Michael Kaminer
By Michael Kaminer
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News Glitzing Up the Watergate Hotel Without Losing Hint of Infamous Scandal
“No need to break in”, joke the room keys. Staff uniforms come from Mad Men’s costume designer. A sleek whiskey bar looks like the VIP room of the Starship Enterprise. The Watergate Hotel, which reopened last month after a $125 million overhaul, takes on its history with a wink – this is, after all, part…
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Food Israeli Opens New Café in Harlem
Israeli-born chef Kfir Ben-Arimade is the coffee-lover behind Cafeine, a new java spot in Harlem. He’s powering his drinks with beans from Bristot, a century-old Italian coffee brand seldom seen stateside. Cakes and pastries round out the menu; sandwiches and breakfast items are on the way. Ben-Arimade worked the line at New York’s Paradou and…
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Food Star-Trek Themed Beer From Shmaltz Brewing at ComicCon
Shmaltz Brewing is boldly going where no beer has gone before. The brewery’s celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek with two limited-edition ales, Golden Anniversary Ale: The Trouble With Tribbles and Golden Anniversary Ale: Voyage To The Northeast Quadrant. Your local Trekkie can explain both titles, which are based on iconic Star…
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Food Kosher at the Convention
As the Republican National Convention winds down, it’s safe to say that some of what went down wasn’t exactly kosher. But the food was a different story. A pop-up from Chabad is supplying kosher-keeping conventioneers with eats from Chef Dave’s Catering, a kosher catering business based in suburban Beachwood. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are being…
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Culture How Infomercial Guru Ron Popeil Brought Jewish Salesmanship to the Masses
Read this article, and marvel at an exhibit in Elmhurst, Illinois! But wait, there’s more! You’ll learn the incredible exploits of Samuel and Raymond Popeil, and their empire of gadgets and gizmos! Isn’t that amazing? But wait! There’s Samuel’s Popeil estranged son, Ron Popeil, who created Ronco to best his father! That might have been…
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Culture The Veg-O-Matic and 6 Other Great Moments in Ronco History
Mr. Microphone “Hey, good looking! We’ll be back to pick you up later!” By broadcasting your voice over the radio, Mr. Microphone would boost your social life, ignite a party or enhance your musical chops. Highlight of its classic TV spot include a roller-skating granny who shouts, “I got one, and I love it!” Veg-O-Matic…
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Food Was an Israeli Artist Ripped Off by a Toronto Restaurant?
Early Mercy, a new hotspoton Toronto’s hip King Street West, has been accused of copying art by Tel Aviv artist Amit Shimoni for its walls. Amit Shimoni’s Hipstory portrait series recasts historical figures as contemporary hipsters. Early Mercy made those portraits a prominent part of its décor – minus attribution to Shimoni, The Toronto Star…
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Food College Freshman Rolls Out Kosher Food Truck in D.C.
A 19-year-old George Washington University freshman with zero culinary experience is the brains behind Brooklyn Sandwich Company, a new Glatt kosher food truck in DC. A generous donor and a crowdfunding campaign helped get Carly Meisel’s new business off – or on – the ground. There’s a pastrami sandwich, beef brisket and cholent. But the…
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