Mancini’s Bread unveiled its Batman-inspired Halloween bread art on Sunday, in honor of actor Michael Keaton’s appearance at the launch of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame. The bread was on display at the Mancini’s in Pittsburgh’s Strip District due to the shop’s proximity to the terminal building, where the Walk of Fame will be unveiled on Monday. According to a release, this is the second year Mancini’s has continued the tradition of honoring Keaton with their Halloween bread art. Last year, the bread was constructed to look like Beetlejuice, and now, Batman. The bread is expected to measure 4-by-4-feet and weigh around 200 pounds after four hours of baking the masterpiece.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was at Mancini’s on Sunday, where the beloved loaf could be seen through the store’s window. “I love to do this because Keaton exemplifies Pittsburgh,” Mancini’s Owner Nick Mancini Hartner said in a release. “We are celebrating 100 years of Mancini’s bakery next year and looking for any opportunity to tie our bread art with the city we love.” Mancini’s Bread has served the Pittsburgh region since 1926, according to the release. Mancini’s Bakery bakes more than 10,000 loaves a day with a team of 48 Pittsburghers, using most of the same old-world techniques that James Mancini devised back in 1926. Mancini’s still bakes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at its original location in McKees Rocks, now with a retail bakery in the Strip District.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
PITTSBURGH —
Mancini’s Bread unveiled its Batman-inspired Halloween bread art on Sunday, in honor of actor Michael Keaton’s appearance at the launch of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame.
The bread was on display at the Mancini’s in Pittsburgh’s Strip District due to the shop’s proximity to the terminal building, where the Walk of Fame will be unveiled on Monday.
According to a release, this is the second year Mancini’s has continued the tradition of honoring Keaton with their Halloween bread art. Last year, the bread was constructed to look like Beetlejuice, and now, Batman.
The bread is expected to measure 4-by-4-feet and weigh around 200 pounds after four hours of baking the masterpiece.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was at Mancini’s on Sunday, where the beloved loaf could be seen through the store’s window.
“I love to do this because Keaton exemplifies Pittsburgh,” Mancini’s Owner Nick Mancini Hartner said in a release. “We are celebrating 100 years of Mancini’s bakery next year and looking for any opportunity to tie our bread art with the city we love.”
Mancini’s Bread has served the Pittsburgh region since 1926, according to the release.
Mancini’s Bakery bakes more than 10,000 loaves a day with a team of 48 Pittsburghers, using most of the same old-world techniques that James Mancini devised back in 1926.
Mancini’s still bakes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at its original location in McKees Rocks, now with a retail bakery in the Strip District.
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