10.27.2011

Beyond Chopped Liver: A Brief Guide to Jew-ish Food + Some Music My Jewish Father Liked


When I was a kid, there were things we ate at my house that the other kids I knew didn’t eat. And because we were sort of Jewish, and they weren’t, I took those foods to be Jewish, things that only Jews and the Jew-ish ate. I don't mean recognized Jewish specialties like chopped liver and matzoh-ball soup and challah, but just stuff I never saw at the home of my non-Jewish friends.

Let’s look at a chart!


 
On a different note (note! get it?)

In honor of what would've been his 90th birthday, some songs my dad liked, from high to low to … what the fuck?







6.02.2011

NYC Restaurant Grading System Dismystified

for you, by me:

A = pretty clean but nothing to write home about
B = the staff doesn't wash their hands and/or no soap in the bathroom
C = RATatouille is making your grilled cheese
D = Human-sized rats with 2 heads are the main clientele