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Borscht Belt Hotel Food Gets Star Turn In ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

JL;DR SUMMARY The nostalgic allure of the Borscht Belt and its renowned Catskills resorts is vividly reminisced through their signature all-you-can-eat Jewish meals, as highlighted in both cultural memory and media, including shows like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CuisineJewish IdentityCultural HistoryThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselJewish ComedyNostalgiaBorscht BeltPop CultureCatskillsJewish Resorts

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"There was a time when to any Jew in the know, the mountains meant the Catskills, and the Catskills meant the Borscht Belt, the site of orgiastic meals, frenzied sexual activity and cutting edge comedy."
Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
"My husband was on a two-week leave from Officer Candidate School in Fort Knox, Ky, Marsha Slade wrote."
Florida, United States
"In an article for the Palm Beach Post, in which aging Floridian Jews were invited to share their memories, the food was often one of the most memorable aspects of the Catskills resorts."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Miami, in particular suddenly became enticing."

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