NYT Columnist Apologizes After Tweet Complaining About $78 Newark Airport Meal Goes Viral

Columnist tweeted photo of burger meal, implied high cost showed terrible economy.
Online sleuths revealed burger meal cost only $17, bar tab likely caused high total.
Restaurant confirmed majority of bill from alcohol, introduced '#D Brooks Special'.
Tweet got over 20 million views; Brooks widely mocked for being out of touch.
In apology, Brooks admitted tweet was insensitive mistake, vowed to be more careful.