We hosted the media launch of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival on Monday. This was the second time around since we hosted last year as well. If I look back I probably wrote about it. I really like this, in part, because it brings the Zuckermans to Caplansky’s. I also like it because I feel like I’m contributing to downtown Jewish culture. Helen Zuckerman is the head honcho and anyone who smuggles Diet Vernor’s across the border for me will always have a place at my table.
Helen entered with a 2l bottle under her jacket and a big hug. Her daughter Aviva and I were good friends when we were kids and Mrs. Zuckerman made us sandwiches generally mothered us. I hadn’t seen Aviva for 20 years or more before I was invited to a TJFF screening last year and its been wonderful to reconnect. Aviva and sister Yona delighted in teasing me Monday about my Worthy 30 inclusion. Yona said I got another mention in the Post that day.
Funny that. After my last post I had a couple of women come into the deli and tell me they were there because they read my post. Both sweet and attractive I didn’t know what to say. Did they want to date me? Which one? Awkward. Turns out they work for a cbc television show and they came to see if I would be a good guest on their show. Fun. I’m actually doing a live cooking demo on Roger’s in a couple of weeks. The only other tv I’ve done was with Mio Adilman on Toronto Living.
Actually, that’s not true. I did “Dotto on Data” many years ago in another life. Clearly my television career is evolving at a glacial pace. Unlike my sister Meredith whose “Abroad” show on CBC last week was fantastic. I didn’t want it to end.
Watched the Leafs get creamed by Florida last night. Kind of embarrassing. It was fun being out with Jesse and Dave and we sat next to two very funny Brian McCabe fans from Oshawa and Pickering. They were decked out in Leaf’s stuff but cheering every time he touched the puck. The funniest part was that we kicked two guys out of their seats thinking they were in our seats but later got kicked out of our seats by two other guys.
Passover is coming quickly. We’re closing the deli Monday at 4 p.m. and we’ll be closed all day Tuesday. Wednesday its business as usual, plus matzoh.
Thats all for now.
