Episode 1: The crudité Conundrum

Mar 11

Written By Jaclyn Kettler

Scandalized is back for a five-episode mini-season while we work on Season 2! This week, part one of our deep dive into our favorite food-related scandals. Dr. Oz teaches us about the finer points of crafting a crudité during his ill-fated Senate campaign; and New York mayor Bill DeBlasio forks over his local street cred by eating pizza incorrectly.

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Episode Notes:

Key sources used in researching and writing this episode:

Former New York Mayor Bill De Blasio, center, uses a fork and knife to eat a slice of pizza at Goodfellas Pizza in the Staten Island borough of New York City in 2013 (Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press) — Former New York Mayor Bill De Blasio, center, uses a fork and knife to eat a slice of pizza at Goodfellas Pizza in the Staten Island borough of New York City in 2013 (Jonathan Lemire/Associated Press)

New York Times - “A Fork? De Blasio’s Way of Eating Pizza is Mocked”, January 2014
New York Daily News - “Forkgate for Bill de Blasio in Staten Island! Mayor uses cutlery to eat his pizza”, January 2014