Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Life is a wheel that drives me mad / Trying to find my way / Life is a wheel don’t know where I’m bound / Sometimes I’ve had to say
Where can I hide / Where can I hide / Where can I hide / When so many times I’ve failed
Growing up Jewish, an offspring of the “old country,” and a touch privileged in New York City, I have eaten at the The Russian Tea Room many times. It was often said often said that the Tea Room’s Chicken Kiev was better than the best in Kiev. The Tea Room was simply one my favorite fancy restaurants growing up. After my high school graduation, the Sidels dined there for lunch. I have never been to Russia or Kiev. From the look of things, I likely never will?
On occasion I do pop by Grandma’s Russian Deli in Studio City for the most authentic and excellent borscht and chicken. Borscht is a winter routine I developed at Teresa’s in New York’s lower east side. The day I stumbled into Grandma’s, the woman who runs the spot was very flirty and intrigued. She took no time in talking to me in her tongue, curious about my heritage and delighted by my request for black bread and a greasy patio pastry to go with my soup.
Over the years I’ve learned a few things about the women who cook at Grandma’s in the Valley and us “old country folk.” There are many tribes.
May peace come to all. Sending positive vibes and a cool mix of Idelic records.
Idelic Single of the Week: Astrologer – 2/22/2022 (Afffirmations)
Borscht powered.
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