Pittsburgh rapper Frzy featured on Eat'n Park Smiley cookie
As a little boy, Harvey Daniels’ parents, Brenda and Harvey Daniels, would take him to Eat’n Park in Squirrel Hill.
He ordered his favorite — the Mile High Meatloaf — but it was the end of the meal he couldn’t leave without having.
“Since I was a kid, I always wanted that Smiley cookie,” said Daniels, a musician known as Frzy. “I looked at that cookie with a smile and I smiled. If I was having a bad day, that cookie made me smile. That cookie still makes me smile.”
Now, others will be smiling, too, when they see the likeness of Emmy-award winning rapper on the iconic sugar cookie. Frzy collaborated with the Pittsburgh-based restaurant chain for a limited-edition Smiley cookie to celebrate the third annual Frzy Day, which is Jan. 11. Allegheny County recognized the day three years ago.
Proceeds from the sale of the cookies will benefit the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation.
Designed by Frzy’s 11-year-old nephew, Aireon, the treat is available through Jan. 31.
There are three options only available online.
Six cookies cost $20, and a dozen is $30. A case of 50 goes for $100. All include Frzy Smiley cookies and Frzy logo cookies.
Eat’n Park spokeswoman Becky McArdle said it’s a perfect match. “Frzy’s caring spirit and passion for our city not only makes him a great partner, but also makes us smile,” McArdle said.
The cookie is being released today — because numbers “111” are significant for the rapper who was born on Nov. 1 — “111.”
Last year, he set the world record for longest freestyle rap.
Frzy won a regional Emmy in 2018 for his collaboration with WQED Multimedia and PBS on a video tribute to the 50th anniversary of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” including a remixed version of the show’s theme song, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” written by the artist.
“Forget about the Emmy Award, this right here makes me feel like I’ve made it,” Frzy said. “I bet there isn’t one person in Pittsburgh who doesn’t know Eat’n Park. And I think the Smiley cookie is even more popular than the restaurant itself.”
He said he plans to help a charity each year on this day.
He said his friends and family often sends him cases of Smiley cookies when he is in Los Angeles, Calif.
“They can now send me cookies with my face on them,” said Frzy, an East Liberty native. “What they will be saying to me is ‘eat your heart out, literally.’ ”
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. She writes features about interesting people. The Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist began her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the Trib for 26 years and is the author of "A Daughter's Promise." She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.
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