The Black And White Cookie | The Dinner Party | Seinfeld

Fourteen years down the drain...While on the hunt for a chocolate babka for a dinner party, Jerry explains the merits of the black and white cookie to Elaine. If only people would look to the cookie, then all our problems would be solved.
From Seinfeld Season 5 Episode 13, 'The Dinner Party': En route to a dinner party, Jerry and Elaine stop off at a bakery and get held up when the bakery runs out of what they want to purchase. Meanwhile, George and Kramer, en route to said dinner party, stop off at a liquor store to buy a bottle of wine and have a hard time picking one out.
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Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Often described as "a show about nothing," Seinfeld mines the humor in life's mundane situations like waiting in line, searching for a lost item, or the trials and tribulations of dating. Co-starring are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend; and Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer.
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[@michaelmcgrath5032]

I always laugh when Jerry and the other guy raise their cookies to each other across the bakery

[@GemSurge95]

That exchange sounds like something people lie about online to get attention.

[@AccentShmaccent]

😂👍

[@jasong6967]

Lol the black guy that holds up the cookie 😂

[@jaredf6205]

Every time I go into my local Jewish deli, I look to see if there are any black people in there, there was once and so I bought a black and white cookie and did this at him, he didn't know what I was doing, but I check every time just in case I can do it.

[@TheNegativeDude]

The "Another Bapka" delivery is an instant classic. Seinfeld had some of the best one deliveries. The "No" to Newman asking for a sip of soda was also amazing.

[@iamironclaw]

No soup for you!

[@seinfan9]

It's pretty hot under these lights, eh Seinfeld. Pretty... HOT!

[@Joe_Parmesan]

"I'm sorry I'm not Braaad. I'm me! NICE TO MEET CHA!"

[@coreyprescott4731]

@@seinfan9 Actually I’m quite comfortable.

[@carolinewilson8048]

lol Another Babka - Elaine and Jerry said it was cake. Actually Babka - It's bread - then inside is filling of Cinnamon or Chocolate. I've made both kinds. These types of breads don't last long at all.

[@holdup5779]

That was the best "sorry" I've ever heard in my life. Lol

[@Viperante]

"Sorraaaay!" I've been apologising that way since this episode aired.

[@shonda79able]

So have I!! 😂😂

[@lord_insany]

sure buddy

[@dwainehiggins4451]

Lol!

[@shannonallaround9490]

😆😆😆

[@vistulacooper6802]

Why??

[@AlimentariasPeru]

I just noticed is the same bakery which Jerry tried to buy a marble rye in season 7. Even the same actress plays the bakery-woman.

[@bink]

Schnitzer's... it's actually a real NYC bakery

[@lawlaw1]

That’s NYC living. You always go to you local bakery, cleaners, etc. 2-3 block radius

[@mikeimpressionsreviews9831]

I think this episode it’s called the Royal bakery. Zabars in Manhattan makes the best Chocolate Babka

[@marvin3035]

I love how they don't mind hanging in the bakery and talking for maybe two hours

[@donavynnmathies2340]

BRUH I NEVER SAW THE NOD TO THE BLACK GUY THAT'S FUNNY AS HELL

[@SiccDeville]

look to the cookie Donavynn! look to the cookie!

[@ThirtySixOz]

@@SiccDeville *nod with a black and white cookie*

[@phillysportsmedia2825]

The cashier trying not the laugh the entire time you can just see her reaction until it’s her time is priceless. 🤣 I gotta agree with Jerry here cinnamon is amazing.

[@Fakename70]

The other guy eating the same cookie makes this scene

[@darthvader8094]

They failed to grasp the simple concept of "you snooze you lose"

[@shadowknight1121]

Exactly it’s not fair they got there first but it’s not everyone’s problem they forgot their number.

[@AccentShmaccent]

👍

[@seinfan9]

This is my favorite episode. It's reminiscent of The Chinese Restaurant. Very simple story arcs, but the writing is great.

