"People actually lost their mind. We got letters, and phone calls. Some people just
stopped coming by our restaurant," said Marcella Smith, regional director of NYC's beloved comfort-food chainlet Parm. "Guests would actually get visibly mad when they were at their tables and yell at our servers. I almost expected full-blown protests in the street."
The ire she's describing had nothing to do with border walls or the dark net. It revolved around mozzarella sticks: those glorious breaded and deep-fried tubes brimming with molten cheese.
So what was the grave injustice? Parm temporarily removed the dish from the menu to retool the recipe. And it is exceptional. The place is an ode to the Italian deli from high-flying chefs Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi, who run a number of high-end restaurants in NYC. The short menu of classics like chicken Parm and ziti is engineered with top-notch ingredients and cheffy techniques. They swiftly learned their lesson. https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/who-invented-mozzarella-sticks-recipe/food-and-drink
