by Marilla | Nov 1, 2015 | Where's Wex?
Anthony Rose of Toronto’s Fat Pasha and Schmaltz Appetizing; Ruthie Ladovsky of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant; and food writers Michael Wex and Bonnie Stern; moderated by Jayne Cohen, Jewish Holiday Cooking From schmaltz-fried rice to Nutella babka bread pudding with...
by Marilla | May 6, 2015 | Articles, Interviews, News, Where's Wex?, Yiddish
Wex gets interviewed by the Australian Jewish News about Yiddish, The Stooges and stand-up comedy. When people think of Moe, Larry and Curly, they rarely think of Yiddish. But should they? In one of my lectures, I’ve focused on the pivotal role of the Three Stooges in...
by Wex | Feb 4, 2015 | Where's Wex?
Call now to make sure there’s something left for you at Shut Up and Eat, a February 8 of Jewish food, music and words at the Windup Bird Cafe, 382 College Street, Toronto, featuring poet Ronna Bloom, musician Jonno Lightstone and sexagenarian heart-throb Michael...
by Marilla | Apr 12, 2013 | Where's Wex?
Wex is really looking forward to this. On Thursday May 2nd he will be hosting this amazing concert at the Artscape Wychwood Barns. There’s a dinner reception at 6.30pm followed by the concert itself which has been curated by Randy Bachman (Wex is a big fan of...
by Marilla | Aug 30, 2012 | Daybooks of Dyspepsia, Interviews, Where's Wex?
It’s been awfully quiet on this website of late. That’s because Wex is busy writing his new book on Jewish food. However, this Monday you will have a chance to see him live at the 2012 Ashkenaz Festival. The event, entitled “Heartburn is History:...
by Marilla | May 31, 2011 | Public Speaking, Where's Wex?
Last month Wex was in New York to take part in a panel discussion about the nature of Jewish humour. The Art of the Kvetch: Jewish Humor as Secularism was presented by the Jewish Studies department at Eugene Lang College, part of The New School for Liberal Arts. The...
