Sunday, July 22, 2012

The Post are meatheads when it come to $18 plates of vegetarian food

On Page 3 today, the Post makes a big fucking deal about a main vegetarian course at Northern Spy on East 12th Street that features roasted carrots for "a stunning $18."


Meanwhile, back on Page 42, there's a feature noting that "veggies step out from the sidelines and into starring roles at these NYC restaurants."

Back here, the Post doesn't seem outraged by the puny looking mushroom dish at Empellon Cocina on First Avenue... that costs $18...


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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    The mushroom lobbyists are better than the carrot lobbyists ?

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  2. GojiraJuly 22, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    What, you expect sense and reason from a shameful rag that hysterically endorses fracking as the only way to save New York?

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  3. AnonymousJuly 22, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    For the money, Northern Spy is a millions times more pleasant and laidback than the artisanal d-bags at Empellon Cocina.

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  4. Rupert's the name, fake "news" is the gameJuly 22, 2012 at 2:01 PM

    @EVG: The NY Post of today is trash. It's not the reasoned, liberal Post of the late '60s; the paper was purchased by Murdoch in 1974 (according to my Google-Fu) and it was destroyed by him.

    Instead of asking why their "articles" are inconsistent, ask why they still have any readership.

    BTW, what were you doing with that oily rag that you can report on its content? Huh Grieve, huh?

    :-) Ha Ha.

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  5. LisaJuly 22, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    A quick online search informs us of that the wholesale price of carrots is considerably lower than Hen-of-the-Woods mushrooms:

    $30--- 50 lb sack fresh carrots
    $21--- 1 lb bag fresh Hen-of-the-Woods mushrooms

    These particular mushrooms are 3400% more expensive than carrots, in other words.

    If you despise the NY Post’s politics, you could just say as much, without involving innocent fungi.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 22, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    same reporter did both pieces. nice hatchet job.

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  7. Mr Potato HeadJuly 22, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    @Lisa: I despise the NY Post. There, are you OK with that? (I left out the "politics" because the rag is a rag with or without.)

    But regarding your home economics research, I'll bet you that the weight of hen-in-the-woods mushroom flakes in that second dish is less than the 0.45 ounces of mushroom that would cost $0.60 (the cost of a pound of your carrots). And you're forgetting the wild spinach, freekeh, and almonds in the carrot dish - they've got to cost something too.

    Bottom line: restaurant food is always much more expensive than the cost of the ingredients. Mostly you're paying for the tens of thousands of dollars per month in rent that the restaurant pays to the landlord. They've got to sell a lot of carrots or mushrooms to pay that rent. Want to save money, eat better, and avoid the crowds? -- eat at home.

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  8. EV GrieveJuly 22, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    @ Rupert's the name, fake "news" is the game said...

    Ha, well, I usually always buy the Post, Daily News and the Times on Sunday... or at least borrow them from my neighbor...

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  9. LisaJuly 22, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Yes, Mr. Potato Head, I'm perfectly OK with your despising it.

    I, on the other hand, LOVE the NY Post.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    I knew someone who read the Post back in the day..the racing part..today he is a fucwad.

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  11. nygrumpJuly 23, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    I'm very concerned what the Australian fascist viewpoint is on NYC cuisine.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    would anyone here actually pay $18 for a plate of carrots. if yes, you are douches.

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  13. Captain HindsightJuly 23, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    New York Times; more bullshit with better packaging

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