by Jeff Slater | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
At some magical moment in my childhood, my best friend Jamie informed me that 32 was a funny number.The origin of this absurdity was nothing out of the ordinary for us as we lived to find the funny in everything. As Jamie recently reminded me, we arrived at the idea...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 29, 2011 | Personal Stories, Uncategorized
Today January 29th was my father’s birthday. He would be 92 years old had he lived. He made his transition almost ten years ago. As I remember him in my heart, I want to share the eulogy that I wrote and was graciously spoken for me by Rabbi Goldstein from...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 23, 2011 | Foodpreneurs, Uncategorized
The first time I ever ate raw fish was with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (AKA Ben and Jerry) Here is the scoop. Sorry, Fanny, I couldn’t resist. The year was 1980, and my wife and I went to the New York Gourmet Specialty Food Show in Manhattan. We didn’t have a...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
There is a wonderful order to the date of my birth.January 23rdJanuary 23 or 1/23 has always been a perfect fit for me. Logical and orderly-kind of fits my personality. Had I been born in 1945 I would have 1/23/45 as my full birth date but I think that would have been...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our black cat Shambhala loves paper. Shambhala What he gets excited about isn’t cans of juicy wet cat food or the typical catnip that drives most cats wild. He will play with fuzzy, furry toys and will go on the occasional bug safari where he might catch an exotic...
