By Alex Greig and Simon Tomlinson PUBLISHED: 08:52 EST, 16 January 2014 | UPDATED: 14:59 EST, 16 January 2014 It is a culinary scandal which has gone right to the top of the political food chain and left Bill de Blasio with a rather sour taste in his mouth. But the New York City Mayor may find his first crisis in office a little easier to swallow knowing that it will eventually help those most in need. In an incident dubbed Forkgate, de Blasio provoked mock outrage after being caught eating his pizza with a knife and fork instead of with his hands as is the New York way.
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New York City Mayor photographed eating his pizza with a knife and fork
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Twitter users expressed faux horror at method after the picture went viral
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De Blasio defended use of utensils, saying it was down to Italian ancestry
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