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Corned beef on pumpernickel or sometimes
barbecued
Pastrami, salami on light rye. I'm
In It For the Food
Roast chicken on Friday night or like
Chinese, cashewed
Matzo balls in chicken soup. I'm
In It For the Food
chorus
Hassidic or Orthodox? Conservative? Reform?
I've been a gastronomic Jew since the
day that I was born
I've been a gastronomic Jew since the
day that I was born
2.
Mama made stuffed cabbage. With tomatoes
it was stewed
Put raisins in a kugel. I'm In
It For the Food
chorus
3.
Lox on toasted bagel. With cream cheese
it is glued
Slice a Bermuda onion. I'm In
It For the Food
No pork or shrimp or lobster. Those things
are tabooed
I don't drink milk any more. I'm
In It For the Food
chorus
coda
I've been a gastronomic Jew since the
day that I was born
"Someone suggested that I write
a song about Jewish food for Rocky Mountain
Jewgrass. I came up with the line I'm
In It For the Food and started
looking for true rhymes for food. My father described himself as a 'gastronomic Jew.'"
— San
Performances:
Coconino Arts Center
in Flagstaff
Tempe Center for the Arts
Swallow Hill Music Association
Review:
One of two songs mentioned in
the review of the concert at the Tempe
Center for the Arts, by Salvatore
Caputo in the Jewish News of Greater
Phoenix, Jan. 16, 2009.
Leading mention in an interview in MileHIgh News, Apr. 9, 2009
