With humor, it’s so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.

We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page.

Following the Rumanian tradition, garlic is used in excess to keep the vampires away... Following the Jewish tradition, a dispenser of schmaltz (liquid chicken fat) is kept on the table to give the vampires heartburn if they get through the garlic defense.

As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book.

I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey.

Fairs are good places to eat, particularly for stand-up eaters--which is one of the kinds of eaters I am, although when I eat standing up away from home I sometimes miss the familiar cool breeze coming from the open refrigerator.