Nachum and Doug Soclof Recap Pesach with The Douglas Soclof Experience

Our good friend Doug Sakoff is in our JM and the AM main studio. Uh I uh introduced or I mentioned earlier that this segment would basically uh tie up what Pesak was like for him and his staff. And he's going to introduce to us a unique way that one of the families thank the staff of the Douglas Sakoff experience. And with that in mind, a pleasure to welcome Doug Sakoff to JMA. Good morning, sir. >> Good morning, Natham. It's always like when you like get getting here getting all wired up and everything. It's so cool. You get like so pumped up. It's like a a fighter before the fight. >> That's how I feel at 5:30 every morning. >> Some people do yoga. You got to get like this whole the the whole thing going. How are you? So good to see you. So great to be here. >> Mar Hashem, it's great to see you. >> Thank you. >> I have a feeling you're a bit more relaxed today than you've been over the last couple of weeks. Would that be >> definitely more relaxed, but we got coming up. So, just as we're quick. >> Oh, and you know what is this year? Yeah. Memorial Day weekend. >> Exactly. >> Meaning meaning Friday and Shabus, Sunday is Monday, Memorial Day. >> Exactly. Exactly. >> I already made inquiries about different places if they're uh >> Yeah. >> opening up. Did you hear about this new one up in uh >> oh gosh, what's that place called? Lake George. >> I No, I did not. >> You're not aware of it? >> No. But uh you'll tell me about it. We're going to be inviting them to the uh to the show. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> Yeah, this is I think >> Can I moderate Can I moderate the show? >> I'd love you to be here. >> Amazing. And and now downstairs, I mean, you have a nice little juicery, little smoothie place. >> Oh, yeah. What's the story with that place? >> I have no idea. It just like kind of popped up. You know, you go away for Pes. Obviously, I'm away for a long time. >> And then you come back and you got the cherry blossoms, you got the cherry. Beautiful. Spring is a time of mythical renewals. >> West Anglewood Avenue has this, what do they call it? A sai a sai bar. acai. >> Asai, >> which was very popular over Pesak, I must add. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> I predicted because of my background. >> Yeah. Palette. Yeah. >> And my pallet, I predicted nobody would ever buy an item at that place downstairs. >> I have walked out of here in the middle of the day with 30 Myanote girls online. >> And I'm not exaggerating. >> Listen, that's one of the crazy things about Tene in general is people don't remember like, and this goes back to like when we first opened Douggee years ago. Like I would always say because of and and fast forward to now how many more institutions and organizations and businesses are here >> and be like oh it's such a thorougher thorough affair even if you don't live here between the schools between FR between Mayo between NOAM between TABC between uh the yeshiva you know there's so many there's so much going on here and it's uh it's wild to really witnessed the growth. Yeah, but even you have to admit that when a new place opens, some succeed and have 30 people online and others stay empty. >> For sure. And I think that, you know, it's like there was some I'm not going to get into the specific place, but there was one place that opened recently and >> after, you know, I joked with somebody, you know, they went from >> soft opening, which is really just a Jewish term. That's just for a whole other convers. It's just like one of those things. Soft opening is actually a Jewish term. >> It's not in the restaurant industry. Soft opening. No, there's no a soft opening for like a non- kosher restaurant by invitation or what and you would come in and you would be like, "Okay, your special is two for one entre or 25% off." >> In the kosher world, it's like, "Yeah, soft opening is just play for full price and get a horrible service." You know what I'm saying? >> But that's for another show also. You know, let me ask you a question. So, we all know >> you skipped over something just my memories. I'm I'm I'm on something. I forgot what it was. Go ahead. Yeah. >> Anyway, so I have a question for you. >> What I mean, we all know >> Stacy Seagull, amazing chef, amazing cook, right? I mean, >> hey proves it. >> Yeah. I mean, that's the word on the street. But what would you say besides her cooking, >> right? >> Your top two or three favorite or best items that you've had, whether it was a packaged item, whether it was something a frozen item. I know mine. I'm I'm only mentioning the ones that immediately come to my mind >> and people are going to think I'm nuts. >> Okay. >> Toum >> makes this microwavable meal. >> Interesting. >> Called spaghetti al pomodora. >> Wonderful. >> Love it. >> Really >> love it. >> And this was the peso version. >> No. No. I would I would I would pes you. >> I thought you were saying in general. >> I'm about to run over to Glad Express and start loading up. >> They may have had it for Pesa. But I'm asking you besides a packaged pes >> a package pesak item. It could been from a a grocery store a frozen section. >> First of all overall statement about peso. >> I can't tell the difference between whole wheat and regular handura matzah. I can't tell the difference. >> Most people can't >> really. >> Did you have good Whose SMA? >> People said you must have this whole wheat. >> Which matzah did you have? >> Bor Park. >> Yeah, it was good. >> We had to support them after everything that happened with the fire. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> It was very good. But I had half whole wheat, half regular. I could tell the difference. >> No spelt. >> No. >> But it's funny now. Now they sell like because I know people Montreal, Brooklyn, >> Ukraine. Ukraine from Ukraine. Everyone loves that. There's like matcha from around the world, but I think it's all amaz. He did a really good job. So it's I had everyone's matcha. >> We're doing a million topics here, but I I got to get back to what you had asked me. It's a buffet of a shell. Um board. >> Yeah. Um you know what? I didn't have this whole pesak and I said to my wife, I don't know if we were pesak. I had no chocolate leaves. >> Interesting. >> Yeah. I always have. And by the way, chocolate leaves, I don't know what you guys did to the recipe. It used to be a million times better. They they changed the chocolate. >> But anyway, I still have this tradition of putting it in the freezer. I love those from out of the freezer. >> Nice. >> Oh, I love it. Are you kidding? So, you didn't have that. >> But we didn't have that. Also, I quizzed my new son-in-law. >> Okay. >> We're at the table and thank God, as you know, we we had all of our children and grandchildren with us. It was amazing. What an experience. >> Who knows when that'll happen again. >> Our new son-in-law married March 23rd, just sitting at the sader table right a week or two later. >> And I gave him the ultimate quiz. >> Mhm. >> I said to him, "You have a box of fruit slices in front of you." >> Oh, boy. >> You eat them in what order? >> Oh. And I said to him and I said to him, "There's only