From the moment I began driving, I adopted a ritual. I would find- and dine- at a Dunkin Donuts restaurant. (No, not in the store but in my car as I continued driving.)
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We’ve all have seen the big craze. Beyond Meat. Impossible Foods. Impossible Whopper.Beyond Fried Chicken…. Yeah, you get the idea.
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I have been sharing dinner with some friends for a very long time. But, since last March, it’s been over Zoom. And, they always remark that my steaks look scrawny. (It’s what my kosher steaks have always looked like since I was a tyke.) Which brings up the discussion of a whole new kind of rib-eye steak.
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You have to love it when folks create these days that are supposed to mean something special.
Just this week, we had a national hug day. Like getting a hug once a year would work. We humans thrive on contact (not just sexual, take it easy). And, hugs are vital to our everyday health.
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There are two firms (at least) planning to invade our supermarkets with lab grown meat.
That’s different from the folks who are creating hamburgers and the like from vegetable sources. These firms are starting from animal stem cells, growing them in the lab with a synthetic bovine fetal serum, and wait until the tissue is formed. (One firm is using real bovine fetal serum- but the synthetic version has some special advantages- at least for Jewish folks.)
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Back when I was the managing partner of Kosher Depot (the largest provider of kosher food specialties to the catering and restaurant industry), we began selling a bunch of pre-washed spinach, lettuce, and cabbage.
I admit it. I watch a lot of television. Mostly around 1 am, 2 am, 3 am, when I am winding down for the day. And, the shows I watch don’t demand a lot of mental acuity, which is why I watch them then.
Tonight begins the holiday of Passover (Pesach). Other than Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur, this is the one holiday that most Jews celebrate. Oh, Chanuka comes close, but most don’t light the menora.
Our companions make a difference. The old rule of thumb was to examine your five closest friends- because they tell a great deal about you. Now, there’s data that roommates (at colleges) dramatically affect the thinking of one another. If you are assigned a depressed or negative outlook individual- the odds are your outlook will begin to match theirs.
Continue reading Does it take a village?
When I was married, one of the biggest (ok, most frequent) fights we had was over grocery shopping. Yes, really.
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