'I got a rotisserie chicken and as soon as I started to consume, I had this immediate feeling that there’s something powerful about it.' We chat with the rotisserie chicken guy AlexiconTom about becoming a viral heartthrob and his next meal.
at an abandoned pier behind a Walmart to watch Tominsky eat his 40th and final chicken. Seated at a table covered in white cloth, Tominsky cut an almost messianic figure, raising his arms triumphantly as he ate the last bite while Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia” played from a speaker. Fresh off his strange and unexpectedly galvanizing accomplishment, Tominsky talked to———ALEXANDER TOMINSKY: Uh, I feel pretty good.
TOMINSKY: I mean, what’s reward without some hardship? And that hardship is absolutely minimal in comparison to the hardship some other people in the world have to deal with. So maybe it’s also just a good reminder of that. And also, maybe I have some sort of traumatic event with chicken that I need to overcome. But I don’t have any recollection.
TOMINSKY: So my whole thing was to get the plainest chicken possible, with no sauce. And I’ll tell you, rotisserie chickens are very volatile. Most of the time they are very dry. But the the spot right next to my work was where I’d go to, because when I would walk in and theNEVINS: Are you a fan of Joey Chestnut and the Hot Dog Eating Contest?NEVINS: Has all this attention surprised you?
TOMINSKY: It’s been about eight years and the city has accepted me with open arms. And I plan to make it my first permanent residence. But I’m originally from Burrillville, Rhode Island.
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