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February 26, 2024, 7:31 AM ET
On one of my first days at The New York Times, I went to an orientation with more than a dozen other new hires. We had to do an icebreaker: Pick a Starburst out of a jar and then answer a question. My Starburst was pink, I believe, and so I had to answer the pink prompt, which had me respond with my favorite sandwich. Russ & Daughters’ Super Heebster came to mind, but I figured mentioning a $19 sandwich wasn’t a great way to win new friends. So I blurted out, “The spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A,” and considered the ice broken.
The HR representative leading the orientation chided me: “We don’t do that here. They hate gay people.” People started snapping their fingers in acclamation. I hadn’t been thinking about the fact that Chick-fil-A was transgressive in liberal circles for its chairman’s opposition to gay marriage. “Not the politics, the chicken,” I quickly said, but it was too late. I sat down, ashamed.
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link to (paywalled) source: I Was a Heretic at The New York Times
How the fuck does a sandwich cost 19 American dollars?
Food prices in New York are completely out of control. Seriously. A fucking street dog is $5 now
"Trendy" restaurants in areas full of rich people with more money than sense like Silicon Valley or NYC would be my guess.
At that price I'm thinking a high quality footlong Cheesesteak (half that for a low quality one that tastes the same but gives you diarrhea).
Genuine question where do you eat? Jimmy John's is like $13
Usually at home, if I'm eating out I'm not going to get a sandwich since I can easily make pretty good sandwiches at home.
Oh ok. In that case, I don't think 19$ for a sandwich is too crazy. There's a place near me that sells Reubens that you can't get out the door after tax and tip for under 30.