tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post6491581914788546676..comments2024-03-20T06:29:27.167-04:00Comments on The Rabbi with a Blog (Rabbi Jason Miller): JTS Chef Joe Landa Wins on Food Network's "Chopped!"Rabbi Jason Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-41696550091107200542011-07-01T17:40:07.515-04:002011-07-01T17:40:07.515-04:00What a great time Joe appeared to have had beating...What a great time Joe appeared to have had beating the other "classic trained" chefs on Chopped. I thought he appeared humble and somehow vindicated at the outcome. It's a shame to see comments condemming in any way, his effort and accomplishment. And for the person with the " too old and wrinkly" comment...you should be so lucky to look like that or cook like that! He's hot!!! Thanks Rabbi for your posting and feel free to pass along my contact info to Joe! I would like very much to meet him.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-66061511672144653672011-06-28T11:37:40.344-04:002011-06-28T11:37:40.344-04:00One of my colleagues who was a student with me at ...One of my colleagues who was a student with me at JTS sent me a private message asking if I had just "outed" Chef Joe. He thought that all references to Flik and JTS were absent from the show because Joe could get in trouble for cooking treif.<br /><br />This rabbi wrote to me: "I know that if my high end shul caterer (under orthodox hasgachah) ever won a cooking show making pork and it got around, he could lose business and even his kosher certification by mere virtue of <i>maarit ayin</i>. I agree its cool that he won but not everyone might."<br /><br />In my opinion if one is legitimately concerned about a kosher chef or caterer on a food network show cooking treif, then you're just playing into the <i>mishegas</i> (craziness) of the Ultra-Orthodox in the kosher industry. Joe's not Jewish. I hope people don't think that he cooks only kosher at his home to avoid <i>maarit ayin</i>?<br /><br />Anyway, I certainly didn't "out" him because Flik was publicizing his appearance on their blog and twitter feed (@FlikISDining).Rabbi Jason Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-77968902015123319462011-06-28T11:30:58.477-04:002011-06-28T11:30:58.477-04:00The producers cut out all the JTS and Flik referen...The producers cut out all the JTS and Flik references, choosing to focus on his fitness buff persona. The hosts apparently made several jokes about his use of "kosher" bacon--but those never made it on the air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-13538893245152433792011-06-27T19:30:34.846-04:002011-06-27T19:30:34.846-04:00Ok, but did he have to be so obnoxious? And also, ...Ok, but did he have to be so obnoxious? And also, it was hilarious when he said 'I learned to cook with fresh herbs while in the south of France'. I mean, really. Don't you have fresh herbs in the US? And what's with the ridiculous bare chested skateboarding intro? He's too old and wrinkly to do that. Just cook, and be humble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-8960977908763158452011-06-16T22:54:06.937-04:002011-06-16T22:54:06.937-04:00Awesome. Thanks for sharing this!Awesome. Thanks for sharing this!Daniel Max Kestinhttp://kestintech.comnoreply@blogger.com