Len Berk
By Len Berk
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Culture So, what do the lox-slicing knives at Zabar’s talk about when they think no one can hear them?
From the master of all lox slicers, a dialogue from a trio of sharp wits who worry about losing their edge
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Culture How the world’s greatest lox slicer celebrates his 93rd birthday
For the Forward's connoisseur of smoked fish, the momentous occasion involves plenty of Chinese food and plenty of beer
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Culture What have I, a 93-year-old lox slicer, done to deserve all this?
A story of friendship, 'Cabaret' and life after retirement
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Culture How not to commit a tantalizing Seinfeldian faux-pas in Chinatown
To steal the dumplings or let sleeping dumplings lie — that was the dilemma
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Culture The case of the missing keys — a Zabar’s lox counter mystery
How watching a classic film noir led our hero to find an elementary solution to a vexing problem
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Culture What a difference a Zabar’s hat makes
When it comes to the lox counter at one of the world's most famous gourmet grocery stores, clothes really do make the man
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Culture That time our lox columnist found himself in a serious pickle
New? Dill? Sour? Half-sour? That is the question.
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Culture Taking a COVID home test? Get the magnifying glass and pay attention!
What's more complicated than tax returns? Confusing self-test instructions in tiny print on top of anxiety
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