About that mayoral pork chop
So just what did Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake eat the night before she was hospitalized for "gastrointestinal difficulties"?
A Corks pork chop.
Credit City Hall reporter Julie Scharper for sniffing out that nugget.
And credit Corks Chef Jerry Pellegrino (left) for having a sense of humor when I called to ask him about it just now.
The busy chef hadn't heard about the mayor's hospitalization, so I explained that Rawlings-Blake had experienced symptoms that initially sounded like a heart attack but turned out to be agita.
Pellegrino, a fan of the new mayor, said his pork chop should not be construed as an attempted City Hall coup.
"We make a mean pork chop," he said, "but it's not actually mean enough to give somebody a heart attack."
Sun file photo
Comments
I believe the culprit is supposed to be coffee.
Hmmm... although maybe it was caffeinated meat...
Posted by: sean | March 5, 2010 2:15 PM
I'm betting it was the pork chop and it wasn't agita causing her pain.
I'm betting it was her gallbladder. makes sense. Pain in the upper gastrointestinal area that comes on a little bit after a fatty meal...
Certainly not Cork's fault. I'll bet it's a great pork chop.
Posted by: Maggi | March 5, 2010 3:53 PM
She eats pork now? Wow, she got really mad at me back in 1997 when I served her a New England Clam Chowder with bacon in it, handed me her business card (City Councilperson Stephanie Rawlings), and told me to think about what I was going to do for her. I sent her a gift card. She used it. It was, however, intended for her so it's OK...;^)
Posted by: Longtime Baltimore Restaurateur | March 5, 2010 4:21 PM
This reminds me of the Saturday Night Live sketch with Chris Farley and "da Bears" fans...he has his umpteenth "hairt a-teck" and then pulls a pork chop out of his throat.
Posted by: Cleatus | March 5, 2010 10:09 PM
Maggi: I agree with you completely. I had gallstones last year and what happened to the mayor sounds like a gallstone attack. One of the things I was supposed to avoid while dealing with the stones was pork.
I ended up having the gallbladder removed; luckily nowadays the surgery is done laparoscopically, so it's fast, doesn't leave too big of a scar (or scars), and the recovery tine is pretty fast.
Posted by: kam | March 8, 2010 11:47 AM
wow, Longtime Baltimore Restaurateur -- that's quite the story. Don't you dare call her Stephanie, either.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 8, 2010 2:47 PM
a politician that don't like pork? unthinkable
Posted by: lazania ortiz | March 8, 2010 3:39 PM
her honor the mayor? Madam Mayor? what do you call her?
Posted by: Joyce W. | March 8, 2010 3:39 PM
Exactly, Joyce. She is only the Mayor, not the President. I didn't know that position deserved such acknowledgement. Maybe once she makes some positive improvements she would warrant that.
Posted by: BaltBabs | March 8, 2010 5:08 PM
I did hear Sheila Dixon once refer to Mayer O'Malley as "Brother Martin" on a radio talk show.
Posted by: Leonora | March 8, 2010 5:24 PM
leonora, then maybe she can be sister porkchop
Posted by: lazania ortiz | March 8, 2010 5:58 PM