Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Moroccan Cousins

I did not expect two older Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Morocco to be so funny. When my friend asked me to come meet Kelly and Sarah I assumed they’d give me some humorless religious advice and send me on my way. Who knew Sarah, a great-grandmother, would be telling me that she’s sworn off sex as she’s already had enough of it in her lifetime? Kelly was such a character that when I interviewed her husband, Simon – also her partner in the kosher restaurant in LA, Simon’s La Glatt – she answered almost every question for him. The man could barely speak for himself. Avid gin players, I was really happy they let me interrupt their game for this interview:

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