Why Pizza Hut Got Sued for $1 Billion Over Stuffed Crust #187

This week, Harley and Big Lynch are joined by Chef Atari to autopsy the most litigated crust in history. In 1987, Brooklyn cheesemaker Anthony "The Big Cheese" Mongiello patented stuffing the crust of a pizza with cheese and mailed it to Pizza Hut, who told him it was not a new concept. Seven years later, Pizza Hut launched Stuffed Crust with $45 million in ads and a Donald Trump commercial, and Mongiello sued for a billion dollars. The boys break down the competing origin stories, the patent registered as "Stuffin' the Crust" because the real name was too descriptive, the case that came down to how employees folded dough around string cheese, and the movie Mongiello made about it all. Plus: DiGiorno's frozen stuffed crust rings, and the YouTube golf drama tangent. New episodes of Double Dusted Discussion, every Monday!Join the Discord, Harley's Trap House, and check out the Double Dusted Discussion channel.Tell us what you think at r/EpicMealTime, @EpicMealTime on Twitter, or [email protected] sure to subscribe and follow the podcast. New episodes every Monday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices