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We Approve of Bloomberg's Hypothetical Last Breakfast

Who knows how the "last breakfast" topic came up with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but his response was pretty delicious: "I always said if I had one breakfast to eat before I die, it would be Wonder Bread toasted, with Skippy Super Chunky melted on it, slices of overripe banana and fresh crisp bacon." Not a bad idea, Mike, and pretty down-to-earth of you, considering you're worth about thirty billion dollars. What would mine be? Perfect pancakes, crispy at the edges and tender inside, served with real maple syrup and sweet butter; six slices of Allan Benton's superlative bacon; two super-fresh eggs softly scrambled on a separate plate—I don't want the syrup touching my eggs—all washed down with a...

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29 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, July 29, 2008 at 7:30 AM
Tagged: breakfast, Good Morning!, Michael Bloomberg

Is Food a Meaningful Issue for New York's Mayor?

Kim Severson has a terrific story about the mayor of New York City's food initiatives in today's New York Times. Severson laid out all the issues well, and clearly did a ton of reporting, and yet there wasn't one quote from Mayor Michael Bloomberg himself. According to the story, "The mayor declined an interview with the New York Times on this subject and has never presented an overarching view on food policy." I sent Kim an e-mail asking her why she thought Bloomberg wouldn't be interviewed on the subject of food. Her response? "Hard to say. Even getting time with Mr. Thomases (a NYC official charged with co-ordinating the city's policies on food) was difficult. I assume it is because...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Ed Levine, April 4, 2007 at 9:55 AM
Tagged: Ed Koch, food policies, Michael Bloomberg, NYC