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As a little boy he dreamed of being a cowboy, raised in the era of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and The Cisco Kid. All Norm wanted was a pony and a six-gun, but the closest he came was horse-back riding, living on Kibbutz and wearing a cowboy hat He even named his bike Trigger. Over […]
It is a testament to my parents’ confidence in their ability to transmit their values to my sister and me that they were not threatened by Christmas. I was allowed to attend Christmas dinner at the Bartolinis, listen to holiday music on the radio, help my neighbor Rosemary decorate her Christmas tree, and go to […]
Certain rituals signaled that the holidays were approaching. The parquet floors of our apartment were waxed, the silver Kiddush cups, candelabra, sugar bowl and prongs (used to pick up the sugar cubes) were polished , new dresses were bought, and shoes were purchased at Buster Brown. I still remember walking up several stairs to the little […]
Recently I have eaten more hot dogs, hamburgers, and sausages than I normally would in the span of a few weeks, mainly because it’s summertime and everyone is busy grilling. Typically I would try a bit of everything but as the weeks have gone by I realized that hamburgers (even the Brazilian style burger we […]
Last night I attended the Annual Dinner for the non-profit where I work. It was held at a restaurant in a very chic hotel in Los Angeles run by a chef who is known for his use of molecular gastronomy. As I wandered around the room, I felt as if I were in a theatre […]
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