Buffalo: Pierogy Pocket Capital !!!
City Takes Pierogy Title
(from The Buffalo News - Friday, November 03, 2006)
By BRIAN MEYER
News Staff Reporter
Forget the stinging Super Bowl losses and Stanley Cup defeats. Buffalo's passion for pierogies has won it what a beaming Mayor Byron W. Brown described Thursday as the city's first championship.
A Pennsylvania food manufacturer has christened Buffalo the "Capital of the Pierogy Pocket," following a spirited community effort to demonstrate the city's enthusiasm for the Polish delicacy.
Standing beneath a towering arch of ballons in the City Hall lobby, Brown accepted the award from Mrs. T's Pierogies - along with a $10,000 check. The money will be used to help support cultural heritage and tourism efforts, the Police Athletic League and Sister Cities projects.
"Buffalo has a large Eastern European population that takes a great deal of pride in their heritage and food," Brown told a crowd of about 75 people, who sang along to a new song called "Pierogy Pride - Buffalo's Anthem."
Tom Twardzik, president of Mrs. T's Pierogies, presented a ceremonial check to local officials.
Buffalo beat four other finalist cities: Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Pa., Providence, R.I., and Garfield, N.J. A team of judges weighed materials from each locality and considered online votes that poured in from across the nation. A billboard is being donated to advertise Buffalo's newfound status.
North Common Council Member Joseph Golombek Jr. was a judge for a Pierogy Pride taste-off held in August to showcase Buffalo's zeal for the food. He thinks the new designation is a testament to the city's diversity.
"This a proud day for Polish-Americans and for anyone who loves gooey, doughy, cholesterol-laden foods," Golombek quipped.
(from The Buffalo News - Friday, November 03, 2006)
By BRIAN MEYER
News Staff Reporter
Forget the stinging Super Bowl losses and Stanley Cup defeats. Buffalo's passion for pierogies has won it what a beaming Mayor Byron W. Brown described Thursday as the city's first championship.
A Pennsylvania food manufacturer has christened Buffalo the "Capital of the Pierogy Pocket," following a spirited community effort to demonstrate the city's enthusiasm for the Polish delicacy.
Standing beneath a towering arch of ballons in the City Hall lobby, Brown accepted the award from Mrs. T's Pierogies - along with a $10,000 check. The money will be used to help support cultural heritage and tourism efforts, the Police Athletic League and Sister Cities projects.
"Buffalo has a large Eastern European population that takes a great deal of pride in their heritage and food," Brown told a crowd of about 75 people, who sang along to a new song called "Pierogy Pride - Buffalo's Anthem."
Tom Twardzik, president of Mrs. T's Pierogies, presented a ceremonial check to local officials.
Buffalo beat four other finalist cities: Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Pa., Providence, R.I., and Garfield, N.J. A team of judges weighed materials from each locality and considered online votes that poured in from across the nation. A billboard is being donated to advertise Buffalo's newfound status.
North Common Council Member Joseph Golombek Jr. was a judge for a Pierogy Pride taste-off held in August to showcase Buffalo's zeal for the food. He thinks the new designation is a testament to the city's diversity.
"This a proud day for Polish-Americans and for anyone who loves gooey, doughy, cholesterol-laden foods," Golombek quipped.
posted by Jeff Jankowski | 7:43 PM
2 Comments:
Truly, a championship that counts.
djb
Hey, you take what you can get right? :)
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