[@nthgth]

Yes and like the Chinese Restaurant, based 100% on daily relatable things

[@Georgina-lv9bt]

My favorite too, of all time. Honestly think it should be up there with The Contest and Chinese Restaurant, but its not for some reason.

[@GemSurge95]

I love how George and Elaine show their own pettiness this episode. George doesn't want to bring a gift to the party. Elaine doesn't want to wait in line.

[@VirtualLunacy]

george never wants to bring a gift to anyone for any reason.

[@picadillyc]

“George, you can’t just show up at someone’s house with Ring Dings and Pepsi.” 😂

[@shonda79able]

To this day when I make a half hearted attempt to apologize, I say, "Sorry" it just like that guy. 😂😂😂

[@mike91mdk45]

I beg your pardon?! Cinnamon takes a backseat to NO babka!

[@airport862]

Funny line. To no chocolate would have been more fitting.

[@jeremygonzalez6990]

I was reading the line as it was playing

[@mikeimpressionsreviews9831]

Zabars in Manhattan makes the best Chocolate Babka

[@hariharanvenkataramani7311]

Every single line in this exchange is a delight! World class writing! Respect to the creators and actors!

[@cmahanandi6593]

✌️

[@sstills951]

Thank you. You’re welcome.

[@raiaman7]

With time this show gets even better.

[@steverogers7601]

As you get older this show makes more sense, and you relate to the jokes and stories more and more.

[@fernandaabreu5625]

@@steverogers7601 Not only that but also because comedy is dead. The present short clip is firm example of something that would never be aired today.

[@MikeSoutham]

the cookie high 5 with the black dude, absolutely classic.

[@Thankyou111]

His "I think I'm gonna throw up" was so spot on. It sorta made me nauseous, I even had to think real positive to make it go away. Give that man another award! Lol too good! 👍

[@prof21]

The answer invariably comes back: Cinnamon. Cinnamon! Again and again.

[@mbwhly]

It really does.

[@denniscleary7580]

“ Look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie.”

[@gonzalezgonzalez631]

Elaine"The black and white? Not getting along? Hahahaha

[@steverogers7601]

😐🍪

[@Fakename70]

Words to live by

[@niles6159]

Not only did people not look to the cookie.. it seems that ran as far away as possible.

[@mayhemjr.803]

Love how the black guy looks at Jerry and nods his head..." yeah brother"🤣😆🤣

[@voicebox64]

The black and white cookie in Jerry's hand flips in between shots.

[@alexandrefernandes3941]

What?! You're telling me this wasn't the best cinematography? A live on tape comedy? Mind blowing

[@mohamadalrashed9064]

2:45 the bakery shop assistant is convinced by Jerry's argument ... such acting

[@respectdawildo_danjones508]

Cinnamon sounds better actually

[@prettypuppy6752]

@@respectdawildo_danjones508nah! Chocolate Babka is THE BEST!!

[@shonda79able]

"You sold us a hair with a cake around it."

[@maxazzopardi7446]

"I think I got David Duke and Farakhan down there" is one of the best lines in the show IMO

[@ckelcro]

I never got that joke till I got older 😂 and had learned who David Duke was

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

"14 years down the drain!" Literally! 😂😂😂

[@jeremytung1632]

Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate! Peanut butter: am I a joke to you?

[@ratman202]

Yes. Peanut butter is a joke. A bad one at that.

[@matthewc3959]

Hopefully all these new clips will bring the new generation to Seinfeld. So funny man

[@NasrinZzzz]

The "black and white cookie" incident is like when Jerry said "not that something wrong with it!" Jerry tried to show he's cool about these issues

[@mobus1603]

*not that there's anything wrong with that

[@NasrinZzzz]

@@mobus1603 Right. My bad

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

This whole scene is perfect. Elaine getting hurt is always funny

[@sreeharivenat8002]

Who do you think you're, Mussolini?! One of the best episodes of the show 😂

[@mike91mdk45]

Back off puffball, it's not my caaaar!

