Gothamist: Let Them Eat Gold Twinkies

Rocknrope

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:18:02 -0500

I used to split Suzy-Q's and hurl the frosted side at a 40' wall in high school. That stuff is like gorilla glue.

citylion

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:02:57 -0500

Olive's on Prince street has a Friday ring ding special. Every Friday, they make these awesome ring dings on site for about $3 and change, I believe. So much better than the hostess variety and so much better for you. Some people may hate me for calling this one out. :P

smitty

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:11:28 -0500

totally not appealing to me either.

jaja007

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:37:09 -0500

will it make my dookie sparkle?

joeb

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:10:35 -0500

They're pretty, but I don't understand why you'd want to eat one. It's gold! A completely inert and tasteless.

zodak

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:54:42 -0500

who the hell buys these things? it's so stupid.

brooklynbee

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:54:27 -0500

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see that you gave them credit at the end.

brooklynbee

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:53:58 -0500

Did you just lift this completely from Brooklyn Based or what? "News for Sweet Tooths Former Real Simple art director Carolyn Veith and her lit professor husband Kai Krienke have opened a new Franklin St. boutique named after their two children, Jan & Aya. It’s eclectically curated with prints, clogs, footstools, and local goods like honey flights from Bee Raw, silkscreened Tees from Loyalty and Blood, and homemade bath oils and salts from Therapy. But our favorite item is the delicious, chocolatey golden tweenkee made with real gold dust by organic Brooklyn baker Sarah Magid. janandaya.com"

amsci

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:49:33 -0500

So much for "You can't polish a turd."

babyhitler

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:36:20 -0500

they look like they taste like shit. You ever read American Psycho? There is a scene, where Patrick Bateman takes a urinal cake and dips it in chocolate and feeds it to his shallow girlfriend and she feigns that it tastes good cause it's a very expensive restaurant and it was priced high.

Snoopy

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:31:23 -0500

Gold is a mineral it can't be organic.

Rocknrope

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:28:15 -0500

Are they organic?

brooklynbased

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:15:21 -0500

They're really good! And when I got one at Jan & Aya this Sunday, they were going for $4.50.

matty

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:14:28 -0500

How does 68 dollars for a dozen Twinkies jive with the "working class budget"???

carl_sagan

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:02:53 -0500

King Midas has been eating his fiber.

fakenewyorker

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:49:27 -0500

They look like gilded turds.