one right answer." And of course, I didn't tell him this, but the right answer is red, orange, green, yellow. I mean, it >> like algebra, like the rainbow, red, orange, green, blue, indigo, >> because then I had push back from my own family members who said, "Wait a second. If you have a favorite, wouldn't you save that one for the end?" I said, "That's not how fruit slices work." Cuz fruit slices, you don't know if you're going to eat one or two or three or four. So you, if there's a possibility of only eating one, you want to eat the best. So there's only one order. He unfortunately got the order wrong and that caused a major major problem at the Pesak lunch table. A major problem. Uh so that was fun. >> You want to ask my my my favorites? >> Yeah. Oh, you mean fruit slices? >> No, probably my favorite package product. Yeah. >> One, you're not going to believe this. Mayam half half grapefruit. Better than fresca. Go to the shelves today. I promise. You are now bringing up a topic that I am not allowed to speak about on the air. Okay, >> that that's how negative I am about this topic. >> Okay, that's one. Number two, ice cream sandwiches from Elegant Dessert. The sprinkled ones, not the chocolate ones. >> It's in a package. >> It's in a package. Spectacular. >> You can get them in a regular supermarket. I mean, kosher supermarket. >> Elegant dessert. You put in an order $150. They'll ship it anywhere and they have it during the regular year. Excellent product. >> Ice cream sandwich. >> Ice cream sandwiches. Perf. Yeah, >> you just you just gave me an idea. Yeah. >> I mean, amazing. >> You'll send me a link? >> Yeah. Abs phenomenal product. >> And the freezer issue, not an issue. It stays frozen the whole time. >> Frozen. And they do an incredible job with their delivery and shipping and their packaging. >> Yeah. >> Boy, if this has your endorsement, it must be spectacular. >> Excellent product. And the kids, the adults, it's like one of those things. Everyone loves it. You pull it right out, everyone's happy. Boom. Dessert done. Snack done. Next. Yeah. So, those are my two shining um >> Can I ask you a question? And I know you're going to think that I'm just being, you know, that Jewish guy as my kids would say because, you know, I need to know everything about everyone else's business, but you also know my insatiable curiosity. Someone like you is dealing with five clients over Pesak or 50 clients over Pesak like >> not 50 and not five. A lot a lot. And got remember, >> so it could be 30, it could be it could be tens of clients. >> Yeah. And and >> and they're all at homes and you have a staff. This year I didn't have anybody. Sometime sometimes I do have people in hotels not at a program but we create a program >> and and and you have a staff dedicated to each one of these >> groups. It could be the same staff for multiple >> majority. Yes. Yes. Because there are staff there are some people who we get there we set up and then we're out of and they just like having sort of >> like what we did kind like the quiet and that's something that we offer and they >> and I thought I thought that's a big pain in the neck for the customer. Yeah, >> but if you if you if you're into it, it works. >> Yeah, if you're into it and and and you trust the process. I always say to everybody, you got to trust the process. >> So, you have a step and this is all Florida or not. >> So, I% you would be shocked how much I had going on here in Tene, New Jersey. TK, New Jersey, Englewood, Lake. Yeah. >> Upstate. >> Yeah. >> Why do you keep these secrets from me? >> Yeah, cuz you know what we say, privacy is the highest form of luxury. >> So, when you go ahead Yeah. And let's say someone is bringing a large family to Florida. You need a staff that knows how to shop for them. >> Well, yeah. All the shopping is actually done from here and we truck it down. >> Oh, so you're not telling people down there, go to the store and and load the house with X, Y, or Z. No. >> Including non food products. >> Exactly. So there's a bag of No. So pantry supplies we buy locally where >> garbage bags, paper towels. >> I can give you the whole list. Yeah. I go to sleep with >> So you don't have to educate people. Well, they know how to >> and and the one thing people have to realize is and and and I stress this a lot to everybody. We just don't do PES. I mean, we're doing this all year long. Before Pes, I had a family in the Dominican Republic. >> Oh, you're not doing it this shabas. >> Uh no, there's nothing nothing. You're doing it. >> Uh shu. Yes. And there's a couple things in between, you know, now in >> um >> how' you dream of this like like your first client was how long ago? >> Probably about seven years ago. >> Yeah. >> And you just came up with it? I felt that the it was it was moving in a direction that families were definitely getting size and luxury. Exactly. And and and every family, as I said, has a superhero and has their captain. Right. >> But that superhero and captain is overwhelmed with so many other things going on in life. whether they're taking care of older parents, whether they're taking care of kids, whether they're taking care of grandchildren or their businesses or their businesses or they're involved in in organizations and they just can't or or there's other specific reasons why people hire me. There's health issues going on. There's life, you know, >> logistical stuff, >> logistic, there's life and and and things like that. But, you know, when people like, "Oh, you do this all year." I'm like, "Yeah, we do this all year long." >> Well, you're the man, and I say this to you every time. You're the man who taught me that if you have a business that is centered on the Super Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, right, >> you could make it into a 12 month a year job. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. >> And people will say to you the entire time, "What do you do? What do you do the whole year?" Like they do to me all day. What do you do all day? Why are you in the office until >> your question? Super Bowl Super Bowl and and and I mean it's been proven. I mean, go through any Jewish publication, >> there's 3,000 ads the month. >> Yeah. But they're doing it for two, three weeks. You're saying that someone could be serious about it the entire year? >> Yeah. And and also we have a couple other ideas that we're, you know, toying with right now, I happen to think. And I'll share one of them. >> Yeah. >> Um just because I think it's it's one of those things that um are are trending with with people with allergies and special diets is >> a catering company that only does >> You mentioned this to me once, right? >> You don't do regular events. You only do events for allergies >> and and special dietary requests. >> Right. You know, I was at a bar mitzvah where the bar mitzvah boy had serious allergies. So even though everyone loves fish, right, they ain't serving it because it's not fair to bar mitzvah boy. It's his bar mitzvah. But you would be able to tailor a menu that everybody would enjoy. >> Yeah. And it's not only that, I mean, we deal a lot what we deal with on on on my business on Doug Sakov experiences besides food allergies, there's people with environmental allergies and we deal with that all the time. >> Carpeting in wool and some people cannot be in in a room where a pet has been. Right. And you know, >> you don't warehouse gluten-free items, do you? For after pay stuff, do you? >> Sometimes. