thoughts on the super bowl

like many other new englanders, we have plans to do some major couch potato-ing on sunday evening (complete with beer and chili tofu-dogs) to watch the biggest sports spectacle on earth - the super bowl.

we probably define the term fairweather fan. not even sure if the term "fans" can be applied to us - first, we usually have to decide which team has the better uniform, which we sometimes even mistakenly call "outfits" - much to my brother-in-law's dismay, i am sure. we chat over important plays, and are known to switch to the puppy bowl on breaks (and even forgetting sometimes to switch back over to the big game). nonetheless, we are curious to see whether the pats can really pull of this perfect season thing, 18-0 and a superbowl crown.

mayors menino and bloomberg have got their friendly wagers set. i always love hearing about such things. here's what the winning mayor will receive if their team wins.

from boston:
--100 cups of New England Clam Chowder from Legal Sea Foods;
--42 pounds of coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts in honor of Super Bowl XLII
--12 dozen Boston Cream Pies and 12 Dozen Parker House Rolls (in honor of Tom Brady’s #12) from Boston’s Omni Parker House Hotel
--100 Kayem Old Tyme franks and 100 al fresco sun-dried tomato chicken sausages, the best-selling dogs in New England
--20 Pizzas from Sal’s – one pizza for each selection on the menu
--5 Cases of Brigham’s Boston You’re My Home Ice Cream and 5 cases of Cherry on the Top Frozen Yogurt Bars from Elan.
--100 servings of Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt

from nyc:
--42 pastrami and corned beef sandwiches from Carnegie Deli
--42 “Big Blue Cheese Eli Mann-Eater Burgers” from Gallagher’s Steak House
--One case of beef cocktail patties and one case of chicken cocktail patties from Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill in the Bronx
--A selection of five pizzas from Goodfella’s Pizzeria on Staten Island
--42 pounds of rugelach, 42 pounds of assorted layer cakes and 42 black and white cookies from Junior’s
--One 2.5 gallon tub of lemon ice and one 2.5 gallon tub of ice of the flavor of Boston’s choice from the Lemon Ice King of Corona
--100 servings of Manhattan clam chowder and one bushel of Blue Point Oysters from the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
--20 pounds of “Super Steak” from Peter Luger Restaurant and six bottles of Peter Luger steak sauce

which city's loot would you rather win?