R Town Pizza and Papa What You Cooking featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives

R Town Pizza and Papa What You Cooking

Fans of Reno’s R Town Pizza were delighted to hear that the Detroit-style pie joint made it on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on Jan. 23. The Food Network episode was titled Pizza, Pastrami, and Potato Skins. In addition, Reno’s Papa What You Cooking was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on Jan. 30 with an episode called Southern, Sweets, and Spam. William Lyons, owner of Papa What You Cooking, made greens, cornbread, red beans and rice, and German chocolate cake for the episode.

Papa What You Cooking photos by Shea Evans.

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