LAist: I Hate Farmer John

William

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:41:43 -0800

That was a lame attempt at justifying your position. All you've done is choose which tradition you want to follow so you can feel in line with your Jewish side. Judaism is, before all else, a religious designation. Being Jewish has taken on new non-religious meanings but if you're going to subscribe to a practice whose basis is PURELY religious, then, when it is taken in conjunction with your admission that you are indeed "not all that religious", all you're doing is complaining about the food choices which aren't to your liking - not how offensive it is, as a practicing Jew, that the Los Angeles Dodgers don't serve kosher hot dogs. Tony, you're calling a commenter a terrorist? That's not funny, although I'm sure you intended it that way. Aren't you the editor or something?

LAist Dave

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:06:15 -0800

Correction: "not" all too spiritual

LAist Dave

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:05:25 -0800

I just wanted to respond to people who said that keeping kosher "a tidbit" and told me to suck it up because I'm not religious. I didn't really want to get into this in the post, because I thought it doesn't matter, but here goes: you have no idea who I am, what's important to me, and what a large commitment keeping kosher is. A tidbit??? Try having to analyze every piece of food you eat to make sure it fits in specific dietary laws. And @ John, you've obviously never heard of the idea of respecting traditions. As much as I hate the term, "culturally Jewish" might the best one I use to describe myself right now. That means I respect the 5,000 year old traditions of my ethnicity, even if I'm feeling all too spiritual. So buzz off, eh?

John

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:37:48 -0800

This has got to be the most inane post I have ever seen on Laist. You pretty much shot yourself in the foot when you insisted that you aren't religious, BUT... suck it up, indeed, buddy. Being Kosher is about more than some habits you picked up during your childhood. It's a way of life; one that includes, oh, I don't know, going to synagogue and stuff like that. Now bring me my hummus concession boy!

tony

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:06:48 -0800

re You can't be serious, what are you a communist? eating a dog at the game is part of American culture. if one of our friends wants one suited to his tastes at the ballpark in a city with tons of Jews whose greatest pitcher was Jewish, i say more power to em. eat a meal before the game? frickin terrorist.

You can't be serious

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:53:54 -0800

The Dodgers don't sell Kosher hotdogs. What a fucking crisis. Eat a meal before the game and stop whining.

malingering

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:15:41 -0800

That's odd, I've never had a problem. We sat in top deck for about 4 years and almost every game I went down to reserve to get garlic fries or a root beer float. If they refuse, tell them you want to talk to their boss. Tell them that they are being anti-vegetarian and you will blog about it immediately. Then call me :)

Caroline

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:01:56 -0800

I don't think anyone's told the ushers that this is allowed - as they never let me go down (except that one time I was bleeding profusely and an usher had to escort me down to the First Aid station. Even then, the guard usher tried to stop us.) But now I'm going to try again! (Think if I tell them you sent me I'll get any reaction? ;) You should be treated like a Dodger VIP - seriously.) Now the only time I go is if we get there early enough for batting practice - enter at the field level, when batting practice is over, go up the stairs to the Loge... the ushers never ask questions if you are navigating *up* the stairs, I mean - who's going to want to buy good seats and sit in worse ones?

malingering

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:05:12 -0800

Caroline: Loge is not off limits. Go to the top of the stairs. Tell the usher "I want to buy a veggie dog, they are only sold on the loge level" and they will let you down to the loge level, no questions asked. Same if you want garlic fries which are not sold in top deck. As for the cash, I would stop at an ATM before getting to the ballpark. They aren't hard to find.

Crackpotpress

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:46:52 -0800

Dodger stadium is one of the best stadiums? Hardly.. San Quentin is a step up from Dodger Stadium. As mini-season ticket holder I have been agast at the terrible and pricey ($28 bucks for two beers and garlic fries) food in general, the $15 impossible to navigate parking lot and the lack of security and public transportation. Anaheim, SBC park, even the old Busch stadium are light years away from the Ravine. And, yes, Kosher Dogs are ten times better. Dave Crackpotpress.com

Kiran

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:39:16 -0800

I feel you, as a Muslim (no pork/animals killed the same way)...the closest thing to halal is kosher. When I cant find halal, I eat kosher. When I cant find kosher, I sulk. So, I feel you, my Jewish brother. Down with Farmer Jerk and his low quality meat.

Caroline

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:38:39 -0800

I feel your pain. I've been a vegetarian for over 10 years and after two years of holding season tickets to the Dodgers, I finally found the single stand that sells veggie dogs... on the Loge Level... for $6... and they only take cash. There's an ATM 25 feet away, but it charges a $2 fee and $8 is quite a lot to spend on one hot dog (that isn't a foot-long like Dodger Dogs are). Not to mention the fact that I sit in the Top Deck... the Loge is off-limits to me, concession-wise. So careful what you wish for - you may get it, but it will come with so many strings and be just enough out of reach that you will not actually get it, but will want it even more knowing that it's now available.

William

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:37:35 -0800

I don't get it ... you're not even religious and because you've held on to this one tidbit of religiosity, you denounce the providers of hot dogs at Dodger Stadium? I love kosher hot dogs and I love Dodger Dogs, too (no matter what the critics say). If they don't have one or the other, I try to suck it up, however hard it may be. There are lots of Hispanics, Persians, and Vietnamese in L.A. but I've yet to see any mole, koubideh, or pho at Dodger Stadium. Get over it.

aj

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:33:07 -0800

i definitely ate multiple kosher dogs at my last trip to fenway park. way better than the short, fat fenway frank.