What a weird-dough!
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio chowed down — crust-first — on a piece of coconut-sprinkled pizza in a hard-to-stomach video stunt promoting Kamala Harris’ bid for president on social media Thursday.
In a cheesy call-back to the viral ridicule he received for eating pizza with a fork in 2014, de Blasio is shown dumping a bag of dried coconut shavings on a piece of cheese pizza with a furrowed brow, according to footage he posted on X.
The 63-year-old politician-turned-academic then flips the slice around and eats it backwards — in an absolutely coconuts apparent attempt to catch the internet’s attention — as he sits in a restaurant.
“I am hungry. I will eat pizza today,” he wrote under the post — made to promote “Paisans for Kamala,” a virtual event that will feature Italian-American stars and politicians this weekend.
“Join us virtually for Sunday dinner!” he tweeted. “RSVP at http://PaisansForKamala.com All our special guests will talk about what their heritage means to them, why they passionately support @KamalaHarris and what their favorite dish is.”
De Blasio hopes the saucy throwback drums up buzz for the event, which will feature actors Steve Buscemi, Marisa Tomei, Lorraine Bracco, John Turturro and others.
Politicians such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Garamendi and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro will also appear at the virtual dinner.
“[It] brings together Italian-American stars, political leaders, and community members for a night of stories, recipes, and a conversation about the stakes in the 2024 election,” according to a press release.
In January 2014, de Blasio was widely mocked for digging into a smoked-mozzarella-and-sausage pie at the Staten Island Pizzeria Goodfellas with a knife and fork.
The move was a culinary abomination to many red-blooded New Yorkers, who profess a hands-only approach to the city’s signature dish — sparking the hashtag #forkgate.
One food writer dubbed the incident a “disaster” while others called it De Blasio’s first mistake as mayor — and The Post teased, “Some New Yorker.”
De Blasio defended himself at the time by saying he picked up the fork habit in his “ancestral homeland” of Italy, where most people use utensils when eating pizza.
