New York, Massachusetts Governors Bet Cheesecake, Chowder On Super Bowl

ALBANY, N.Y. -- I'll see your chowda, and raise you a cheesecake.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is betting chips, pies and bowls of New England clam chowder that his Patriots will win Super Bowl XLVI. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is putting bagels, yogurt and cheesecake on the line in support of the Giants.

The bet for Sunday's NFL championship game highlights regional cuisine that this year will be donated to local food banks.

If the Giants lose Sunday's game, Cuomo will send 46 cases of New York-made yogurt, 46 dozen bagels from Manhattan's Ess-a-Bagel and 46 cheesecakes from Junior's in Brooklyn to a Massachusetts food bank.

If the Patriots lose, Patrick will send 46 pies from The Pie Ladies in Centerville, 46 cases of chips made in Needham Heights and clam chowder from Boston-based Legal Seafoods.

Comments

[DeannaOD]

12:52 PM on 02/02/2012

Great! I love worthwhile bets!! But, I hope that they both end up sending the food--no matter who wins... Go Pats!

[DeannaOD]

12:51 PM on 02/02/2012

Great! I

[Linda Casey]

04:18 PM on 02/01/2012

Legal Seafood's chowder? Not as good as others in the MA area, esp. the chowder at Captain Parker's on Cape Cod. If that were part of the bet, I'd be more impressed! Plus he could have offered Cape Cod Potato Chips. But that's just me.

[Martiniman]

08:07 AM on 02/01/2012

Rooting for the Giants, but that's some damn good chowder!

[17ladyslippers]

05:33 PM on 01/31/2012

Go Pats!