March 5, 2025 • 8 mins
Todd Shapiro joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the Lt. Governor of Texas trying to rename the ‘New York Strip’ to the ‘Texas Strip’ and his lawsuit fighting it.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So this is a story we did earlier that the
Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, for some reason, and
don't ask me why, Well, he says he met with
them cattle ranchers and that they all said that their
favorite cut of meat was a New York Strip steak,
(00:20):
and he said to them, why don't we just call
it the Texas Strip? Why is it called the New
York Strip steak. Well, that conversation is leading towards legislation
that they are going to have legislation in Texas to
rename the New York Strip steak as the Texas steak,
(00:42):
and that doesn't sit well with Todd Shapiro, who was
owner of the War Room tavern in Albany, New York. Todd,
thanks for being here today, Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Thank you. It's a great honor to be on your show.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Oh it's a great honor to have you. I understand
that your filing suit or you have filed suit.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
With my lawyers filed suit yesterday in Manhattan court. And basically,
I mean, I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know
a lot about legal terms, but I could tell you
that you know, the business we do could be jeopardized
when people come in to order a New York strip.
(01:21):
The New York Strip is you know, a symbol like
like the Empire State Building is, and you know where
a statue of liberty. When people go all over the
world they bide into a New York strip, it separates
the man from the boys.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well, how do explain that last con man? How does
it separate the men from the boys? The New York
strip steak?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Because you know, it's a it's a it's a fine cut,
it's a big cut. It's something you look at that
you know that. You know some people, you know, some
people might not take it and eat that. It's it's
a big cut of meat. It's not a little tiny
It's not a cheeseburger.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Yeah. Is it considered the best piece of steak you
can get?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I think it's one of the best pieces of steak,
one of the finest pieces of steak you could possibly have.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
So did how does them let me just figure out
this lawsuit? I know, No, don't apologize. I jumped in
on you. Uh, the the New York strip steak? How
does it affect you what they're doing in Texas?
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Because what they come in for my place to the
Albany War Room is a New York State centric kind
of place. You've been to Albany, I'm sure you're haven't
you know politics, because you can't live in the city
today after you involved in the politics. But the way
the way we come into place everywhere we get people
from all over the world that come to the capitals,
the state capitol, we have senators. Everyone comes and expect
(02:51):
expect a little piece of New York. They come in.
They're not going there to get uh, you know, to
get a Kentucky barbecue or you know, to get something
from somewhere else. We're very centric. Everything on menu had
the New York beat to it, from Peddy Roosevelt's favorite
dishes to Franklin Roosevelt to grow over Cleveland. Everything on
the menu reflects New York State, that reflects New York.
(03:14):
If we weren't selling something that it didn't have a
New York name, well come from New York, it would
affect our business.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Well play this out for me. How do you think
that legislation in Texas is going to affect you and
force you to change the name of the steak in Albany,
New York?
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Well, I think, first of all, I think he's using
a cheap publicity stunt. I meant, you know, let's he
should worry about the Beasles right now as an outbreak
going on right now with Texas. I mean, people's lives
are in trouble, and he's worried about changing the name
of the steake. I mean that doesn't sound like good
government to me, does it.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
No, it doesn't. But I think you're exactly right. I
think he's doing this as a publicity stunt. And I
think it's going to affect maybe the people of Texas.
I'm not sure it's going to affect you in all,
but in New York. And I guess the question would
be and I. And by the.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Way, it's gonna affect me, there's no question it's gonna
affect me now because people people are gonna come in.
They don't want to. They don't We sell everything New York.
Everything about us is New York. When they come in,
they want a New York strip. That's one of our
biggest issers. They don't want to go. They could come
in and know or something that has to word Texas
on it. It's just not what When I'm I push
(04:23):
it's not the flavor, and it's not what people want.
They come in, they want something that's New York centric.
So that's that's the way, that's our brand, all right. Well,
if you have to change it, we're not gonna be
to sell it. And if and you make more money
on a piece of New York Strip, then you probably
do other other kinds of means than you know, a
cheeseburger or something of that nature.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Now I now. Dan Patrick, the Lieutenant governor of Texas,
went on to say the reason he's doing this is
because they have more cattle uh in Texas than anywhere else,
and that the New York Strip steak you're selling is
probably from Texas, and that's the reason he wants to
change the name to Texas Strip, he says. And I
(05:05):
don't know what's right or wrong in this. I don't
keep track of cows and steers. He says that New
York has mostly dairy cows and that you don't get
your beef from New York.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Is that true?
