Oscars Treated To Philly Soft Pretzels By Philly Area Native: Reports

ABINGTON, PA — Most people outside of Philadelphia think of one food when it comes to the city: cheesesteaks.

But actor Adam Shapiro, who hails from Abington, introduced another less hyped Philly food staple to A listers at this year's Academy Awards.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Shapiro supplied the 95th Academy Awards with his own Philly soft pretzels.

According to the outlet, Shapiro, who runs Shappy Pretzel Co. in Los Angeles, baked 4,000 pretzels for Hollywood's biggest night.

Shapiro said in a YouTube video that he was approached by Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel about supplying snacks to attendees.

At 1 a.m. on March 12, Shapiro and his team got to work baking hundreds and hundreds of Philly-style soft pretzels.

The deal to provide pretzels landed him and his wife, actor Katie Lowes, tickets to attend the award show.

Shapiro — known for his roles in "Never Have I Ever," "Steve Jobs," and "Mank," among others — started Shappy Pretzel Co. in the thick of the pandemic when he was craving the hometown snack, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"I didn’t realize how much I missed Philly and how I was homesick until I started doing this pretzel thing and then all of a sudden, it brought Philly back into my life in the biggest way," he told the Inquirer.

Shappy Pretzel Co.'s offerings are available for nationwide delivery via Gold Belly.