Fat Cat Chef

If you're one of those hapless Fat Cat's who subscribes to the NY Times, you know you're forced to endure one intellectual indignity after another.

But today's "Your Money" really crosses the line when Mr. Paul Toback, CEO of Bally's Total Fitness, unnecessarily lashed out at the Fat Cat's favorite food group:

"I am a closet pizzaholic," he said. "I hang my head whenever I see that ad [that shows a string of delivery people bringing pizza, chicken and other fast food to the same house]."

Wait a minute: since when did pizza become a fast food? Most pizza joints I know about take at least 15 minutes to prepare a pie. That may seem fast, but when you're a mogul trying to build an empire, well, that's 15 minutes that could be better spent relentlessly driving your underpaid employees to eek out more productivity gains (and hence pad the profits in your fat pension).

Besides, can you imagine a soccer mom waiting that long for a tasteless meat pattie slathered in a musty sauce and slapped between two soggy buns?

Plus what's wrong with being a pizzaholic? Pizzaholics have contributed great things to this country. So be proud that you're a pizzaholic Mr. Toback, you're helping us unabashed pizza lovers make this country great.

Hopefully the NY Times' overworked public editor will retract this dastardly "fast food" insult.

:: More Fat Stuff ::
Get skinny at Bally Total Fitness. Sure you can "get the results you want for as long as you want"... but why would you want to do that?

:: Fat Cat Tip ::
Find the best pizza in New York City at SliceNY.com.

:: Bonus Fat Cat Tip ::
The best pizza in Westchester County, NY:

Silvio's Ristorante & Pizzeria
Rose Hill Shopping Center
628 Columbus Ave.
Thornwood, NY
914-769-6077
web: www.silviosrestaurant.com
e-mail: info|at|silviosrestaurant.com