thank you guys for coming out what I
made for you is basically pickled fish
on toast the classic Jewish dish
informed by all of the influences of Los
Angeles you have Japanese influences
Korean influences I hope you enjoy
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Michaels is a restaurant that's been in
Santa Monica California for about 40
years it's taken lots of young Chefs and
given them a place to find their voice
I've been at Michaels for a little over
two years now and I think it's just it's
time for me to move on when you're
driving through LA you can get you can
get anything fresh ghulam doll that's
grown in United States you can find the
lamb head there's this amazing
resurgence of so many cultures and so
much food but I feel like one that
you're not seeing it's Jewish food you
know the real deep core stuff that
nobody knows about okay so an
advertising shop is a style of
delicatessen a real apothecary there's
this storm of bees inside of you and you
walk into a place like this that doesn't
exist anywhere another thing
hey mom what do you know about this did
you ever go to any of those when you
were growing up I'm just curious about
all this stuff because I'm I'm thinking
of like formulating an appetizing shop
and put it through a modern lens of you
know technique and ingredients you know
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you know in thinking about a possible
appetizing shop you're gonna need menu
items I think that everything needs to
be super vocal in the way that it
expressed itself flavor-wise when you're
marking Keith I'm not sure there is a
song there me alone you can know who
don't know how no more for my shoulders
it's not he's a chicken one I should get
understand going how could I need that
traditionally a Jewish deli when you get
a sandwich it comes with a sour pickle
but I love understanding and making
things that are in traditional manner
but then I like turning it on its head
baby talk cuffs
that's wrong I'm sugar mask in Mandan
and Gonen became and inverted two new
handsome man you Michigan moco they got
tomorrow's her on an entire army
yo Michigan moment when I send a
whoa keep on my tongue song today so if
you have a city of the kimchi's
fermentation and it's like tang in its
funk and then the funk of the mackerel
product itself of the fish
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born and raised in San Pedro third
generation Wow
my grandfather came over here is all
austria-hungarian yeah my family is also
from monster hungry yeah you probably
lived there same reason why my
grandfather fell because the war was
coming Wow beautiful this is your blue
mackerel okay okay a lot of the slab and
Italians the Croatians they all they
barbecue them they do all sorts of stuff
with them but they like anything else
you all come in different shapes and
sizes
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it's so funny when all these immigrants
came a lot of their children they were
not allowed to speak the native language
they were like that's embarrassing like
you are an American you need to be an
American and I think like the most
beautiful thing about a city like Los
Angeles is that it can be anyone here
miss or as acceptance
Jewish food is by no means flashy it's
very very comforting and soulful and
about reminding you that you're safe and
reminding you of the feeling of being
home my food is based on that that's
what I grew up eating it has to feel
like it's ringing true to your soul
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