Who gets the credit for creating deep fried Twinkies?
“Christopher Sell makes some of the best fish and chips in all of New York City. The potatoes are freshly peeled, and he slips only the finest cod and haddock fillets into the vinegar-laced batter he learned to make in his native England. It’s all exceedingly proper, what with the Union Jacks and pictures of Her Royal Majesty hanging on the walls. He’s afraid, though, that he’ll be forever known as the guy who tosses Twinkies into hot oil. “We won best fish and chips in Timeout magazine last year,” says Sell, 36, owner of the ChipShop in the trendy Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. “But I’ll probably just be remembered for the deep-fried Twinkies.” Deep-fried Twinkies. Sort of takes your breath away, doesn’t it? Sell can credit, or blame, his infamy on an article that appeared in the New York Times food section last month. The short article, back on page 10, catapulted Sell and his crispy Twinkie to snack stardom. Since then, he has done 20 radio interviews plus several national and
