In today’s world, he would probably marry his partner Booboo and demand that campers make him a picnic basket or he would sue...
Posted on 08/15/2015 2:35:07 AM PDT by bob_denard
One man's rations is another's racism. That's what a Manhattan pizzeria named Pizza by Certé discovered when passersby noticed the sign for a summertime specialty — and promptly uploaded a snapshot of the same to Instagram. The sign advertised a pizza slice with the curious name “Pic-a-nika” and even more curious toppings, among them Southern-fried chicken and watermelon.
The owner of the restaurant maintains that the name of the creation comes from the lilting manner in which his father, who emigrated here from Italy, pronounces the word picnic. And what foods are more common picnic fare than fried chicken and watermelon?
But those foods are also stereotypes. And the nika part of the name? Well that may come a little too close for comfort to a well-known racial slur.
Be that as it may, Pizza by Certé's manager, Victor Guzman, told New York station WPIX that the dish — which also includes decidedly non-stereotypical ingredients such as baby arugula, goat cheese, ricotta, blue cheese, and sunflower seeds — is a best-seller and is here to stay.
But these are highly emotional times. It has taken far less than this to inflame passions. If you want to sample a slice of Pic-a-nika, my advice is to hurry.
Pizza by Certé is located at 132 E 56th Street, bet. Park and Lexington Aves, (212) 813-2020
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In today’s world, he would probably marry his partner Booboo and demand that campers make him a picnic basket or he would sue...
I thought the same too (Yogi Bear reference.)
I'm so sick and damn' tired of the "permanently outraged" and "permanently offended" asshats that I'm so looking forward to the backlash against them.
When he dies, I wonder if no one will go to the funeral because it’s too crowded...
Nobody ever goes to Pizza by Certé anymore, it’s too crowded.
Don’t be niggardly with the toppings, Tony!
Hawaiian pizza is great for breakfast. Especially if you add bacon.
It must be exhausting being perpetually offended.
I always thought “ wop” was an insulting name for Italian. I had a friend tell me the other day that it means “ with out papers” . Anyone ever hear that before?
If you haven’t seen it, someone did a hilarious send-up of the “Gimme Pizza” song by the young-at-the-time saccharine Olson twins. All they did was to fudge the audio, which made it sound like stoned delirium. Quite funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpet67TTVag
That was my thought when I read it. Sounds like Yogi!
I’m usually a traditionalist when it comes to pizza—give me a plain slice or margherita any day, maybe pepperoni once in a while—but, damn, Frank Pepe’s white clam pizza is amazing.
No need to justify jack crap. Tell the pavement apes to pass off and pack it back to their ancestral crapholes. No more appeasement, no reparations, just repatriation.
There is a race horse named Yogi Berra who has run three times in the last few months and won twice. Berra watched from where he lives and he smiled as the horse won his first race. Story here if interested:
Well, as much as I love free speech, if a black owned pizzeria offered a double cheese light marinara pizza they called the “White girl bleedalot” pizza, that would twist my tail, too. If they offered buy one get one free, I would give the cashier a piece of my mind. Extra parmesan and red pepper packets, please.
If the combo comes with a grape soda, the jig is up.
Not a bad way to warm up a pizza.
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