SCANDAL! SCANDOLA! NYC MAYOR de BLASIO EATS PIZZA WITH KNIFE AND FORK! DETAILS EMERGING! pic.twitter.com/HmwM8iIoOS
— Josh Robin (@joshrobin) January 10, 2014
Stop the presses!
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio caused quite a stir today when he was spotted using a knife and fork to eat his pizza:
Note: @BilldeBlasio is eating his pizza with a knife & fork. pic.twitter.com/tM7btCB1B3
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) January 10, 2014
Update: @BilldeBlasio finished eating the slice with his hands.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) January 10, 2014
Update to an update: @BilldeBlasio returns to the knife and fork to start his second slice.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) January 10, 2014
Reaction was mixed:
"The honeymoon is over: Mayor Bill de Blasio was seen using utensils to consume a slice…"
http://t.co/sH2LArVlRI #forkgate— Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/421718639109099521
Channeling my best Michael Scott: NO GOD PLEASE NO! MT @JonLemire: @BilldeBlasio eats his pizza with a knife & fork pic.twitter.com/CG6NRnglJm
— Nick Carbone (@nickcarbone) January 10, 2014
Disaster: Mayor De Blasio eats pizza with a fork and knife http://t.co/nAxXRHYoWt pic.twitter.com/PwMTsfvobE via @JonLemire
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) January 10, 2014
So what's wrong with this? I use a fork when the pizza's scalding hot. http://t.co/cElR5ALqwJ
— Dwight Silverman (@dsilverman) January 10, 2014
Did he disclose before election? MT @NYMag: Disaster: De Blasio eats pizza w/a fork and knife http://t.co/JZ8aRMEkwK pic.twitter.com/6QpHSmJLRt
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) January 10, 2014
He's not wrong. MT @grynbaum: DeBlasio argues he's just being authentic, says he picked up pizza-with-utensils habit while visiting Italy.
— George Ford (@GeorgeFord) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/sosoglos/status/421718169792036864
Even squirrel knows better RT @JonLemire: @BilldeBlasio eats pizza with knife & fork @evgrievehttp://t.co/Mm4qmTHXDS pic.twitter.com/cSvJJgqfbo
— Patrick Hedlund (@patrickhedlund) January 10, 2014
With Neapolitan pizza that's piping hot, with cheese/toppings sliding off if you try to eat by hand, knife/fork is acceptable approach.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) January 10, 2014
@philipaklein That's how they do it in Naples.
— Ryan (@Faustulus723) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/421722416545411072
— Nick Cicero (@nickcicero) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/421730259981959168
We told you he’s a communist http://t.co/Xq83KiEbc4
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 10, 2014
The debate rages on.
Meanwhile, de Blasio made sure to tweet out a utensil-free pizza eating photo:
Staten Island's Goodfellas Pizza — good however you slice it. pic.twitter.com/MxKhHaf1ID
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 10, 2014
Nice try, but…
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/421733023596302336
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