Historic Boston: Things to Do on the 4th
Photo of the day, July 3, 2009: After Hours
The mayors of Boston and New York City, Mayors Menino and Bloomberg, are engaging in the standard "friendly wager" based on the outcome of the Super Bowl. If you compare the two lists, it's pretty clear which city has the better food options, and we're not talking about the Big Apple here:
--100 cups of New England Clam Chowder from Legal Sea Foods;
--42 pounds of coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts in honor of Super Bowl XLII
--12 dozen Boston Cream Pies and 12 Dozen Parker House Rolls (in honor of Tom Brady’s #12) from Boston’s Omni Parker House Hotel
--100 Kayem Old Tyme franks and 100 al fresco sun-dried tomato chicken sausages, the best-selling dogs in New England
--20 Pizzas from Sal’s – one pizza for each selection on the menu
--5 Cases of Brigham’s Boston You’re My Home Ice Cream and 5 cases of Cherry on the Top Frozen Yogurt Bars from Elan.
--100 servings of Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt
The yogurt is the "one of these things is not like the other" entry. Is that to help Mayor Bloomberg digest everything else?
Bloomberg's offerings, which pale in comparison, after the jump! Image of a Boston Cream Pie from the Omni Parker by Caroline Roberts.
As for NYC, their offerings are okay, but nothing worth throwing the game over:
--42 pastrami and corned beef sandwiches from Carnegie Deli
--42 “Big Blue Cheese Eli Mann-Eater Burgers” from Gallagher’s Steak House
--One case of beef cocktail patties and one case of chicken cocktail patties from Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill in the Bronx
--A selection of five pizzas from Goodfella’s Pizzeria on Staten Island
--42 pounds of rugelach, 42 pounds of assorted layer cakes and 42 black and white cookies from Junior’s
--One 2.5 gallon tub of lemon ice and one 2.5 gallon tub of ice of the flavor of Boston’s choice from the Lemon Ice King of Corona
--100 servings of Manhattan clam chowder and one bushel of Blue Point Oysters from the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
--20 pounds of “Super Steak” from Peter Luger Restaurant and six bottles of Peter Luger steak sauce
Pizza from Staten Island. Gee, thanks. While Boston appreciates Mayor Bloomberg's generosity, NYC better brace for a wave of real-deal New England clam chowder.
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Bostonist, it's on!
The oysters have to be eaten the same day, which would give the old people something to do during the Rolling Rally. Oh, except it might kill them.
Isn't the point to have something unique from each city? I know they're from the area, but if I wanted Dunkin' Donuts coffee I could walk around the corner, although even their spokesperson refuses to drink the stuff! And if I wanted Legal Sea Foods I could just go to a mall in Jersey. As for complaining about pizza from SI, at least you know where it is! Who is Sal and why would anyone want to eat Boston pizza? The Boston selection is not worth the Peter Luger's steak!
yogurt VS. all that meat?
Menino's looking pretty fuckin chintzy.
WTF? We offered Luger steaks for freakin' hotdogs? At least this proves NYC is soooo much a better food town than Bawston! Go Yanks! Go Jints!
Confidential to NYC, Boston: Neither of you are food towns.
Where is Houstonist to set things straight?
"Dude69": People in New Yawk say Bawston. People in Boston say "Wicked facking Bahston."
f-ing relax, new yorkers.