The fork that forced New York City’s mayor to explain his pizza-eating habits, made John Stewart blow a fuse, and has now even compelled Maureen Dowd to write a profound op-ed will now be auctioned off for charity. Details are TBD, Staten Island pizzeria owner Marc Cosentino says, but in a world where a dozen Cronuts sell for $14,000, someone’s bound to offer a few bills for the prestigious piece of flatware. [NYT, DNAInfo, Earlier]