For as disappointing as the Mets have been the past few seasons, if there’s one thing Mets fans — and New Yorkers — can take pride in, it’s the food. Citi Field has some of the best food in baseball. New York is among the top culinary cities on the planet. That’s indisputable, really.
So, Mets owner Steve Cohen should think about his audience when he says that London has better food than New York. It did not go over well this weekend.
The Mets finished up their two-game series with the Phillies in London on Sunday. And when Cohen was asked about his thoughts on the trip to London, he made a point to note that London has phenomenal food — even better than New York in his opinion.
Steve Cohen: "I love London. I think the food here is fantastic. I think it's better than [the food in] New York."
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 9, 2024
Now, as to be expected with a large and diverse city, London is home to many amazing restaurants and world-class chefs. I’d guess that a billionaire owner of an MLB team would frequent London’s fine dining scene instead of opting for beans on toast. London does have great food — there’s no denying that. But the sheer quantity of delicious food in New York makes Cohen’s take just silly.
Mets fans were not tolerating the New York food slander.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
Flushing and Corona have better food than the entire city of London 😂 https://t.co/AZ6rbTi4xw
— katie honan (@katie_honan) June 9, 2024
Yes definitely better than New York https://t.co/UQpxbM471Q pic.twitter.com/Wxsj2qFyWj
— Mikey Pomodoro👌 (@ChickenParmPapi) June 9, 2024
You can throw a rock from outside any gate at Citi Field and hit a place that has better food than anywhere in London https://t.co/3ntM4NpnT1
— Luke Kawa (@LJKawa) June 9, 2024
The @Mets are trying my patience in every possible way. https://t.co/D9IbpUEhBb
— Chris Sprigman (@CJSprigman) June 10, 2024
When you eat in the kind of restaurants that Steve Cohen eats in, Michelin starred restaurants, & there are a lot of them in London, then yes London food is probably better than NY. But for the average person that eats the normal English fare, fish & chips, etc, then NY is better https://t.co/yU3tvcXmwe
— Mike W Steelers (@mikewsteelers) June 10, 2024
Officially reached my breaking point with him https://t.co/yaane8FZmD
— Sam (@chasingtheSAM) June 9, 2024
You can argue about literally anything these days. This is one of the most objectively untrue statements a person can make lmao https://t.co/BmQnrCEmnf
— Jim Gardner-Johnson (@DatDudeJD) June 9, 2024
Imagine being a billionaire in New York and eating anything other than the most amazing food you've had in your life https://t.co/MNisSEswSm
— Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162) June 9, 2024
Coming to Citi Field: beans on toast https://t.co/WmU3EgDhO5
— Bradford William Davis (@BWDBWDBWD) June 9, 2024