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Well, it probably is true. I mean, listen, I don't
think there's a license plate on a cow. When you
serve it. It's the chef, it's the tenderness. It's you know,
it's just it's not you know, you don't look. You
don't eat your bacon and say it's Canadian bacon. It's
called Canadian bacon. It's just like it's called New York
strip I get it.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Can I ask a question? Say somehow they change the name?
Speaker 4 (05:42):
You know, I don't even know who claims the names
of pieces of beef.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Why can't you just keep calling it a New York stripstick?
Who would care? Would somebody, some beef counsel be upset
with you?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
So he us don't give you an example. Years ago,
I have a p off firm. That's what you know.
It's my other my other hat. So years ago I
got hired by by duck Walk Vineyards. Duck Gowalk Vineyards
is out in the Hamptons. It's in Southampton. It's a
very famous you know, it's home by the people on Pindar.
(06:14):
It's a very brand. They have a picture they have duck.
It's a duck on the label. Everyone knows duck Walk.
If you go out there, it's probably one of the
biggest vinyards in Southampton or the Hampton's. Everyone knows it.
There was about fifteen years ago there were this in
California I think called duck Horn Vineyards. Duck Horn's a monster.
They went out and sued for intellectual property everything that
(06:38):
had to word duck in it, and they were going
after it was like almost the Battle of the Ducks.
They would tell they had a legislation, you'd have to
get rid of the duck. Now Little Island is the home.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Of duck so, I mean, so you'd be afraid somebody
would be after you if you didn't change the name.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
It's just you know what, it's a crock of you know, yeah,
It's just it's It's the whole thing is like, I
mean that I have to go and hire a lawyer
to protect my stake, to save a few pieces of
beef so I could so I can make enough to
feed my family. Is the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Are you gonna go after a postroami sandwich next?
Speaker 1 (07:18):
I mean, you can't go after sandwich.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
To go ahead, go ahead.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
It's just the whole thing is ridiculous. I mean, people
politicians have nothing to do except worry about different stuff.
I mean, the whole thing is they're worried about. There's
means those people are dying all over in Texas. The
outbreak is is really serious. And this guy's worried about
a bunch of steer.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
I'm thinking about it. I'm with you. Keep fighting and
keep fighting him. Tod Shapiro, owner of the War Room
Tavern in all but he knew you York. The owner
of the War Room Tavern is going to war with Texas.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Remember the Alamo, Todd, We're listening, and that's the Almo.
Look at this. Listen the same thing and halfs the
Alamo is going to happen to this guy in the election.
So this is a story we did earlier that the
Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, for some reason, and
don't ask me why, Well, he says he met with
them cattle ranchers and that they all said that their
favorite cut of meat was a New York Strip steak,
(00:20):
and he said to them, why don't we just call
it the Texas Strip? Why is it called the New
York Strip steak. Well, that conversation is leading towards legislation
that they are going to have legislation in Texas to
rename the New York Strip steak as the Texas steak,
(00:42):
and that doesn't sit well with Todd Shapiro, who was
owner of the War Room tavern in Albany, New York. Todd,
thanks for being here today, Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Thank you. It's a great honor to be on your show.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Oh it's a great honor to have you. I understand
that your filing suit or you have filed suit.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
With my lawyers filed suit yesterday in Manhattan court. And basically,
I mean, I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know
a lot about legal terms, but I could tell you
that you know, the business we do could be jeopardized
when people come in to order a New York strip.
(01:21):
The New York Strip is you know, a symbol like
like the Empire State Building is, and you know where
a statue of liberty. When people go all over the
world they bide into a New York strip, it separates
the man from the boys.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well, how do explain that last con man? How does
it separate the men from the boys? The New York
strip steak?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Because you know, it's a it's a it's a fine cut,
it's a big cut. It's something you look at that
you know that. You know some people, you know, some
people might not take it and eat that. It's it's
a big cut of meat. It's not a little tiny
It's not a cheeseburger.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Yeah. Is it considered the best piece of steak you
can get?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I think it's one of the best pieces of steak,
one of the finest pieces of steak you could possibly have.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
So did how does them let me just figure out
this lawsuit? I know, No, don't apologize. I jumped in
on you. Uh, the the New York strip steak? How
does it affect you what they're doing in Texas?
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Because what they come in for my place to the
Albany War Room is a New York State centric kind
of place. You've been to Albany, I'm sure you're haven't
you know politics, because you can't live in the city
today after you involved in the politics. But the way
the way we come into place everywhere we get people
from all over the world that come to the capitals,
the state capitol, we have senators. Everyone comes and expect
(02:51):
expect a little piece of New York. They come in.
