I talked myself into going to Epstein’s Kosher Deli yesterday. Well, that’s not quite accurate — makes it sound like I put up a fight. Here’s what led up to a no-brainer of a decision: 8:30 am: Met Team in Training teammates at Purchase College … Read More →
One more post before I head up to Boston for a few days of R&R and snowshoeing. I heard Boston got walloped with the white stuff — yeah! (Incidentally, don’t you love how the local news hypes up inclement weather to an insane level? Coming … Read More →
Some people look at Thanksgiving as the transition point from fall to winter, when we stop thinking about falling leaves and turkey, and start gearing up for Christmas trees, snow and bitterly cold temperatures. I mark the changing of the seasons with the Rye … Read More →
Elaine: “I met this lawyer, we went out to dinner, I had the lobster bisque, we went back to my place, yada yada yada, I never heard from him again.” Jerry: “But you yada yada’d over the best part.” Elaine: “No, I mentioned the bisque.“ … Read More →
Matzo Ball Soup
Last year I wrote about meeting competitive eater Eric “Badlands” Booker at Coney Island. Badlands once held the matzo ball eating record, gobbling 30 matzo balls in 5 1/2 minutes. That’s pretty badass, and fairly disturbing, considering how matzo balls are like sponges that expand … Read More →