The Legend of the Passover Hamster

You know how every office has somebody that loves to tell stories, often the same ones again and agin?  I’m not gonna lie, it can be annoying, except when you get a really good story out of it.  This is one such story: The Legend of the Passover Hamster. It...

The ten plagues of social media and marketing, part I

Tonight is the start of Passover, a holiday celebrating the struggle for liberation with foods designed to remind you of suffering and enslavement.  At one point in the traditional Seder, participants recite the ten plagues visited on Egypt , spilling out a bit of...

Do I detect a hint of sangiovese in the haroset?

Chianti that’s kosher for passover.  It’s down with both DOCG and OUP.  Too bad ashkenazim can’t have fava beans at passover.  I think we’ll leave the Manischewitz to Elijah. In other news, the New York Times finds kosher wines from Israel...