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, >> so if someone needs gluten-free six months from now, kosher, you'd be able to find it. >> I have a I I have one case of um gluten. Obviously, nonbruff. >> The best pizza crust you've ever had. >> Yeah. >> Excellent. >> Kosher Company or regular company? >> Kosher. Co kosher. It's actually elegant dessert 8 in personal. >> Oh, you are into this elegant dessert people. >> Excellent product. If I made it, if I made it based and what we do is we take it sometimes we make it milk and sometimes we make it fileshek because then we'll do like a flatbread with it on the grill with some fresh garlic and olive oil a little. >> Where are they based? These elegant people >> in Brooklyn. >> Wow. >> Yeah. Yeah. Amazing. And um yeah, so it's just it was a great pes. It was a very challenging >> There's somebody I want you to meet. I just thought of it. >> I want to set up a little breakfast. our power breakfast. No, >> I'm being serious. >> Okay, but I mean we do have power breakfasts. I mean, it's not >> We do, but I want to add a third person to the next. >> Amazing. Amazing. We'll reserve We'll call Yakov reserve. >> Yeah. Can you reserve a table? >> We'll be the first people to walk in. >> Actually, I want two tables. I'd like two. >> We'll be the first one to walk in with the reserve sign at at Poppies. >> I'll tell you, this is uh this is one of the best networking meetings I've ever had. Doug Sackoff is here. uh the experience if someone does want to pursue any of these items, any of these um uh avenues, uh they simply look you up online. >> Yeah. >> Douglas.com. >> Can I tell you a funny story? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, it's like two days before pay off is a Monday or Tuesday. >> One second. Yeah. Monday, Tuesday. Go ahead. >> Monday, Tuesday. And and it's really like you're in the heat of the moment. >> I don't know how you handle that. >> Hey, would you pick up my call that Monday? Yes or no? >> Yes, absolutely. >> No, but seriously, a regular person called you. Would you piss? >> Okay, so this is the thing like any 917 347 any any area code that I see I I answer it because sometimes it's a delivery guy delivering something. So I answer. So it's like Monday at about 1:00. >> Okay. And everything's going on like and this was a very challenging year. >> You're looking for shank bones everywhere. >> This is this is a very challenging year. Okay. Because I think I think the entire supply chain system not that I think I know the supply chain system was very overwhelmed. >> I know we had a chicken nugget problem. >> Yeah. And there were a lot of issues without getting into specifics that we had to um deal with that were unexpected. But that's this >> that's why I was shocked that the Ukraine matzas made it here. But whatever. >> Yeah. Interesting. They were expedited, >> I guess. >> Um >> have to pay off the right person. >> So it's about 1:00 on Monday and like I said, like everything is going on. Like you can't imagine. All of a sudden I see like a 347 number, you know. So I'm like, "Hello." The guy's like, "Hi. Um, this is Doug." I'm like, "Yeah." He's like, "I heard you're the passport guru." >> Oh my gosh. >> Yeah. I'm like, "Well, I help people with passports, but what what what what's your story?" >> So I'm like, "I'm I'm promise you I'm like so busy. I'm like, I have one minute. I have one minute to hear your story." So he's like, "Okay, this is the story. We're at Kennedy Airport. My in-law, >> they're in the airport." >> I'm sorry. This was Tuesday. This was Tuesday. >> Trying to fly where? >> Panama. And the only reason why I'm giving all the specifics, >> you need a passport for Panama. >> Well, yeah, you need And his in-laws who were flying with them, their passport was expiring um >> soon >> in two and a half months. And you need the three-month window. >> That's a real thing. >> Yeah. But uh >> they won't let you on the plane. >> And they're like, I got a problem because So I said, listen, I said, I give you a number right now. Call this guy. He's going to get you a passport appointment for ASAP. Okay. Give him the number. The guy calls me back like five minutes later. The guy could only get me a passport appointment for tomorrow. I'm like, "What's wrong?" He goes, "Tomorrow my in-laws can't make the flight to Panama means you're going to miss the first days of Yantiffs." I said, "Listen, you have one choice right now." I said, "You have to find," and this is my this is my rule with airlines in general, find the pearl in the oyster. He goes, "What does that mean?" I said, "When the first person tells you no, go to the next person and go to the next person and go to the next person." And I said, "Let me know what happens." Do you think he ever let me know what happened? >> No. >> No. So, if he's listening, that's why I'm telling the story. If he's listening, please let me know what happened. Because if his in-laws didn't I mean, look, there >> And you'd bet if he followed your advice, they got on. >> I would bet if he follow if he found that right person, which is the trick to the airlines. I mean in in general when you >> No, but but you would say you're confident he will have found them if he worked hard >> if he found if he found the right person. Yeah, absolutely. No problem. No problem. I mean they would say maybe show me your Costco membership or something, but there's always that one person who is willing to >> um you know make it m make it happen. But it was uh Yeah. >> All right. We could do this all morning as you know. Uh but there's a there's a treat you have for us. you have brought along a song. Explain this whole thing. >> Yeah. So, I always I I I always talk about in like in all my Instagram stuff and things like that like to always show not and I'm not talking specifically to me. Always just showing your appreciation like for anybody whether you're going to Starbucks, whether you're there, you're here, you it's always nice to just show your appreciation and acknowledge. >> I got to tell you a great story. Go ahead. Yeah. >> We need like a a list of things. So um you know o over pace off the staff really works really really hard and um they don't stop and and it was so beautiful. We had one one one family um I'm going to call him Avery. Okay just >> we'll use the name Avery. That's just the family's name. >> Not the real name but but he's known as Avery. It's an alias. >> I nick I nickname every client. >> It's an alias. >> It's an alias. Every client has a nickname and that's how it's gone the whole time. So, um, they actually came up with a song for their staff. >> That's what they did. >> And that's what they did. And it was like, it was like such a special moment. Like the staff felt incredible. And whether it took them 10 minutes or two hours to do it was just the idea that they took it and I think it's a great song and I'm like, you know what? I got to I got to share