Whole Foods CEO Shoots Self, Company in FootI don’t often write about food subjects as I once did in this blog. But John Mackey’s...
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Seattle Businesses Support Local Public EducationTonight, it’s small ball for readers used to my brooding on the big picture of war and...
Eltana: New Seattle Bagel CafeIf you live in Seattle or ever plan to visit and love bagels as I do, I...
Shades of Freedom Fries: Israeli Company Pressured to Eliminate ‘Turkish’ CoffeeFor those of you who thought the whole “freedom fries” bit circa 2003 was hilarious, the Israeli...
Meir Dagan, Mossad Chief, Sensitive GuyH/t to Angry Arab for noting this screamingly dissonant passage in a profile of Mossad chief, Meir...
Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back HomeI’m a sucker for old pop song lyrics. That old Simon & Garfunkle lyric is rattling around...
Julie & Julia, a JoyTonight is my 11th wedding anniversary and my wife and I actually got to celebrate thanks to...
A Perfect Seattle Summer Day, ‘Three Girls and Their Buddy’ Zootunes ConcertWow. I’m actually taking a day off from writing about the Israeli-Arab conflict. And I’m going to...
For This Bakery, the Customer Isn’t Always RightThis is going to seem awfully trivial perhaps to some of you. But here goes. I spend...
Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic MusicA few weeks ago I read that Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir would be performing Sephardic music tonight....
Michael Clayton, Terrific Oscar-Winning ThrillerLast night, we went to see Michael Clayton. I’d read fabulous reviews of No Country for Old...
The Joys of Jewish DeliThis is good, fun food writing on a subject that is dear to my heart: Jewish delis....