[@sreeharivenat8002]

@@mike91mdk45 Wasn't talking to you! 😒

[@truthhurts3524]

“It’s a tad dainty” 😂

[@cloudyns]

Elaine is always getting hurt 😅😂

[@tashahannah4732]

Yeah, she got bitten by a dog.

[@LissyVee]

Growing up I absolutely LOVED black and white cookies

[@l.tc.5032]

Me too I always get one when I'm in NYC.

[@eyescreamcake]

I prefer the white and black cookies myself.

[@Mio248]

Lol The way this dude just silently got up to walk to the toilet has me nostalgically dying. 😂

[@sherryhook9066]

The look on Elaine's face when the server says cinnamon babka. Look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie! Wait, what about your vomit streak?

[@airport862]

I had this cookie for the first time about 20 years after this aired. The person who gifted it to me brought it from N.Y. but didn't know about this episode until I mentioned it.

[@chocolatemilkhotel96]

Awwww how cuteee

[@AndrewBarsky]

“I want to know what’s it’s like when you go senile..” Now that was a grand slam.

[@MarkStark-dx9dm]

"14 years down the drain", story of my life.

[@wvu05]

My record is 11.

[@anabertoldi993]

Is this consistent with The episode where george asks elaine if she s ever seen jerry throw up? Dont think jerry and elaine know each other since 1980.

[@Marbles471]

Yeah, I so rarely throw up that every time it happens I think of Jerry's sad defeat here. 😆

[@fakename6658]

You should throw up at least once a year. Its dangerous to go too long without doing it.

[@bobrooney5315]

I just had some black and white cookie ice cream and this scene popped up in my head lol.

[@InvertedWIng]

Despite going on about how rude and socially unacceptable it would be to show up at a party without an appropriate quantity of gifts, Elaine is picking fights in public and threatening to sabotage fellow guests at that party, all because she failed to heed the bakery's own rules and standards. And then when she starts whining about having to bring in a lesser babka, it's clear this whole endeavor is more about flaunting her social standing. George had the right idea in this episode. Pepsi and Ring Dings for all!

[@jghamann]

no wonder why they went to jail.

[@mike48877]

Elaine could be bossy and pushy to the point of being obnoxious. George was right about how ridiculous some social conventions are.

[@mrswolls]

Lmao the way he said sorry 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ApoorvaDixit1488]

Which is the best Comedy TV Show ever?? The answer invariably comes SEINFELD😇👍👌

[@bossfan49]

The cinnamon of sitcoms.

[@MarkStark-dx9dm]

To me Seinfeld and Frasier are equal.

[@TheAndreseao]

Again and again My friend

[@switch12345678]

Married with Children

[@vika0194]

@@switch12345678 no. Not suitable for families and way too repetitive

[@Steel-101]

You know come to think of it, I haven’t thrown up since I was 13. Right now I’m 29. Looks like I beat Jerry Seinfeld lol 😂

[@DarkMetalSpider]

you've beat me, too!😂 last time I got sick like that, was back in 2010, and I'm 51.

[@cheezst8ke]

Love that Babka. Yeah Yeah. LOL!!!

[@kennethcarvalho3684]

No one defends Cinnamon the way Jerry does and i go with him.. It's great.

[@sumitb7262]

04:22 That non-apologetic "sorry" lol Interestingly, the voice was of Larry David's.

[@elizabradley4797]

"I often wonder what you'll be like when you're senile ~ " 😆😂🤪☺️😆

[@steverogers7601]

And a black and white cookie, for me...peace! ✌🏼

[@keithbannister9271]

I truly wish race relations could be that easy. Amen 😇

[@SK-ck9qu]

I also had a 'no throw up after drinking' streak that lasted for years and that on the night of Dec 31st 2020, in real life.

