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The Lone Ranger Faces Life

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By Norbert Weissberg, PHILLIP LOPATE, Mary O'Connell
| Mr. Beller's Neighborhood
What is it with guys and guns? Do you think it’s just the sexual association? The constant media din about “being a man”? Too many John Wayne movies? Who knows? I can only tell you what made me a fan. Guns were anathema in my father’s home. On the Pale, marauding Cossacks used guns to shoot at him and his family. Guns were for the goyim. Not even the ones made of liquorish were permitted under our roof.
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Kasha Varnishkes (Bow Tie Noodles With Buckwheat and Onions)

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By PHILLIP LOPATE
| Place Settings by SAVEUR
By Phillip Lopate Published on December 2, 2025 The recipe for this classic Eastern European Jewish dish of caramelized onions tossed with bow tie egg noodles and buckwheat groats comes from author and essayist Phillip Lopate. When this dish originated in the 1880s, the egg noodles were made from scratch and shaped into bow ties, but store-bought bow tie egg noodles are now traditional; farfalle pasta also works well.
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In Praise of Kasha Varnishkes, My Childhood Comfort Food

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By PHILLIP LOPATE
| Place Settings by SAVEUR
By Phillip Lopate Updated on December 2, 2025 This piece originally appeared in SAVEUR’s October 2012 issue. See more stories from Issue 150. Kasha varnishkes. The very name brings a smile to my lips, its plethora of shushing sounds inviting silence, simultaneous with its juicy exuberant consonants that demand to be heard.
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