Forget birthday cake, Jimmy Kimmel wanted a mortadella sandwich this year.
The host of the late-night talk show, who turned 56 on November 13, “begged” for a salty treat instead of a sweet one for his birthday. And on Monday, Kimmel shared that his birthday wish came true in a social media post.
“I prayed for a mortadella sandwich and Chris Bianco answered,” Kimmel wrote on his Instagram Story. “Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!”
Jimmy Kimmel posts his ‘prayers’ for a mortadella sandwich on his birthday.
Pizzeria Bianco DTLA/Instagram
In the post, the comedian posed with the restaurant owner in Kimmel’s studio, both smiling from ear to ear as Kimmel held a sandwich. Next to the large submarine, Kimmel held a handmade “Happy Birthday Jimmy” card covered in smiley faces and a milkshake with a lit candle.
Kimmel and Bianco have been friends for many years. Kimmel posted about his love of pizza and the James Beard Award-winning chef’s sandwiches, and recently posted about Bianco’s Arizona and California restaurants on National Sandwich Day earlier this month.
Jimmy Kimmel’s chef friend Chris Bianco says his new LA pizzeria means ‘I get to see more of Jimmy’
Love is mutual. Bianco, which was on Netflix Chef’s table: Pizzatold PEOPLE in 2022, “Jimmy is one of my dearest friends and one of the best people on this planet.”
The Phoenix chef added, “He does so much for so many and I’m truly honored to have him as a friend. He’s just one of the best people on the planet.”
Bianco and Kimmel met about 20 years ago when the talk show host read an article about the restaurants before going home to Phoenix to visit his father for the holidays. Decades later, the owner of Pizzeria Bianco appeared on Kimmel’s show many times.
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