Jewish Food: The World at Table

Matthew Goodman

2005

There’s an old joke that’s told about a Martian who accidentally crashes his spaceship on the streets of New York. In search of a new set of tires for his craft, he happens to pass a bagel shop; noticing the bins of bagels in the window, the Martian goes in and inquires about purchasing some of those tires for his spaceship. “Those aren’t tires…

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Matthew Goodman

A native New Yorker who holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Vermont College, Matthew Goodman writes both nonfiction and short stories. His articles about food appeared in the Forward, and his nonfiction has been published in journals such as the American Scholar, Harvard Review, Brill’s Content, and The Utne Reader.

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