'Sweet And Savory' Collab: Lou Malnati's Partners With NYC Honey Biz

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — Calling it New York's most "buzzworthy" condiment, Lou Malnati's is teaming up with Mike's Hot Honey for a limited-time special pizza starting Friday, National Deep Dish Pizza Day. Headquartered in Buffalo Grove, the legendary pizza company said the new pizza will be available at all locations in Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Phoenix.

"After an exhaustive search over many years, we finally found something from New York that is worthy of adding to our Chicago deep dish pizza," said Marc Malnati, owner of Lou Malnati's Pizza. "A little drizzle of Mike Kurtz's Hot Honey creates a spectacular marriage of sweet and savory that every pizza lover will want to experience."

Over 7,000 lucky customers at Lou Malnati's locations will receive a free small Lou's x Mike's Hot Honey Deep Dish Pizza. It marks the first-ever collaboration for Lou Malnati's, which launched in 1971 in Lincolnwood.

In addition to the pizza, available in both deep dish and thin crust, customers will be able to order chicken wings dipped in Mike's Hot Honey, established in 2010 by Kurtz at Paulie Gee's in Brooklyn.

Lou Malnati's said in a news release the launch of the new pizza is part of a week-long celebration through April 11. In addition, seven random customers will be chosen to receive free pizza for a year.