it with N. >> Can we play it in its entirety or do you want to stop to point out certain things they say? >> You can play it in its entire play for two minutes. to the Avery family thanking the Douglas Sacklo experience >> and their team who is Shia and Jessica and it's a great song >> here it is at JM in the AM was a man named the great who showed up to cook and completely dominate the kitchen was trembling. The pots were afraid cuz flavor was coming and carbs would be slayed. He walked in slow motion, apron tight tight with a beard so majestic it shimmerred with light. Was it herbs? Was it spices? Was it olive oil gloss? Nope. Just raw swagger and culinary boss. We said, "Is this legal? Is this even fair? How can one man cooking have that much hair?" She feeding body. soul turning back to magic. That's out of control. From >> We all just stared half at the food, half at the beard. >> Yeah, the beard. It deserves it. Pretty sure it helps season the air. But wait, plot twist. Who's gliding on through? That's Jessica working like 10 people do. Plates flying out like a fivestar parade. While she is back there making flavor grenades. She's serving. She's smiling. She's keeping it tight. Making sure everything's flowing just right. Refills appearing like she's got a trick. Honestly, blink once and you'll miss it. She's quick. We're all sitting there like a wellfed crew. Okay. This whole operation runs because of you. She the culinary dream team we didn't deserve but got through. >> From kitchen to table perfectly. >> One runs the room. One rocks the beard. Efficiency level. Mildly unfair. He's crafting the dishes. She's running the show. If this was a business, the profits would grow. You've got the art and the service combined. Fivear experience blowing our minds. Honestly, shocking. Let's just be real. You both made Passover feel like a deal. She just the MVP feeding us like royalty dangerously. >> Next year we're begging fully prepared >> for the food the service >> and yes still the beard. >> Yeah. still here. >> We remain aware just the reason we got our fair share. JM and the AM. There it is. The Avery family thanking the Douglas experience staff with some funny lines in there by the way. Right. >> Yeah. I like it. >> Uh amazing that AI, huh? >> Yeah. It's unbelievable. It's um >> story for you. >> Yes, please. >> Remember I said to you, I'll tell you a story. >> Yeah, of course. >> I have this You talk about appreciation. I I'm proud of the fact that um I I try to thank people for every stupid little thing. I went to a Shabbat with Stacy in January and the entire Shabas whenever a waiter or bus person came to the table to give me a plate or take away plate I always said thank you thank you so much and you notice I mean I'm sure you notice it makes a difference it makes a very big difference and by the way when I go to certain wedding halls and do it they're they're in a state of shock >> they hand me a Coca-Cola at the bar and they can't believe that the person I they hand it to actually said thank you to them >> it's so cute you call it Coca-Cola Cola. >> Yeah. Yeah. You call it pop, right? >> I would say Coke, but Coca-Cola, it's so good. It's so nostalgic. >> And the reason he would say pop is he's from the Midwest, folks. >> Yes. >> You and Arlene Arf, Arlene Porrett always remind me about Pop. She always says, "I have Pop in the house." Said, "What? Your father's here? What?" >> Anyway, so um so uh I have this habit of doing it. So I'm doing it the whole Shabbat tone. And you always say to yourself, is there like a benefit to doing this? Is it just a nice thing? Like, you know, you're you you know, you always think in the back of your mind, are you making an impression? You know, you hear these stories, you know, this boy, the person saved the other person's life because he said good morning to him every day. You know, like that type of thing. All right. The next night, my brand new Makanim made a wedding with the title bounce. Right? This is before was married, two months before she got married. So, we were invited because we were already mut or about to be. So, I go to the wedding. This is the next night, Sunday night, and I'm sitting at my table and all of a sudden someone slaps me on the back, this Puerto Rican gentleman, and goes, "Hey, how you?" It was the waiter from it waiter. >> You're the only one who's ever said thank you to me. >> Do you know how many main dishes I had that night? >> So, it's just very cool. Appreciation is, you know, hey, gratitude is everything and >> makes people feel like a million bucks. >> And and a smile. a smile and hello, good morning, good afternoon, how you doing? >> And by the way, I notice that if someone compliments my kids to me, this is for the last, you know, >> 30 years, if someone compliments my kids, it's almost always because of a thank you or holding the door or something. It's not nothing dramatic like, you know, >> you know, it's like you say, it's always the little things and in everything in life, it's the little things that always make a difference and stand out. >> That's why I want the guy with the passport to call me back. I want to know what happened. >> I don't blame you. >> Yeah. But um yeah, so it's always great to be here. And >> I'll tell you a little thing that that I know about my wife. >> Yeah. >> Um for about a buck 50 I can make Stacy Seagull Chabas. How? >> Bag of ice. You go to 7-Eleven, you reach into that freezer, bring home a bag of ice, and she knows that she has zero chance that she's going to run out of ice over Shabas for a buck 50. Do you ever try gift? You ever try gift wrapping it like like before shop ribbon on top? >> It's a great idea, but the ribbon would cost more than the bag. >> Yeah, we go we go through a lot of ice over pes, >> especially on a 3day yontiff. Oh my gosh. >> It's like wow. >> Do you believe that the packaged ice is different? In other words, in other words, it depending on which package it is, it of course it is different. >> Yeah, of course. And now and now >> and people would think, what do you mean? Now you have with like all the um popularity of bars and mixology and all that. They have some be have you ever seen the beautiful ice >> like the with rose petals and gold in it and like we can make one with your logo actually. >> Who just who just showed me the rose petal one? I just saw this recently. The rose petal one. >> It's amazing. Ice is ice is like Yeah. So I I get I get the Stacy Seagull pre-shops ice bag a lot. You know, >> you know what bothered me a bit over yontiff. Please, >> I don't know if you're going to agree with me or not because I I have no right to criticize anybody for what they do on pay if they you know >> if you want to go to most luxurious program >> right of course >> but knowing that my friends and relatives were running back and forth to the shelters >> in Israel >> I said to myself I don't know if this is the best time for ice sculpture videos I just don't know. >> Yeah. So I had I had someone that I brought on about a month before Pesah and she was based in Israel. >> Yeah. And I got a true experience of because we were on the phone a lot and and >> speaking to you from the shelter. >> Yeah. Of of