[Gpsma]

How this thread got to be a discussion about my tagline is amazing. A couple of weeks ago a poster sent me a pm suggesting places i might find Halal or Kosher meats.

Here is my reply..

You obviously are writing about my tagline.

Let me explain..lol.

Im neither Muslim or Jewish. Im not seeking Halal meats.
The tagline grew out of a post I made years ago asking about Halal Chicken and Rice. Having worked in NYC for my entire career, I grew fond of the Halal Chicken and rice bought from the many vendors on NYC streets.

I posted saying we need some halal vendors here in tv. I think i wasnt even living here yet but had visited many times and intended to retire here. The post was basically tongue-in-cheek but it created a mini firestorm of replies. Many were quite angry that i wanted Arab food because “they blew up the World Trade Center”. If you know the poster GracieGirl, she was funny...saying that “where i come from we dont eat that fancy food..we like beans over corn bread”..lol.

Some posters chimed in and pointed out that food is not political. But one poster finally explained that i was simply talking about street vendor food that is very prevalent in NYC.

I always promised GracieGirl that if i could perfect the recipe here, i would make it and deliver her some of this “fancy” food. Unfortunately, i could never get it right.

So i decided to use that tagline.

But thanks for letting me know where i could get Halal...perhapsThey have hala chicken and rice.