Anyone for a Kettle of Fish?

If you're in New York, where do you go to watch the Packers?

You head to 59 Christopher St. in Greenwich Village and find a little place called Kettle of Fish, according to Andrea Clurfeld, the food editor for the Asbury Park Press, the newspaper in nearby Asbury Park, N.J.

Clurfeld says she's a Packers fan, as is fellow Press reporter Joe Sapia, who pointed her toward Kettle of Fish. Clurfeld writes:

"I've been there and can testify that it's a surreal experience for a Packers fan, complete with brats and the nicest fans in the gridiron universe. Music plays and songs are sung when the Pack scores. If (Brett) Favre throws one of his infamous interceptions, there's not talk of a mob action, but usually a round of 'Aw, shucks. We'll do better next time.' Win or lose, these folks are positive and pleasant. Joe, who went to college in the Midwest, says this is pretty typical of Packer people."

Kettle of Fish, owned by a former Milwaukee guy, was so popular, so crowded earlier this season that Sapia had to find another place to watch the Packers. Here's how Clurfeld found one such place:

"I followed a car with the N.J. plates GB PKRZ down Rumson Road into Little Silver one evening and learned from its very delightful driver (a Packers fan who easily proved his devotion by whipping out Brett Favre's rookie year card showing a 0.00 QB rating) that Kubel's down on Long Beach Island (N.J.) hosts Cheeseheads on game days."

And, she adds, "Joe heard Scooter's in Howell (N.J.) is Packers, too." It is, but it also draws expatriate Steelers fans.

-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com