of what a family, you know, she has young kids and and a family was going through. I mean, people did not realize >> how long kids were not in school for in Israel until right after Yontiff when the schools uh thankfully reopened. But what they what they were deal you know besides the war going on besides running to shelters the daily life for months and and you're exactly right you know I I I said to people like we got to put everything in perspective you know is is like what they're dealing with and it's easy unfortunately it's easy to forget these things here. >> I like a good golf cart parade. >> Yeah. But when my niece can't get her kids to park on a day of Kamo, she's afraid she'll be too far away from a from a shelter. >> Yeah. You know, >> no, it's it but I think I I think it's a great point. I think it puts everything in perspective of of what is and has been going on in Israel. Everyone here needs to keep that in in in their minds, you know. And I'm telling you, it was an eyeopening experience for me. And I kept saying to her like I never would have understood what someone in Israel is going through. and and I do have family members that are there but I don't speak to them as a regular concept >> and in and out of shelters or she would like think that she could get away for an hour and a half and go to the mall and then all of a sudden the alarms go off and they're in the shelters in the mall for two hours you know >> so yeah I think that's a very valid uh point especially >> I saw Howard Freriedman who I think you know right of course >> so I saw Monday night at a wedding >> and that's another thing by the way and no criticism because you know I I was very happy to celebrate with the families but there would never have been a ing Monday night in Israel was you want to show up. They don't even open the catering halls. Anyway, >> not a criticism because obviously it's very different in Israel than here. I I spoke about this over the last couple of days. Anyway, >> I see Howard and we started talking about the golf cart parade and I'm sort of asking him like can you I don't get it. I don't cop like why they're doing it. He goes I don't know. I guess cuz they can you know like and this golf cart parade what is it basically? It's basically anybody who has a golf cart in Orlando gets together and makes it a makes it a thing. That's that's a whole other conversation. Um not not for >> Did you have anybody in Orlando? >> Yeah. Yes. Yes. I had many I had many >> with golf carts or not? >> Uh some with golf carts, some with not not every community allows golf carts, >> but you know how to rent a golf cart down there. >> Of course. Yeah. And and >> craziest thing you had to rent this year. >> Oh, this is a great >> Give me one. Give me one thing that was just you couldn't a hammock. Did you have to rent a hammock for somebody? I need to know >> what you have to rent. >> I did hammocks. I did basketball hoops. I did golf. I I did golf simulators. I did uh >> You could rent a golf simulator. >> I did. Um >> the people down there must love it. What the what it does to the economy down there must be amazing. Oh, >> you have no idea. I I I I say Pesak down in Orlando. And I think people will question me. Is a 1 billion billion. And >> well, his estimate though was that 40,000 people were down there. >> It's way more than 40,000. >> Is it 80,000? >> It's it's over 100,000 people. >> It's over. I can tell you I can name I can name three resorts with 5 to 7,000. three communities with 5 to 7,000 people in it and that's without hotel programs. Uh I mean there's 20 there's 20 communities where people go to for peso >> house communities. >> House communities. Yeah. I mean not 20 10 rentals. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I thought there was one. >> No. No. There's at least 10 12. And then there's >> How do people decide which one to go to? >> It depends where you're you know what what budget you want. There's all different budgets. There's all different levels of Yiddish kite. There's all different levels of how >> I guess locations are going to be near the point. >> A lot of them are kind of like all, you know, everyone says everything in Disney, I'm sorry, in Orlando is 20 minutes and it takes an hour, you know, or I'm sorry, it's two miles and it takes an hour. It's >> Yeah, it it's >> you go two miles in Lakewood, it takes the >> traffic the traffic is is absolutely insane. Um, but Orlando, if you've never like done it and like a lot of people don't understand like what it is >> getting into it and and it's it's it's its own >> what happens if it if a truck breaks down, you don't have the food. >> It happens. I mean, it literally happens. I mean, there's the the amount of trucks that come in from uh the tri-state area. And I don't mean just groceries. I mean people sending pallets of of items. Um the trucking there's regular trucking companies that come to your house, pick up your pallet, they build a pallet and they go to the next place and they're just doing this constantly. Um yeah, it's it's a crazy and this year the big thing was like uh after Yantiff, come get your halas. You know, >> there were halas after >> random pickup places like nothing like in Orlando it's also like it's very common at 2 o'clock in the morning to get a knock at your door and be like, "Oh, hi. We're here making the delivery like before Yande." Like there's a lot of it's a it's a little bit uh I mean not for my clients but for >> So everybody had comets Thursday night. >> I don't know about everybody but yeah I mean if you wanted there was no there's and how many popup before yontiff it's like I forgot it was Monday night or Tuesday night it's like 10:30 night we're starved and you know you're limited to the restaurants are closed and restaurants have a hard time even keeping up with what's going on there. So, it's like these popup little restaurants in houses that just pop up for like three, four days. It's crazy. Yeah. And online, you go online, you put your order in like you're ordering something and then like, okay, come, you know, you get you order number one. >> What if somebody wants a Torah? >> Oh, Orlando Torah, uh, you know, you should have Orlando Torah, Rabbi Waxman, uh, Rev Nal, Rev Grindblat, they run a major operation for fundraising for Torres. >> Oh, no. Yeah, Toras. They have a whole rental business. Your refrigerators, your freezers, your hot plate, your um and cauter ring, >> bicycles. >> So I I mean we can get bic I mean bicycles are are are simple to get but in today's day and age it's easier just go on Walmart app and or buy it and be done with it at the end and donate it to to the yeshiva. >> But the infrastructure I mean so you bring up like there there's a major infrastructure to make this happen you know and it's it's been u mindboggling to watch it. >> When did it start? How many years ago? I would say probably about 10 years ago. >> So 15 years ago, nobody was doing this. >> I would say 15 years ago, there were pioneers like like early early pioneers >> doing it themselves. >> Doing it themselves with very little infrastructure. Um I would say co made it like I mean there were people who moved down there like during co >> um >> right and the second largest in this country is there a second largest area for Orthodox Jews or that this is >> I mean a lot of people go up to like Virginia Beach um >> with houses >> with because houses but it's a totally different setup over there. It's like totally totally different >> one sh >> not even one jewel. I mean people have sh at their at their houses you know and um >> but totally totally different a little bit of North Carolina you know now you're reading about these like communities that are opening near Tampa someone's opening something else in North Carolina and like the vision mishbah in the mega issue had a whole article about this umish community that they're opening like in Okahhabi I think it's called Florida was about an hour from Orlando and they I think they envision eventually having 20,000 houses there. >> And I think you could buy a house for like $450,000. >> Wow. >> Yeah. So, and and and they're going to have a they're going to have Yeshivas. They're going to have grocery stores. >> Why don't people go buy 10 houses to invest? >> Yeah. It's um it'll be interesting. And and I think like their first phase is I mean I only know because I read I read it from the mega issue of Mishbah, >> you know. >> Now we know what you were doing over. >> I really took me a while to get through the mega issue. >> You took it to Shul or was sitting in the house? I I definitely took it to shul. I mean that because I I thought that's one of the reading things that you could actually take to shul especially with the reba on the front. You know >> which reb was it? >> I don't remember that. But uh there were a lot of swing set advertisements. It's like you need a swing set going to the MBA mega issue. >> Wow. Yeah. >> That's another thing you're probably setting up down there. >> Yes. Yes. >> Monkey bars and slides. >> I also did some great entertainment for families. Like really cool stuff like um I mean that's part of what I do for people also. Like I I'm >> like what? >> Um I did a crazy robot show for people. Um which was amazing. >> For how many people? >> 25 30 people. >> Like a private show in their home. >> There's this dog show that from America's Got Talent like these puppies and they do all this crazy stuff. People love that. We do the puppy show >> that was goes to people's homes. >> Yeah. They're mobile and um and then uh these little racing cars that everybody loved and foam shows and magic shows and and you name it. Yeah. And and we did uh chop competitions. We did. Yeah. I mean, besides that's what we do, you know. It's like they want something to keep the kids busy. Not Not in Orlando. Most of my clients don't even go to the parks anymore because most of them been there. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> You should see the puppy show. It's unbelievable. Puppies need IV after because they they were in the heat. >> Yeah. Check this out. Let me tell you, this is crazy. >> Yeah. All right. >> Yep. It's going to be a good one this because Memorial Day weekend it's it's it's an extended time and again if you're looking to toast or celebrate your grandparents, your parents, your wife, your husband, you have a milestone celebration, it's a great time to pick up, get away for, you know, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, whatever you want to make, you can keep going. Um, >> should I go away even though I have no kids with me just to have the grass and the >> great outdoors and all that? >> That's the best. >> You know, it was very weird for my wife and myself. our the first day we were actually by ourselves and it was like a little bit a little bit different you know but >> situation called for it and uh then thank god we had everybody for the last day so we were >> recharge >> exactly the opposite of us >> exactly so it was it was nice and um I think for sure there are going to be a lot of um a lot of options and you know there are some you know a lot of families who >> don't go away pes and they do pes home and and they will go do or they flip out like uh Shabas Khan has become a very big >> gathering because a A lot of the schools are off for a couple days. >> It's become as big as Thanksgiving weekend, >> if not bigger. If if not bigger, because some, you know, people still have school. Um >> Yeah. And you know what's dead? We've discussed is Labor Day weekend. >> Oh, totally. It's as if it's right during the regular year. >> Labor Day is already >> It used to be the thing. Singles events. >> No, because schools start earlier now. Colleges, kids go back to Israel. It's uh it's a different world. >> Yeah, Labor Day. I always say August like even even when I had younger kids, I'm like August like is really none. By the time the kids come home from camp and then you get and then school, you're into the swing of things. >> Yeah. And yeah, August is uh not to rush the calendar at all. >> No, but you're always looking at the calendar. >> I'm always looking like some of my days were so messed up over piss cuz my days are always three days ahead. I'm always, you know, >> that's the best calendar by the way. >> Yeah, of course. >> Can I tell you another great product? >> This is This is me every day. >> Yeah, that's great. Uh another great product. Can I give a shout out? >> Go ahead. >> The I and I don't know if they make it or they distribute it. the new art scroll shabas lamp. The thin one. It's like >> Oh, yeah. >> Very I don't think >> you know why it's such a good item. Why? >> Cuz it's so bright. >> It's but it's it's sleek looking, >> right? >> It's doesn't take a lot of room. >> Doesn't take up a lot of room. Um >> and it's bright. >> And it's bright and uh it's it's a nice piece and >> and it's an art scroll piece or they sell it. >> I bought it from I bought it from Art Scroll. >> That's funny. >> Yeah, it's amazing. >> Have to look it online. >> And um and uh people love it and makes like a great gift like if you're going anywhere like take somebody like to you know a host. I have families who bought it for their families for to use during Pesak, but then to take it home as like a, you know, like little >> in your in your situation now, >> you you can't rent out a place without a Shabas lamp in each room. >> You basically have to have it at this point. >> Yeah. >> Everyone expects it. >> Everybody expects it or people say, "Okay, we'll bring it or you know, could you get us nightlight?" you know the >> I mean sometimes depending I I find it really depending on how long people are going for. If it's a quick shops people like no we could just deal with it you know but if it's an extended time >> I looked at the shoo by the way there are a couple of hotels opening up for programs. >> Yeah I'm sure I'm I'm I'm sure they're definitely um >> so I don't know what to do. >> We'll see this week probably in well it won't be the mega issue of Mishbah will just be a regular issue of >> Mishbah. Will you read it every week? >> I try to I like the ads >> you know. Oh, so that I get. >> Yeah, I >> maybe I should start getting back into the habit because I'll be honest with you, and I've said this before, >> um, whenever I go to a news stand, you know, one of these kosher stores that has the