[@GeorgeMonet]

"Look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie." Meanwhile the cookie engages in violent intercookie violence that threatens to tear his stomach community apart. I guess the lesson from the cookie is that two flavors should be enjoyed on their own separate cookies.

[@danthemankhan]

Next you'll suggest they should have their own schools.

[@TheFoodieCutie]

I wish it was the 90s again!

[@prettypuppy6752]

Oh yes!! Bring back the 90’s now please!

[@MarcusN-kp1jn]

live another 66 years more and you can legitimately say you live in the 90's

[@dizzy1369]

Cinnamon is definitely NOT a lesser babka 🤣🤣😂

[@prettypuppy6752]

Nah! chocolate Babka is THE BEST!! 😊

[@TasteGaming]

First scene of Jerry holding and eating the cookie and saying look to the cookie....the white side is on the left...next shot it's on the right with more bites taken out.

[@BlueToronto]

Maybe because Elaine, I mean Julia, started cracking up or something, lol.

[@EvanG529]

Then perhaps race relations are not what they appear to be.

[@sarwat18]

He took his gloves off several times too

[@entitiessoul]

You know brown exist as well right.

[@jonjonson4826]

@@entitiessoul cinnamon

[@z0m813]

The black and white cookie is two races of flavor living in harmony

[@kenttegneskog]

@ 3:20 the chocolate is at Jerrys left side and later he is eating it at the right side and then it’s back at the left side. 😂😂😂 he even said it “look to the cookie” 😂😂😂

[@rubyfirefly2582]

"You sold me a hair with a cake around it?" LOL

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

One of my fave episodes and a lesser talked about one, I'm here after Jerry's interview about his favourite things and cinnamon is one, I immediately thought of his cinnamon speech lol

[@markfreiermuth2245]

This is a clipped version. The delivery of the babka from the owner has been omitted...

[@ScubaSteve-oi8pr]

The ending of this is insanely funny

[@jordanwhite8099]

4:03 well, if we cannot look to the cookie, where can we look?

[@nthgth]

I sorta remember a Town House Cracker variety with pretzel material on the opposite side from the normal (light-color) side. Maybe we could instead "look to the cracker." Of course, that carries its own connotations 🤣

[@reallymakesyouthink]

Them failing to notice they needed to take a ticket is their own doing. You can't ask someone else to give up theirs. Maybe if they stopped talking for a second they'd have realised what to do.

[@cosmicsprint]

I bought my first black and white cookie after seeing this scene

[@shockwave_datafiles8099]

Cannot unsee the fact that the cookie kept switching sides between shots.

[@skurinski]

they cut out the "you sold us a hair with a cake around it" too bad

[@ohnoestheydidnt]

Francis continues his reign of terror, moving on from stealing bikes to stealing babka.

[@scottperry8354]

Bux-Ton!

[@smokey30677]

La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine sure does look completely and entirely different here.

[@Vision_Voyagers]

If you know them, tell them to get your order too with their order Simple problem solve

[@sickvictorianchild]

"look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie"

[@dushman888]

"I got David Duke and Farrakhan down there" LOLL

[@jewdavid5627]

Ha ha...I have never seen Elaine act this childish before. She starts an argument with someone over a ticket she forgot to get.

[@shonda79able]

Do you remember the exclamation point?

[@jewdavid5627]

Yes. That was also funny.

[@fromthehaven94]

Who was Napoleon to have a cake? He was a ruthless warmonger!

[@steveguild871]

Might as well get a Mengele.

[@mike91mdk45]

Better than carrot cake. You don't make carrots into a cake, I'm sorry

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

@@mike91mdk45 it is great

[@GLeibniz1716]

Classic: race relations through the prism of a cookie that ended up in the toilet!

[@aldorivas6269]

“ You sold us a hair with a cake around it “

[@lauravelvet2715]

This episode was so top of the line!

