Columbian Exchange

After the MTV awards last night, I couldn't help but feel my stomach grumbling. I decided to grab my bestfriend Gaga and hit up the coolest new restaurant in New York called Benchino's. As we walked in, we were greeted by a man wearing a fleece over a collard shirt. I've heard rumors that he's the ACTUAL owner of the restaurant, but he works in the restaurant as a waiter because he loves people. He offered that I order the Chef's Special, which was Parmeasian Sausuage Lasagna.

 

When he served us the food, he recognized us and immediately asked Gaga to sign his shoes. He then sat with us and began talking to us about his passion for food and his dream to tell the rest of the world about it on television. The Parmesian Sausage Lasagna was his favorite meal because it included many ingredients from his favorite historical event, The Columbian Exchange. The sausage which was in the lasagna originally came from the old world  to the new world (Americas), the pasta originated from the old world to the world, and the the parmesian cheese came from the old to new world.I was amazed because everything I put in my mouth had its own story of where it came from. The steaming white parmesian cheese melted into my mouth as the delicious juices of the sausage gushed out. The palatable pasta was so appetizing that I ended up asking for seconds !!

Benschino told me how he wanted to have his own TV show about the Columbian Exchange where he would teach people about the events that occured, but the best I could do was get him a job at some high school. I really appreciated him sharing his knowledge with me because in the past, I thought every food that went in my mouth originated in the Americas,but I was wrong. Who knows, maybe I might go back to high school to find out how the Columbian Exchange ended...

 

Until then .. xoxo -GOSSIP GIRL