According to Bon Appétit, Andrew Tarlow invented Brooklyn, and you don’t want to argue with Bon Appétit: some enemies you do not need. Plus, it’s true that with the restaurants Diner, Marlow & Sons, and Roman’s, among his many enterprises, he is a titan of Brooklyn food. Yet what drew me to him was not … Continue reading »
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Episode 68: Judy Gold
She is the writer and performer of two off-Broadway shows, a regular on The View, an Emmy-winning writer & producer for Rosie O’Donnell. All very impressive. But what I like about her: she is the anthropologist of post-war suburban Jewish life – my life, the world I grew up in – which she observes acutely, … Continue reading »