[@petya7105]

i got david duke & farrakhan down there lmao!

[@hristopopov7345]

Sadly, this whole bit about the black and white cookie could not fly today...😢

[@luckydog89]

I love those black and white cookies.

[@jasonl3154]

I’ve never heard a creepier apology before in my life

[@LocalCoot]

Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate? Ever try peanut butter and chocolate? Or even coconut?

[@radscorpion8]

OH MY GOD 3:41 was so hilarious XDDD

[@helenatube]

Why is no one pointing this out? I shrieked

[@ajinkyanarale4528]

another babka!!😂😂

[@kamilahbobb3134]

Elaine delivery of lunatic is hilarious

[@jordanwhite8099]

Seinfeld. Seinfeld. Again and again. Least popular show? I think not

[@Matt561]

I love black and white cookies

[@jaybarbagli6949]

the cookie keeps changing positions lol

[@oddduck9798]

Nah if you don't realize you have to take a number that's on you

[@mikeimpressionsreviews9831]

Zabars in Manhattan makes the best Chocolate Babka

[@nedmerrill6228]

I wouldn’t exchange my number, they missed it so back of line.

[@gautamramesh3733]

additionally, jerry's idea to get a little of vanilla and little of the chocolate is technically impossible because the only part of the cookie where the two meet is in the middle and in order to get to the center, you would need to consume the parts by themselves first.

[@JanetStarChild]

Take two smaller bites from both sides and then chew; that's what I would do.

[@mir3663]

@@JanetStarChild Another way would be to break the cookie in the middle, place the two halves over each other with the straight edge and curved edge aligned and eat it like a cookie sandwich. Equal amounts of vanilla and chocolate in each bite. Harmony in every bite.

[@ThePirouliette]

Look to the cookie Gautam Ramesh, look to the cookie and all your problems will be solved

[@rickyray2794]

nah, you take a nibble from the left and a nibble from the right each time until the only thing you have left is middle

[@gautamramesh3733]

@@rickyray2794 but that’s the point, you csnt have both in every bite

[@isaacburdiss]

I ate a black and white cookie a couple months ago that made me sick but somehow that was funny to me because I thought of this. I got it in the first place because of this episode.

[@DarkMetalSpider]

why I will never, ever, ever eat another black and white cookie... ever again😅 since this episode first aired... afterwards.. never, ever again. I too, am like Jerry... last time I got sick like that, was wayyyyyy back in 2010.

[@Marbles471]

If I remember right, I got all the way from 1997 to 2009 without losing it. In between all the heaving and hacking, I found the time to be sad about the long winning streak coming to a grisly end.

[@Emigdiosback]

I’ve had cinnamon babka today. It tastes like cinnamon buns without icing. I’ll try the chocolate one later

[@prettypuppy6752]

Chocolate Babka is truly sublime!! You really must try one 😊

[@Emigdiosback]

@@prettypuppy6752 I did the following week. It’s good but a little sweet

[@johnshields6852]

Great episode, thank you, I need comedy, since I've made my life a tragedy.

[@gautamramesh3733]

if only humanity today could look to the cookie...

[@bossfan49]

Too many gluten allergies.

[@Bendwow]

if only we looked to the cookie instead of burn loot murdering

[@prettypuppy6752]

@@bossfan49😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@1984Phalanx]

When I was 8 years old I mixed white chocolate with regular at Easter and threw up lol.

[@prettypuppy6752]

I think it’s that white chocolate is just too sweet and together they are super sickly 🤢

[@spoob1]

This problem could have been solved if Barbara just ordered for the both of them. Elaine could have just paid them back and they were going to the same party anyway

[@NSC_CAMPOS]

Nah there was only one chocolate left and they would have to fight for it

[@melissasalasblair5273]

Thanks!!

[@soloa24]

I think I got David Duke and Farrakhan down there. 😅

[@Weebs82589]

3:37 Look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie