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PIZZA METER

Posted on January 25, 2007

There’s a new pizza in town. Instead of the usual round pizza, this pizza is long- 39.33 inches long to be exact. They call it pizza meter because you can buy a quarter meter, a half meter, or a full meter. The pizza is about 8 inches wide and however many inches long you want. Continue Reading »

HELPFUL HINTS, NOT FROM HELOISE

Posted on January 24, 2007

If you are old enough, you probably remember reading those strange items that appeared in the HELP FROM HELOISE column in the newspaper. Some days it seemed as if there was literally no end to all the useful things you could make out of empty egg cartons! The trick to remember, however, was that the Continue Reading »

ORTHODOX AND CONSERVATIVE RABBIS HAVE HUGE FALL OUT

Posted on January 23, 2007

This story appeared on Monday, Jan 22, 2007 in KOSHER TODAY. It concerns more fallout from the Agri Processors story, and the destruction of a long standing relationship between a Conservative rabbi and an Orthodox rabbi. Click below………….. Friendship of Orthodox and Conservative Rabbi in Tatters Over Kashrus IssuesSt. Paul… It all began almost a Continue Reading »

STEAKIYAT TZIDKIYAHU REDUX

Posted on January 22, 2007

Well, so far on this trip, we have eaten in Steakiyat Tzidkiyahu twice.Each time it was a gustatory feast- a real treat for the stomach!! We still can not get over the fourteen different side dishes/appetizers that are put on the table. Not only do they put all that food on the table, but they Continue Reading »

WAL MART ACCUSED OF

Posted on January 19, 2007

Here is a story that comes from CNN Money.It concerns an organization that claims that Wal Mart is perpetuated a huge fraud on the American public. Click below to read the sordid details……….. Wal-Mart Accused of ‘Organic Fraud’ By Grace Wong CNNMoney NEW YORK (Jan. 17) — A policy research group is accusing Wal-Mart of Continue Reading »

JERUSALEM GOES GLATT!

Posted on January 18, 2007

When we were here one month ago, we couldn’t help but notice that more and more restaurants are going Glatt. Was this a sign of anything or just a case of good business practices??? From Kosher Today this week, comes this story about the Glatt-ification of Jerusalem: Jerusalem Establishments Left With Little Choice But to Continue Reading »

A PAREVE ICE CREAM WORTHY OF THE NAME

Posted on January 17, 2007

Finally, a pareve ice cream that tastes good and is actually worth eating. From Turtle Mountain comes some new products that you will want to grace your shabbat dessert table…….. The company offers SO DELICIOUS pareve ice cream and PURELY DECADENT pareve ice cream. Both are extraordinary products. We tried some of each and they Continue Reading »

AND AWAY WE GO……….

Posted on January 16, 2007

Please God, this Tuesday, we leave for Israel once again. This time we will be in the Holy Land for two weeks. Yup, count ’em- fourteen days! It’s a mechiyah. We will probably not hit any new places, but rather will hit some of the old standards and dependable stand bys. But, we shall keep Continue Reading »

A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN- THE SHOW

Posted on January 15, 2007

This past motzei shabbat, we set off for the wilds of Manhattan and went to see A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN.This one man show, starring Jake Ehrenreich, is a most wonderful diversion. In short, we had a blast! Jake stands on stage and often breaks the third wall and engages the audience in conversation. Not Continue Reading »

REALLY TRAGIC BEER NEWS

Posted on January 12, 2007

Price of beer seen going higherBy LAUREN SHEPHERD ASSOCIATED PRESS1/10/2007 NEW YORK – Before making a beer run, lager lovers may soon need to start searching suds-soaked sofas for a few more dollars and cents thanks, in part, to the rising cost of barley. Production numbers are down and costs are up for the grain, Continue Reading »