NY City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg upset Chinese restaurants when he mentioned last week that he was cutting back on Chinese food. The Mayor's decision comes as he attempts to lose weight for his re-election campaign. Raymond Wong, 45, a manager at Joe's Shanghai, on Pell Street in Chinatown, responded, "He is making big mistake. Chinese people always skinny, never fat. I can understand if the mayor wants to give up takeout Chinese food, but if he wants real food, he should come here."
Michael Chie, 45, at Shun Lee Palace on East 55th Street in Manhattan, responded, "He shouldn't have said he is stopping Chinese food. He's going to upset a lot of people in this town."
Skyler, a spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg, said that Bloomberg enjoys a good relationship with New York's Chinese community and will continue to love Chinese food. (Source: AsianWeek, August 26, 2005).