news magazines, >> I I look at the front of the of the Jewish magazines, and I and I'm always intrigued by some of the stories they advertise on the front, >> right? >> And then I go home. So, I buy it. Yeah. I go home >> totally disappointed every time. Totally disappointed. >> Yeah. So I got, >> you know, everybody out there who who tells me um I always joke that there's only one good writer in the Jewish magazine world, right? >> And and and the reason is because he went he actually went to the Harvard School of Journalism. >> You know, you can't tell me that somebody without some experience can can produce an article the way a journalism student can produce it. But anyway, go ahead. >> Can I add one thing? Um, I'm very fortunate to have a few daughter-in-laws and I find it like it's a great conversation piece for me and my daughter-in-laws, the Mishbuck and the Ammy magazines. >> So, it's there's always something like talking. >> So, I'm I'm ashamed to say and don't don't judge me >> that you don't >> that the topic that the that the magazine that I always discuss with my daughter always is the New York Times Sunday magazine. Okay, that's Listen, but but it's a common thing, you know, it's a it's something and um >> so maybe I'll drift back into the Jewish magazine world and if I do, you get the credit >> and and full disclosure, >> although it's expensive, right? 20 bucks a magazine. >> So that's the mega issues. >> Oh, what's the regular? >> I don't think I don't I mean, full disclosure, I get I get an annual I get it delivered to the house. >> Is it eight bucks like that? >> I I I don't know off hand. >> Anyway, you were saying I'm sorry. >> So I was saying, but sometimes they're like, but what you're talking about was two weeks ago. I'm like, "Well, I'm a little bit behind on my Mishbahami magazine articles, you know, and then my wife, they call you out." >> And then my wife's like, "Can you get rid of the stack because there's like like a >> you save them?" >> Of course. Well, cuz I haven't Sometimes depending on what's going on, >> uh like like the mega issue, I only really got to like the last day. >> Well, this Shabas you'll have a chance, right? This is a >> Shabas. I'm actually away. So, uh >> meaning out of town. >> Out of town. Yeah. So, I definitely will not have time to >> Well, you taking a baseball game. >> Okay. So, this is a perfect perfect example. Yeah. >> The amount of So, there's somebody actually in Orlando, okay? Um, his name is Schlimy. I'll give him a quick shout out. He's very involved in like Jewish life in Orlando, okay? Like, if you're going there and you need stuff, you call Shimy. He takes care of it. Okay. the um the amount of mishbah and ami and circle and Jewish press uh ham ham what's the name of that he brings in for people before yontiff that you pre-order thousands >> over a thousand >> well over a thousand you wouldn't believe it you go to the pickup place there are stacks like like like the old days when you used to see the Sunday the you know when in New when they used to when they used to get the the Sunday edition on Saturday and the old news guys would be stuffing them and stacks of them. >> Thousands thousands and thousands of magazines get know they have to make more before you hunt. >> I don't know whether they make more or not but it's you know it's you would and each family is getting like two copies four copies of each. So it's not like anyone really gets one copy of anything because most families are 20 25 people so people don't want to share the mega issues. Everyone needs their own mega. >> Everyone needs their own mega. Yeah. But you wouldn't believe it. I wish I had a picture to share with you. >> Do both call it mega or each magazine has a different >> That's a great question. I would say they're both probably using the word mega. >> Wow. That must be a scandal. >> No, because there's four I think there's three mega issues a year if I if I'm correct. >> Well, Suk is peska. >> Oh, Kanuka also mega. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Funny. >> Yeah. No, but >> I thought it's only mega when there'll be at least one week where there's no magazine. That's where I thought it was mega. Yeah, but I don't know. Mega. Wow. >> Because Sonic has got a lot of ads and stuff >> and I feel like I'm talking to my daughter-in-laws. >> I'll tell you. Unbelievable. Well, we've got a little bit of overtime, Doug Sackoff. >> We've got overtime. >> If we had any chance for a quick breakfast this morning, that chance has flown away. >> Well, we we'll do a double up with our new guest. >> Oh, that's right. We're gonna invite this guy. We're going to do this hopefully next week. Are you You're back what day? >> I'll be back Sunday. taking in a baseball game or not? >> Maybe actually >> because the Yankees are home Sunday. >> Oh, so I won't I won't be here Sunday. I I mean I'll be someplace between here and the Midwest >> and uh the scandal at Yankee Stadium that hit is really >> Yes. You Yes. >> So it used to be if you bought a Champions seat at Yankee Stadium, you could buy the legends menu >> right now. >> Now you can't do that anymore. I don't know if it applies to Delta. If anybody knows, let me know if it applies to the upstairs. Yeah, >> I don't know. >> Cuz you could do the Delta also. They didn't single out Delta. They just sing. But I have a feeling if champions can't do it. >> Do you know Do you know who used to run the kosher food at Yankee Stadium? You remember Yala before it was just right here. Jacob Jacob Goldberg who used to own Yala. He used to run the whole food the kosher food service at Yankee St. >> Oh, you used to meaning till when? >> Last year. >> Yeah, we know him. >> Yeah, of course he did City Field also. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, who's doing it now? >> I don't know. >> Someone else, >> I think. So, >> cuz Jeff Strick did it years ago. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. >> And I always say I have the best connection in the entire the most important person to know in the Jewish world. I get regular updates from him as to what's happening. >> And that is >> the Mashk at Yankee Stadium. He sends me the menu every game, the menu. So, if I want to go to legends and and decide, you know, what's But I will tell you something. Yankees, listen carefully. I've been analyzing the menus as I've been doing the last couple of years. >> Yeah. >> Not nearly as impressive as they were last year and the year before. >> Interesting. >> It's been down. The menu's been down. You want You want to hear what they're serving today? Tonight in Legends? >> Let's Let's in case in case anybody wants to go have >> Tonight in Legends in Yankee Stadium. You may want to pay 350 bucks online to get a ticket because if you you're eating, you know, non-stop, it may be a worthwhile buffet. >> So, here's what we got. If you're there for 3, four hours, you you know. >> Well, they Yeah, that's true. They >> When I go to Legends, I try to get there when the gates open. >> So, I could literally get the three four hours in. >> Tonight at Yankee Stadium, Doug Sakov, but you go for this. >> Yeah. >> Grilled skirt steak. >> Nice. >> Herb chim cheree, chicken