What Patrick Stewart had to say about his first bites of Chicago deep dish pizza

The late Patrick Stewart once embarked on a mission to boldly go where he d never been before: Gino s East. The legendary Star Trek and X-Men actor, who died at 86 on Wednesday, visited Chicago in June 2013 and posted on X (Twitter at the time) about his first time trying Chicago deep dish pizza. Continuing Ed: Deep Dish. Must admit at home with a knife and fork, he wrote. The post was the second time he shared his pizza endeavors with the world. The week prior, he tried his first ever slice of New York-style pizza. To clarify: 1) I ve never had a slice 2) I ve been a Habs fan all of 4 weeks 3) I m also a fan of Bloomberg s soda legislation, he tweeted. His death followed “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. His diagnoses was not previously disclosed. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.