Lou Malnati’s, one of Chicago’s oldest and best purveyors of deep dish pizza, could not let this stand. It sent out a statement to food writers across the nation.

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“We’ve been serving Chicago’s favorite Deep Dish since 1971,” said current chairman (and son of Lou) Marc Malnati. “When Netflix’ [sic] Emily in Paris writers chose to take a shot at Chicagoans and our pizza to try to get a laugh, it felt heartless and not humorous in the midst of Covid-19.”

To show that it is better and kinder than Emily In Paris, the statement continued, Lou Malnati’s will be offering a $5 discount for customers who order its pizza through the website tastesofchicago.com and use the code TCXCHISTRONG. There is a catch, however, because there always is: the offer is only good for the four- and six-pizza packs. And, alas, shipping is only in the United States, so even if Emily were real, she would not be able to get a shipment to correct this terrible cultural misunderstanding.