clothier

maybe it's kind of like eating oysters in months that have R in them. mallomar season...who knew?

My Dad ( the bread baker since he retired) bought the viking, and took it back the same week. Granted, he's 72, and a bit of a stick in the mud as far as change goes, but he said it just didn't work for him as well as the his K.A. He said it it seemed to him that it felt to light, and not only didn't it mix as fast, but he was afraid to mix a heavier dough in it because it might "dance" accross the counter.

doesn't that name scare you just a little bit? not that there's anything wrong with that, but it brings to mind Ann Arbor in the 70's, with an all female staff, and if you are a guy and you walk in, you get nothing but dirty looks.

Nice to see you Pogos. How's life?

Nice to see we haven't reached our quota of Redheads yet. And a hot redhead to boot.

We went cholentless for over a year when we first bought our condo because the oven that came with the condo, which we painstakingly kashered, had some sort of vekachteh auto-off feature where it turned itself off after 12 hours. We couldn't afford to buy a new stove, so we made do with stuff that could be kept on the blech. But that eliminated so many of my favorites -- kubbanah, dafina, hamin, lamb stew, etc. Then the old stove started acting up. (Isn't that a coinkydink, as my Grandmother would say! It's amazing what a man can do with a screwdriver!) I convinced my wife that it wasn't worth spending money on a repairman, so we immediately started searching for a stove that didn't automatically turn off the oven. The first shabbat with the new oven brought us kubbanah and dafina, even though it was April. How do you kasher an oven? thanks!

As a salesman who lives and dies by the phone, I never leave messages saying I'll call back. My clientele is nothing but busy people ( i sell clothing to my clients in their offices), and to a man, they hate getting the "I'll call you back" message. If you need to get a hold of someone, tell them who you are, and what you need. Short and sweet. Hard to believe with all this techno-crap, we still don't know how to comminucate with each other. Back to the regularly scheduled Per Se argument.

As a non-southerner, but one who loves his hometown, thanks for sharing your week with us. It was grreat, and I hope you do it again soon.

why is it that every time I see WD~50 in print, all I can think of is WD40, and all the stuff i have that sticks and sqeeks, not some fancy-schmancy restaurant?

Which kind did you buy?

Consider this your official invatation to come to Michigan next year to celebrate Seder with my family and me. We'd love to have you. When I was a kid, my folk's house was the official site for interns and residents to celebrate all the jewish holidays as their home away from home. It was always neat learning how other people did the holidays from all over the country.

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some gumbo today!! Awesome.

I forgot to mention best gift ever. The Lovely Mrs Clothier bought me a Weber Grill for Father's Day. But not just any Weber. It's the one that starts the charcoal with gas, and then you shut the gas off. It's the coolest.

I'm having dinner at my mom's tonight, and we are having matzo brei. I can't wait. I do think you have to use real schmaltz, though, it's essential to the taste of the dish. Do you use syrup oor fruit on yours? We are salt and pepper people (lots of pepper) at our house. Don't forget to saute the onions first, before you put egg mixture in the pan. I had matzo brei with lox and onions before. Also pretty tasty. Real lox, not novi, though.

Hey Brooks, Is there a compilation somewhere of your writings? I've been to the paper's website, but I'd love to be able to read them at will. When I read your stuff, I am reminded of E.B White's "Point's of My Compass". Only funnier. Anyway, when will we see the "best of Brooks" in bookstores?

As the dad of a 6 and 3 year old, welcome to the 'hood. Parenthood, that is. swimming pools, movie stars. No, wait, that's not what I meant to say. We've taken the boys to fancy-shmancy places since they were born. But we've also never been afraid to leave. And we've only ever left twice. Once when the older one acted up, and once when the younger did. Once they realized that we would leave, there hasn't been another incident. They love going out, and love all the fancy stuff at nice restuarants. Oh, and if you ever have to leave in the middle of a meal, remember to tip big. It's not the waiter's fault your kid is having a bad night.

AD!! Nicely done. that looks great. congrats on a job well done.

we had: gefilte fish matzo ball soup boned leg of lamb stuffed with matzo stuffing more matzo stuffing mina (think spinach, pine nuts, articoke hearts with matzo) asparagas (with a garlic lemon butter) tiriamisu chocoloate toffee matzo tishpishti all of it was splendid.

and I am quite certain, clothier, that she loves you as well .... even a lurking mad mommy is not such a bad thing here at eG! I think the only thing I'm getting in the will is the china and the silverware, so I always try and play nice.

I have a coat hanger that is made out of two wisks attached at the handles. It won't hold a coat properly, and it won't wisk eggs either.

matzo. I like mine on matzo. For about 7 more days.

This kills me. Are you forgiven, Clothier? Selachti ... oops, wrong holiday!! Slicha!!! Actually Clothier, you are still in the will, no? Your aunt recycles a shankbone?? I can see paper and plastic recycling, but this is another story altogether!! Never knew anyone who did this .... talk about ecologically correct! I think everything is ok. My father found the situation endlessly amusing, and when we were making the gefilte fish yesterday, my mom at least cracked a smile about it. So I think I'm safe. I love you Mommy!!

fried matzo. I'm trying to psych myself into it, really, I am.

Since we are talkin' tishpishti here, let's just note that for some Yiddish speakers, the phrase can be loosely translated as "pee on the table" .... could I make such a thing up even?? But then there is a legitimate recipe which actually looks pretty simple, and even clothier would have to admit, albeit grudgingly, that it has a marvelous sweet taste and moist texture ... http://www.parenthood.com/recipe_display.html?ID=19464 i love tishpishti, i think i'm the real reason my mom makes it. everyone else makes fun of it. but it's so sweet and yummy.

no, it wasn't. It was in south eastern lower michigan, and they are still open, so, if you live in Mich...