the Gatsby

[Dan Goncharoff]

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On 5/11/2010 1:20 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
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> At 12:48 AM -0400 3/20/10, Victor Steinbok wrote:
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>> Sauveur magazine has an article this month (April, 2010, p. 18) on the
>> origin of the Gatsby sandwich in Cape Town. It sounds a lot like classic
>> urban legends associated with many inventions, such as hamburger,
>> buffalo wings, etc. Actually, it /exactly/ like the buffalo wing legend.
>>
> What *is* the buffalo wing legend (presumably something to do with
> New York's second city and not with the belief that there are flying
> buffaloes that are fond of celery and blue cheese and have unusually
> spicy wings), and what is the actual truth of the matter?  Inquiring
> minds (and diners) want to know!
>
> LH
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