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JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Koenig's interview with the Moskowitz family traces the fascinating journey of their cheese importing company, Larkin. 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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Family BusinessCulinary HistoryLogisticsImmigrant StoriesAdam MoskowitzBen MoskowitzCheese ImportLarkinJoseph MoskowitzSpecialty Foods

Places mentioned

Poland
"from Poland in 1919 when he was 5 years old."
New York, United States
"a dairyman among the chaotic jumble of pushcarts and crowded markets in Lower Manhattan."
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
"Adam and Joseph Moskowitz in Copenhagen"
France
"Joseph and Adam Moskowitz sampling cheeses in France"
United Kingdom
"producers throughout England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Greece"
Italy
"producers throughout England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Greece"
Spain
"producers throughout England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Greece"
Switzerland
"producers throughout England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Greece"
Germany
"producers throughout England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Greece"
Greece
"producers throughout England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Greece"

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