I BOOK LOOK ri PL-1 ;LI • r C tinued from page 41 allowed others to blithely "cheat" on kashrut. "My late cousin Danny, who was kosher, along with many other other- wise observant people I have known, happily ate roast pork fried rice because the meat was chopped into such small pieces," Schwartz says. "The attitude was, 'What I don't see won't hurt me."' In Schwartz's Brooklyn childhood home, take-out Chinese vas often offered, along with his grandmother's refined Russian-Jewish cooking. Young Arthur completed chores such as chop- ping liver and cranking the meat grinder; he also absorbed his grandfa- ther's stories of selling pickles from a pushcart during the Depression and working as a curmudgeonly waiter in a Romanian-Jewish steakhouse. Quit Complaining!...and DO SOMETHING about your aches, pains, and other health problems! Bring your problems to us. HealthQuest is dedicated to improving the quality of your life. CALL TODAY 1-800-LIONSDOC HealthQuest of Southfield Free initial consultation* HealthQuest In your search for health, your quest ends here... CULINARY AMBASSADOR Dr. Gary Blackburn Chiropractor CCSP Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician Schwartz, for his part, got his first food job by admitting he had no proven qualifications. "I have gathered instead three per- sonal endorsements," he wrote to Nezels-dav editors in the late 1960s. "Arthur's oysters Rockefeller saved our marriage — Elaine Schwartz, wife. Arthur's pot roast is even better than my mother's — Sydell Schwartz, moth- er. Arthur's chocolate soufflé aggravates my diabetes — Eva Rothseid, mother- in- law." Since then, the food writer — nick- named ' f he Schwartz 'Who Ate New York" — has knife-and-forked his way through all five boroughs and has writ- ten five books, including What to Cook 11 'hen You Think There Is Nothing in the House to Eat. Among food authors, he is known as the culinary ambassador from Gotham: "Arthur is a walking encyclopedia of New York food, and certainly of New York Jewish food," says Joan Nathan. For Schwartz, opining about pastra- mi and other Jewish fare W a S the easi- est part of writing his new book. "It's my life, my history" he says. ❑ Restrictions apply. Not applicable for federally funded programs. OFFICIAL CHIROPRACTORS OF THE DETROIT LIONS! no more Our FDA approved Lasers specialize in all aspects of Skin Repair: • Micro & Weekend Peel •Acne • Enhanced Skin •Veins Rejuvenation •Sun Damage • Rosacea •Hair Removal • 2-Year Guarantee • RestylaneTm/BOTOX° Cosmetics • Specializing in Breast Augmentation We also offer ALL COSMETIC PROCEDURES Give the Gift of Beaut 0% Financin • Available Dr. Kenneth Wolf, M.D. Wolf Aesthetic & Laser Cellletts Board Certified Surgeon with 10 years experience 248.366.7603 1990 Union Lake Rd. • Ste. 200 Commerce Twp. THE JEWISH NEWS' MOST ANTICIPATED ANNUAL SECTION! 11. Fallow This Van fol. (be Best Posh "Some of the most quintessential New York foods are of Central and Eastern European Jewish origin," writes Schwartz in his new book. Among those culinary treasures: "Bagels and lox, pastrami on rye, corned beef, pickles, cheesecake, matzah balls, knishes." 4 2 • \ I A R II 2,111, • JNPLATINUM