{"id":72335,"date":"2023-03-14T07:27:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T14:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=72335"},"modified":"2023-03-20T01:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T08:51:04","slug":"how-to-celebrate-pi-day-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/how-to-celebrate-pi-day-in-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"How to celebrate Pi Day in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s well-documented by this point that we here at the Post are <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/food-fight-the-local-jurys-in-for-national-cherry-pie-day\">big fans<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food-fight-yellow-journalism-and-going-bananas-over-pie\">pie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So imagine our glee that the annual celebration of the mathematical constant, which happens to (almost) share its name with our favorite confection, has once again arrived.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right\u2014Pi Day, celebrated March 14 to honor the number that rounds to 3.14 (and just so happens to be useful in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Finding-the-Volume-of-Pie-Using-Pi-%CF%80\/\">calculating the size of a pie<\/a>), is finally here.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to mark the occasion in Long Beach. Here are a few:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hof&#8217;s Hut <\/strong>has a one-day offer for <a href=\"http:\/\/hofshut.com\/promotions\/pi-day-2023\">$3.14 off a freshly baked large pie<\/a>. Customers can enjoy the discount by dining in at 2147 N. Bellflower Blvd. or with an <a href=\"http:\/\/hofshut.com\/order-online\">online takeout order<\/a> using code 897-200-458. Hof&#8217;s Hut is open today from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'segoe ui', Roboto, 'helvetica neue', Arial, 'noto sans', sans-serif, 'apple color emoji', 'segoe ui emoji', 'segoe ui symbol', 'noto color emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'segoe ui', Roboto, 'helvetica neue', Arial, 'noto sans', sans-serif, 'apple color emoji', 'segoe ui emoji', 'segoe ui symbol', 'noto color emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\"><strong>The Pie Bar<\/strong> in Downtown, 450 Pine Ave., is also getting in on the action by offering $3.14 key lime pie shots for the first 200 guests. Anyone who is lucky enough to have a Pi Day birthday will also get a free slice, as long as you have your ID handy. The Pie Bar is open today from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., but folks are encouraged to get there early to snag a pie shot.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Polly&#8217;s Pies Restaurant &amp; Bakery,<\/strong> 3490 Atlantic Ave., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cpvx9VPJmPF\/\">will offer apple pies featuring the pi symbol<\/a> for those who want to take the day a little more literally. Polly&#8217;s Pies is open today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, for those of you who prefer to celebrate the day in a more savory fashion, <strong>Blaze Pizza<\/strong> is offering any one 11-inch pizza (excluding crust upgrades) for $3.14 to its Blaze Rewards members. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blazepizza.com\/account\/signup\">Sign up online<\/a> or by downloading the app. The closest participating locations are 11263 183rd St., Cerritos, and 12430 Seal Beach Blvd., Seal Beach. Both are open today from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food-fight-yellow-journalism-and-going-bananas-over-pie<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X870cqI3z6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/food-fight-the-local-jurys-in-for-national-cherry-pie-day\">Food Fight: The local jury\u2019s in for National Cherry Pie Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Food Fight: The local jury\u2019s in for National Cherry Pie Day&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/food-fight-the-local-jurys-in-for-national-cherry-pie-day\/embed\/#?secret=SfrHBRm3sA#?secret=X870cqI3z6\" data-secret=\"X870cqI3z6\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual celebration of the mathematical constant, which happens to (almost) share its name with a beloved confection, has once again arrived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":72712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[32087],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[31999],"class_list":["post-72335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-pi-day","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72335"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72346,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72335\/revisions\/72346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72335"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=72335"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=72335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}