Comments on: Man-oh-Manischewitz is right

By: DrUbWell

DrUbWell — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:28:50 +0000

Let’s see if I have this correct; the Jews in attendance were not only old but they were also pushy and there for the ‘freebies’. Also, the reporter was there under false pretenses and her ability to create a recipe as evidenced by the cards she ‘pitched’ was questionable at best. Further, the Rabbi’s knowledge and/or interpretation of kashruth was questionable while the MC was, if nothing else, barely literate. Well, Alix that leaves only you as a majority of one and having been trained at Berkeley and living so close to Berkeley who in there right mind would question either your humor, your sarcasm, or your advanced intellect?

By: Elizheva Hurvich

Elizheva Hurvich — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:53:38 +0000

Sorry to have missed it in person, but your recap is a good ersaltz visit. I’m goign to start trying out recipes now to enter for next year– sounds like fun.
; ) Thanks for blogging!

By: Zelig Golden

Zelig Golden — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:32:13 +0000

Alix, what a trip! Thanks for the great reiteration. Next time I’ll take time off and join in the fun!
z

By: J. Lehr

J. Lehr — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:10:12 +0000

Thank you, Alix Wall, for taking so many of with you to the Manischewitz cook-off! I saw everything you described, smelled the creations you detailed, and nearly tasted the results…if there had been any left on the plates.

By: Judge Reb

Judge Reb — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:37:43 +0000

Wow–it was like a Coen bros movie. As I commented, “I’ve never tasted anything quite like this”, nor have I experienced anything like that either. I did walk away with a goodie bag of Mani processed foods and a beautiful, engraved, silver platter.
I had a blast, and would love to participate again.
Alix, it was great to see you, and thank you for taking on the “holy one”, you know the one who doesn’t consider me a Jew. btw, did you know that the non-jews aren’t allowed to calibrate their ovens? It’s the same concept of mevushal wine.

By: Irwin Wall

Irwin Wall — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:25:11 +0000

Quite interesting. One criticism, or perhaps a problem to send to the Sunday New York Times ethicist. You did not want to stop people twice your age from getting in front of you. But by getting in front of you they also were getting in front of the people behind you. Didn’t you owe them as much as more consideration? You could have pretended to be an event organizer and ordered them in an authoritarian tone to obey the rules.

By: Leah Koenig

Leah Koenig — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:20:26 +0000

This post made me laugh out loud, Alix! Amazing - I’m sorry you had to suffer what I’ve come to lovingly describe as “kiddush table syndrom” (i.e. the combination of lots of gray hair, not enough food, and jabbing elbows to get to the egg salad.) :)