Caterer picks up tab for 150 Super Bowl parties
Published 2/5/2008 at Newsday.com - Giants
When Plaxico Burress caught the winning touchdown pass
Sunday, Al Horowitz lost between $15,000 and $20,000 and couldn't have been happier. The owner of Smokin' Al's Famous BBQ Joint in Bay Shore took a huge gamble and wound up picking up the tab for more than 150 Super Bowl parties he catered.
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