convenient delivery options.
Today, there are even more interesting options for pizza delivery. From computer-controlled roving delivery vehicles to the future that could include drone deliveries, we are living in a world where a hot slice of pizza is more accessible than ever before.
Typically, pizzas are delivered in pizza boxes and the deliveries are made by a bicycle, motorized scooter, or automobile. The pizzerias companies use specialized software to identify the most efficient routes delivering pizza within a short time.
However, the delivery time may vary based on a few factors which include:. Some pizzerias guarantee a set period. The company launched a campaign in the s to offer a three-dollar discount if the policy was broken. With pizza delivery is the question delivery fee. Later in , Pizza Hut decided to experiment by charging 50 cents for each delivery in ten stores.
History has it that Queen Margherita of Savoy was the first to get a pizza delivered at home. Apparently, the Queen and her husband, King Umberto were on a trip and had stopped at Naples. Queen Margherita was sick of eating the tasty meals served in hotels and wanted a change. It prompted her to request some food at the local eatery, and since it was in Naples, that meant a pizza.
At the time, pizza was a popular street food because the ingredients mozzarella, olive oil, and tomatoes were readily available. In fact, nobles regarded it as a meal for local peasants. Chef Raffaele Esposito had been popularizing the affordable street food at his restaurant, and the Queen got wind of it through the royal chef.
As such, Raffaele Esposito was called upon to make the best pizza chef for the Queen. Instead of making one pizza, Esposito decided to make three of them. The first comprised tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil to resemble the colors of the Italian flag. The second had garlic and the other had anchovies. And since the king and the Queen were not expected to visit the pizzeria, Esposito delivered it himself. This was the first-ever recorded pizza delivery and the culmination of the Margherita pizza.
The common class only enjoyed pizza delivery after World War II
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