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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 08:52 AM
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Press Release For "Ghetto Fries" Enrages Food Critic
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Some press releases grab your attention faster than others, and the one distributed Tuesday by Kurman Communications on behalf of a North Side beef stand certainly did the trick.

"GOT GHETTO? Max's Famous Italian Beef Serves Gotta-Have Ghetto Fries," shouted the publicist's headline.

"Got Ghetto on the brain?" the release continued. "You're not alone," then went on to describe the aforementioned Ghetto Fries as a "dish that has captured the attention and appetites of Chicagoans from the North to South sides."

It even quoted foodie chat room visitors as asking, "What's Ghetto Fries?"

Ghetto Fries, it turns out, are French-fried potatoes topped with Merkt's cheddar cheese, giardiniera, gravy, barbecue sauce and raw onions.

The whole business struck former Sun-Times food critic Don Rose as so offensive that he forwarded the press release to my attention with the observation:

"I suggested perhaps they were made in Jewtown by colored slaves. What next? 'Wetback refritos?' "

http://www.suntimes.com/output/brown/cst-nws-brown24.html
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 08:53 AM
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1. WTF? That is crude and they sound disgusting.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 08:57 AM
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2. Sounds like poutine, with a side of racism. nt
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:01 AM
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3. I hope that comes with a side of Lipitor
My cholesterol went up 10 points just reading the description of those fries!
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Terran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:03 AM
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4. God that sounds gross.
They probably love it in Chicago.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:04 AM
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5. those fries just sound nasty
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:15 AM
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6. At least they're Fat-Free...
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:40 AM
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11. Shouldn't that be... "phat- free"?
Edited on Wed Aug-24-05 09:41 AM by D__S
:smoke:
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:18 AM
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7. GHETTO BURGER!!!
A Richmond favorite
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:24 AM
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8. that's ghetto-fabuLous
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:26 AM
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9. "i meant to say ghetto-Licious"
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 09:31 AM
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10. Ah yes, ghetto fries. That place is really close to my house.
I've never had them but I've seen them and they look disgusting.
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