Author Melissa C. Walker, had a tough time finding SpaghettiOs in Park Slope last night. Now she wants to rant about it. Her first novel, Violet on the Runway, is in bookstores now.
I went to six, yes six, delis tonight in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and not one of them had good old-fashioned SpaghettiOs. When confronted about his lack of inventory, one owner said to me, "In this neighborhood, SpaghettiOs don’t sell!"
Neighbors, are we above the cheesy, tomatoey goodness of Campbell’s
classic circular pasta in a can? A food product with Vitamin A, four
essential B-vitamins, Iron, and–wait for it–fiber (an ingredient
which Dr. Oz says is "the most important part of your diet")?For shame. I may have to move.
That is probably a good thing, Spaghetti-o’s are also made with stuff that you cant even pronounce correctly.
That is probably a good thing, Spaghetti-o’s are also made with stuff that you cant even pronounce correctly.
The supermarkets aren’t close to everybody Roberto. People still rely on delies. Not everyone lives in the central slope. What a loser.
except now that that posted twice, i feel ditzy. sorry!
It’s true, I was having a deli night because the closest supermarket to me is a long(ish) walk. I admit to being lazy, but not ditzy.
It’s true, I was having a deli night because the closest supermarket to me is a long(ish) walk. I admit to being lazy, but not ditzy.
C-Town on 9th st definitely carries spaghetti-Os
As you may have noticed from the trucks, which may or may not be idling throughout PS while they deliver the goods, “everybody” shops Fresh Direct. But I just looked and they don’t have them, either.
Spaghetti-Os? Less of a travesty than having to go to 6 to 8 different places for limes or cilantro or Dr. Pepper. All the markets are WAY out of touch. At the Met on 7th Avenue you can find Huitlacoche but you can’t find sour cream. Amazing. I can’t wait for the Whole Foods to open and I never thought I’d say that.
Jeez last time I looked there are four supermarkets in more or less central PS. 2 Key Foods, a C-Town and an Associated. Plus Met Foods near the famed Third Street.
What a ditz.