The City of Niagara Falls, which has a history rich with Italian-American influence, will host its first-ever celebration Friday, November 30 to showcase one of the city's most beloved food staples: pizza. The inaugural Festival of Slice will be hosted at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, and is part of opening night of the city's Jingle Falls USA holiday celebration.

"We're really excited to showcase this, especially for people that might not live in Niagara Falls, or coming back for the holidays or coming to visit friends," said Susan Swiatkowski, tourism devdelopment manager for Destination Niagara USA. "They could see why we are so proud of the pizza that we serve up here in Niagara Falls."