fan of chicken soup, which she
says she eats "sick or well." •
(Bagels came in a close second.)
Michigan's Gov. John En-
gler and his wife are expecting
triplets. The triplets can expect
a lot of soup. The Republican
governor says his favorite
Jewish dish is chicken noodle
soup.
Future doctor (of a sort) Barret
Hansen was raised in Min-
neapolis, where his mother
made frequent trips to the old
Jewish neighborhood to get
kosher corned beef.

"We weren't Jewish," explains
Mr. Hansen, better known as ra-
dio personality Dr. Demento.
"We just loved that corned beef."
The novelty records Dr. De-
mento plays on his nationally
syndicated show include such
treasures as Randy Hanzlick's
classic, "I'd Rather Have a Bot-
tle in Front of Me (Than a
Frontal Lobotomy)," Homer &
Jethro's brilliant
"She Was Bitten
on the Udder by an
Adder," and the
Hoosier Hot Shots'
unforgettable "I
Like Bananas Be-
cause They Have
No Bones."
Dr. Demento,
who lives in Los Angeles,
says he still loves Jewish
food. But his demented
heart has left corned beef
for a new love. "Chicken
soup is my favorite now,"
he says.

f there's any real challenger to
chicken soup, it's the bagel.
Everyone from Hollywood
celebs to university professors
love everything about that little
round taste treat. They love the
hole thing.
The dean of American conser-
vatives, founder of the National
Review and host of "Firing Line,"
William Buckley Jr. says his
favorite Jewish food is lox and
bagels.
Amy Grant likes bagels, too.
But she prefers an exotic topping.
Ms. Grant is one of the most
popular contemporary Christian
singers today. Several years ago,
she made the Top 40 charts with
her Grammy-nominated hit
"Baby, Baby," written for her
daughter, Millie.
Ms. Grant, who wrote her first
song when she was 15 and has
since sold 15 million albums, says
her favorite Jewish food is bagels
with smoked salmon and capers.
Another celebrity who says
bagels fit him to a tee is Jack
Nicklaus.
The famed golfer says his fa-
vorite Jewish food is "lox and
bagels, without a doubt!"
"When I am home and when
I am traveling, I never miss the
opportunity to have lox — and

H

e's a man who knows all brisket is usually his first choice.
about pyramids (the
Talk show host Sally Jessy
$100,000 ones), music and Raphael is famous for giving
million-dollar prizes. To comforting words to her guests.
think he knows all about brisket,. After those long hours inter-
too.
viewing and listening, she often
Dick Clark is best known as finds comfort in a meal of "chick-
the man behind "American en-in-the-pot" (boiled chicken
with vegetables).
When in Montreal,
Ms. Raphael — who in
1989 received the
• 2 packets onion soup mix refrigerate overnight.
Emmy for outstanding
daytime talk-show host
• 2 Tablespoons each of oil
The next day add
— enjoys eating at
red vinegar
• 4 sliced onions
Dunn's Restaurant, the
sugar
best place she's found "to
Add onions to meat, make
get good, old-fashioned
dry mustard
certain foil is sealed and bake
Jewish deli." (Though
paprika
at 350 degrees for four to five
when in Canada, don't
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
hours, until meat is tender. (If try asking for anything
of the sort. "Canadians
Mix into past and spread on neccesary, add water after an
call it smoked meat, not
deli," she explains.)
both sides of meat. Put meat
hour.
Author, sociologist
in foil (completely cover) and
and Catholic priest Fa-
Dr. Demento:
ther Andrew Greeley
Corned beef
Bandstand," the music show is the grandson of Irish immi-
so popular with teens in the grants. Ordained in 1954, his
from the old
1950s and '60s that it drew in early literary works include
neighborhood.
70,000 letters in 10 days and at- Strangers in the House: Catholic
Youth in America and Letters to
Nancy, advice to a young woman
attending Catholic college.
Father Greeley's subsequent
books have considered the
church itself, the priesthood and
the American Irish. He also has
written fiction, including Angel
if accompanied by bagels and Amy Grant:
Fire and Ascent Into Hell .
cream cheese, all the better.
Father Greeley, professor
The bagel
In fact, we keep lox in our
of social science at the Univer-
freezer at home so that we
caper.
sity of Chicago, says his only
always have it on hand, and
problem with Jewish food
we often serve it at our par-
is picking the one he likes
ties."
best. He'll say his favorite is
Mr. McFeely, King Friday
kosher corned beef. The truth is
and the rest of the cast, crew
a little more cholesterol heavy.
and producers of "Mister
"What I really like," he ad-
Rogers' Neighborhood" often
mitted, "is kosher pastrami on a
begin their beautiful day
sandwich with cole slaw!" (Let's
in the neighborhood
hope he doesn't order that on
with bagels.
white bread.)
It's a neighborhood
Milton Friedman sees a
Fred Rogers began
bright
future for stuffed cabbage.
developing in the
The famed economist has
1960s, and the PBS
served as an economic adviser
show has since become one
to former President Nixon,
of the longest-running
columnist for Newsweek and a
children's programs in
tracted 20 million viewers each member of the National Bureau
America.
press weekend.
of Economic Research. A leading
Sometimes, the cast of
your
Today, Mr. Clark is famous advocate for free competition, he
"Mister Rogers' Neighbor-
mother-in- not only for his musical panache has written more than a dozen
hood" also enjoys bagels topped
law. Her advice for but his own culinary expertise books including Free To Choose,
with associate producer Hedda good Jewish eating: bagels and
Sharapan's homemade black pickles (not necessarily togeth- (his restaurant, the American also a former PBS series.
Bandstand Grill, recently
Mr. Friedman's favorite dish
raspberry jam. And Ms. Shara- er).
opened
in
Kansas
City,
Mo.).
comes
from his wife, Rose (which
pan brought in borscht one day
Heloise is the author of a num-
Mr. Clark says he and his she got from her mother, Sarah
— made from her mother's recipe ber of books and a nationally syn-
— which Mr. Rogers "just loved. dicated column, "Hints from family love bagels, chicken soup, Director).
Mr. Friedman, who in 1976
He's a vegetarian," she says, "and Heloise." She loves kosher pick- matzah, chopped liver, kosher
corned
beef,
blintzes
—
count-
won
the Nobel Prize for eco-
he really likes beets."
les and New York-style (extra less Jewish foods, "with the ex- nomics, says he used to hate
Heloise (Bowles) is a woman large) bagels.
ception of gefilte fish."
stuffed cabbage — then he tast-
with advice on everything from
He often eats in delis, where ed his wife's.
how to fix a stove to how to im-

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