They're not going there to get uh, you know, to
get a Kentucky barbecue or you know, to get something
from somewhere else. We're very centric. Everything on menu had
the New York beat to it, from Peddy Roosevelt's favorite
dishes to Franklin Roosevelt to grow over Cleveland. Everything on
the menu reflects New York State, that reflects New York.
(03:14):
If we weren't selling something that it didn't have a
New York name, well come from New York, it would
affect our business.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Well play this out for me. How do you think
that legislation in Texas is going to affect you and
force you to change the name of the steak in Albany,
New York?
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Well, I think, first of all, I think he's using
a cheap publicity stunt. I meant, you know, let's he
should worry about the Beasles right now as an outbreak
going on right now with Texas. I mean, people's lives
are in trouble, and he's worried about changing the name
of the steake. I mean that doesn't sound like good
government to me, does it.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
No, it doesn't. But I think you're exactly right. I
think he's doing this as a publicity stunt. And I
think it's going to affect maybe the people of Texas.
I'm not sure it's going to affect you in all,
but in New York. And I guess the question would
be and I. And by the.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Way, it's gonna affect me, there's no question it's gonna
affect me now because people people are gonna come in.
They don't want to. They don't We sell everything New York.
Everything about us is New York. When they come in,
they want a New York strip. That's one of our
biggest issers. They don't want to go. They could come
in and know or something that has to word Texas
on it. It's just not what When I'm I push
(04:23):
it's not the flavor, and it's not what people want.
They come in, they want something that's New York centric.
So that's that's the way, that's our brand, all right. Well,
if you have to change it, we're not gonna be
to sell it. And if and you make more money
on a piece of New York Strip, then you probably
do other other kinds of means than you know, a
cheeseburger or something of that nature.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Now I now. Dan Patrick, the Lieutenant governor of Texas,
went on to say the reason he's doing this is
because they have more cattle uh in Texas than anywhere else,
and that the New York Strip steak you're selling is
probably from Texas, and that's the reason he wants to
change the name to Texas Strip, he says. And I
(05:05):
don't know what's right or wrong in this. I don't
keep track of cows and steers. He says that New
York has mostly dairy cows and that you don't get
your beef from New York.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Is that true?
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Well, it probably is true. I mean, listen, I don't
think there's a license plate on a cow. When you
serve it. It's the chef, it's the tenderness. It's you know,
it's just it's not you know, you don't look. You
don't eat your bacon and say it's Canadian bacon. It's
called Canadian bacon. It's just like it's called New York
strip I get it.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Can I ask a question? Say somehow they change the name?
Speaker 4 (05:42):
You know, I don't even know who claims the names
of pieces of beef.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Why can't you just keep calling it a New York stripstick?
Who would care? Would somebody, some beef counsel be upset
with you?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
So he us don't give you an example. Years ago,
I have a p off firm. That's what you know.
It's my other my other hat. So years ago I
got hired by by duck Walk Vineyards. Duck Gowalk Vineyards
is out in the Hamptons. It's in Southampton. It's a
very famous you know, it's home by the people on Pindar.
(06:14):
It's a very brand. They have a picture they have duck.
It's a duck on the label. Everyone knows duck Walk.
If you go out there, it's probably one of the
biggest vinyards in Southampton or the Hampton's. Everyone knows it.
There was about fifteen years ago there were this in
California I think called duck Horn Vineyards. Duck Horn's a monster.
They went out and sued for intellectual property everything that
(06:38):
had to word duck in it, and they were going
after it was like almost the Battle of the Ducks.
They would tell they had a legislation, you'd have to
get rid of the duck. Now Little Island is the home.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Of duck so, I mean, so you'd be afraid somebody
would be after you if you didn't change the name.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
It's just you know what, it's a crock of you know, yeah,
It's just it's It's the whole thing is like, I
mean that I have to go and hire a lawyer
to protect my stake, to save a few pieces of
beef so I could so I can make enough to
feed my family. Is the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Are you gonna go after a postroami sandwich next?
Speaker 1 (07:18):
I mean, you can't go after sandwich.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
To go ahead, go ahead.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
It's just the whole thing is ridiculous. I mean, people
politicians have nothing to do except worry about different stuff.
I mean, the whole thing is they're worried about. There's
means those people are dying all over in Texas. The
outbreak is is really serious. And this guy's worried about
a bunch of steer.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
I'm thinking about it. I'm with you. Keep fighting and
keep fighting him. Tod Shapiro, owner of the War Room
Tavern in all but he knew you York. The owner
of the War Room Tavern is going to war with Texas.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Remember the Alamo, Todd, We're listening, and that's the Almo.
Look at this. Listen the same thing and halfs the
Alamo is going to happen to this guy in the election.
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