Comments on: From Ashrams to Smoked Meat http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hank http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-32937 Hank Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:15:39 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-32937 wow can't believe Bagel World is opening on Bloor St, been going there since the 50's, grew up at Bathurst and Lawrence wow can’t believe Bagel World is opening on Bloor St, been going there since the 50′s, grew up at Bathurst and Lawrence

]]> By: Lara http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-18524 Lara Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:03:01 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-18524 Actually, the historic Jewish community did move north to Bloor Street and Annex environs, even though the original historic Jewish community of Toronto was located much further downtown, located on and around what is today Dundas Street. Actually, the historic Jewish community did move north to Bloor Street and Annex environs, even though the original historic Jewish community of Toronto was located much further downtown, located on and around what is today Dundas Street.

]]> By: mememe http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-18523 mememe Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:52:32 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-18523 bloor street has never been "the heart of the old jewish quarter" try college :) bloor street has never been “the heart of the old jewish quarter”

try college

:)

]]> By: Serge http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-10547 Serge Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:33:17 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-10547 I dunno. Why would we be at the nexus of a new deli era? It may have been traditional three generations ago, but it's certainly not traditional to anyone who grew up recently -- falafel, if anything, is the new deli. After all, the falafel joints and shawarma grills are often-kosher joints popular in actually-existing Jewish communities. I enjoy deli food, so I really want to like them. But these new delis seem to run on nostalgia and irony, the culinary equivalent to the hipster who lards his description of a downtown Friday-night klezmer show with Yiddishisms and knowing winks. You know, a downtown break to get your basic fix of Jew, and that at a comfortably ironic distance. I dunno. Why would we be at the nexus of a new deli era? It may have been traditional three generations ago, but it’s certainly not traditional to anyone who grew up recently — falafel, if anything, is the new deli. After all, the falafel joints and shawarma grills are often-kosher joints popular in actually-existing Jewish communities.

I enjoy deli food, so I really want to like them. But these new delis seem to run on nostalgia and irony, the culinary equivalent to the hipster who lards his description of a downtown Friday-night klezmer show with Yiddishisms and knowing winks. You know, a downtown break to get your basic fix of Jew, and that at a comfortably ironic distance.

]]> By: David Sax http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-8481 David Sax Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:08:26 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-8481 Lovely piece Lara. While the deli has declined terribly, I agree that we are at the nexus of a new deli era (with labor outsourced from New Delhi). It's funny that it takes guys like Zane to make it happen. Basically, he's doing what deli owners did a century ago, before everyone sold pre-cured, pre-cooked, pre-cut everything. Progress by regression. Or forward thinking nostalgia. Who cares...so long as it tastes good. And cello, I think it's too bad that none are kosher, but don't blame us reform treyf eaters, blame the glatt establishment and the hasidic mafias. Too many hands in the kosher cookie jar... Lovely piece Lara. While the deli has declined terribly, I agree that we are at the nexus of a new deli era (with labor outsourced from New Delhi). It’s funny that it takes guys like Zane to make it happen. Basically, he’s doing what deli owners did a century ago, before everyone sold pre-cured, pre-cooked, pre-cut everything. Progress by regression. Or forward thinking nostalgia.

Who cares…so long as it tastes good.

And cello, I think it’s too bad that none are kosher, but don’t blame us reform treyf eaters, blame the glatt establishment and the hasidic mafias. Too many hands in the kosher cookie jar…

]]> By: cello http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-8478 cello Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:12:54 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-8478 Too bad none of them are ever, y'know... actually _kosher_... Too bad none of them are ever, y’know… actually _kosher_…

]]> By: Shelley http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/comment-page-1#comment-8476 Shelley Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:34:38 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/from-ashrams-to-smoked-meat/#comment-8476 Caplansky's has soul. You've nailed it in this piece! Here, tradition is catapulted to the future, and the future tastes great! Caplansky’s has soul. You’ve nailed it in this piece! Here, tradition is catapulted to the future, and the future tastes great!

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