marcella, creman mushrooms. I don't know what that is. Do you know what that is? >> Like some form of like >> Well, we should ask Stacy Sele. >> And ballpark franks. If you go tomorrow at one o'clock, >> the entree and this is this is why I'm so disappointed because if I would go to a game this week, it would probably be tomorrow. We actually have tickets for tomorrow, but I don't think I'm going to be able to do it. I have a million other things to do. >> The entree is Italian ooco. >> Oh, what is that? >> You ever go me to the restaurant which there is a sister one in >> they're all not related but they're have the same name. So there's one in Brooklyn and then now there's one that opened up on the upper east side. The upper east upper east side one is the like original. So the waiter comes out. Oh, good. Good evening. Tonight I have a beautiful rib stick, mushrooms and onions and a delicious asabuko. >> What is it? >> Like a ve something or >> Oh, it's real meat. >> Yeah, it's real meat. Yeah, it's a meat. It's a meat, but it's like slowcooked. It's on a like the bone. It's Yeah, that's how I know. Tomorrow afternoon, oso buco and roasted chicken >> and Sunday, char grilled skirt steak. >> So, the only menu this week at Yankee Stadium that appealed to me, and it's funny I'm saying this as I'm complaining that we're not focused on what's happening in Israel, >> they on Tuesday night, last night. >> Yeah. >> Grilled herb ribeye steak. >> Oh, there you go. >> And that's unlimited. >> Yeah. >> So, that the only time we actually went to that we went on our own. invited but that we went on our own to legends was for one of the ribeye steak menus >> because you go and you have five steaks >> it's amazing >> that's it's a great setup >> not that my cardiologist recommends that but you know >> but you know it's interesting how you know fortunate we are here you know again we didn't talk about American dream you go to American dream you have whatever you want go to the statement whatever you want American dream my wife tells me that now the place to go get a gown not the bridal gown >> at the Yeah. Yeah. >> To get a gown for like if you're if you're a mother of the bride. >> Have you seen that place? The Avenue. >> No, but they say that's the place to go. I said, "What? What is going on? The Jewish world's taking over American dream. >> It is a um quote unquote from I would call almost like a department store." And the most interesting thing is if you would ever go with your wife or any family member that would like to go shopping there, within that department store, there is a section of art scroll. Yeah. And I guarantee they have dark scroll right there. >> Wow. >> Yeah. And there, there's the Gumaras. I mean, everything. >> So, am I a good husband or not? You know I am. >> Yeah. >> I took my wife to American Dream. And And so, Nahome, if you took her there, why didn't you see the store there? >> Cuz you were at the food court. >> Because what did I do? >> She went to that store. >> I went I went to Bravo Pizza >> and sat at a table and watched the Jet game on my phone. >> Yeah. You know, they should send they should sell an American dream. You know, they sell an American dream pass where you could start go, you know, go you could start off being Milick Milk Milick and then you take a little break, run downstairs to um No, the chickies, go to Red Mango downstairs, clear your pallet, maybe grab a cookie from Mrs. Fields, go back up, then you hit the Fix, >> boom, boom, boom, just have a pass and keep >> How many kosher places do you think there are? Eight, nine? >> I think if you include Dunkin' Donuts, Mrs. Field, BaskinRobins, >> Hagen, not B. >> Hagen. Um, then upstairs you have uh Bravo, the new there's a Chicks, there's a burger place. >> So, Fish Grill Fish uh Fish Grill from LA is there now. >> So, there's 10 or more. >> And then Misone, you know, which is the fast food of um the famous chef. He opening. I think that's going to be unbelievable. >> So, it's for sure 10 or more. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. See, I'm I'm How do I know I'm old? Cuz I went to Bravo, went to Hagenas, and I was done. In the old days, I would have done all 10. >> Well, maybe you're going to Yankee Stadium that night for rip steak. So, you had to slow down. >> It was It was If I'm watching a Jet game, there was no Yankees going on. >> Yeah. But it's a fascinating place. American dream. It's uh and and we're fortunate to have it so close. >> Bring the people in here, dog. Bring them in. Bring them all in. We'll do a big interview with them. >> Yeah. I'm sure I'm sure they would have >> Where's their marketing guy? I want to speak to It's actually uh >> they just built a stadium or something. They built like an arena. >> Yeah. Um um the person who handles like all their events and everything is actually a one of the family members, one of the Gasians, and she's amazing. And I'm sure she would love to you'll set that up then. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. >> You're amazing. >> You're amazing. Thank you. >> You're amazing cuz whenever I ask, you always deliver. >> Listen, you know what? It's like um you know >> Oh, yeah. Go ahead. I just thought something. it people don't realize like a lot a lot of things that I do like I don't share anything like if if somebody mentions it to somebody >> all privacy >> all privacy and I think I think you've experienced it many times where you know the things that we do that nobody even our >> if you tortured Doug he wouldn't tell you where I was in the middle of making a joke if you tortured Doug he would not reveal where I was for pesa >> yes exactly but I I I think in general that's just you know our motto we keep keep everything very quiet. Like even after Pesak, there's so much to be able to show. We don't show anything. >> Two quick questions. >> Yes. >> These cans of paint that have been sitting here since we built this studio. >> How do you dispose of them properly? And can you find the guy to take to get rid of them for me? >> Yes. >> Thank you. Secondly, I need a man with a van. I have a bunch of stuff that that's in New York that I need brought here. Um, could you have a man with a van who could do that? Who could spend who spend five hours working with me to shle all that stuff? Yes. >> But I don't want to shle. I need someone else to do the shleing. Well, it's like me. I say I tell everybody just full disclosure. I'm a great I'm great. I don't do physical labor. Correct. >> Those days those days are done. >> Correct. You know, >> so you have the right person for it. >> Yeah. Absolutely. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you, sir. >> You'll let me know. So, >> it was worth going 23 minutes over time. >> All good. Brothers and sisters in Israel, we are with you. It's your favorite America's one and only Jewish moments in the morning radio program heard on listener sponsored digital radio around the world web.com on the single network and of course on the beloved NSN app. My thanks to Doug Sakaw for helping us go overtime on a Wednesday here at JM, the 13th day in the counting of the OMR. Tomorrow morning, we're back. 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