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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.
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.
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).