Is the myth about chicken soup being a cure and
known as “Jewish Penicillin” not a myth at all?
At the 4th Annual Chicken Soup Cook-off, Harpell Pharmacy was
declared the number one winner amongst the four judges. Therefore if a pharmacy is willing to submit
their chicken soup I guess it is a cure-all after all. The question is…would
you need a prescription?
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Barry Packer shaped
the fundraiser event to an even larger
success this year at Temple Beth Sholom located at 171-39 Northern Blvd. Crowds
were the largest than any of the prior years knowing that each person would get
a sampling of 14 different chicken soups along with bagels, ice cream, soft
drinks and cake for less than $20. The
bakery that provided the cake, placed a photo imprint of the flyer listing the
names of the judges, vendors of restaurants or caterers and donators for the
raffle.
Packer later said, “As
far as the money that was taken in,…. We had the most people in the four years
of the event. There were 17 tables that were originally set up, with 10 people
at each, and all were filled. Then they had to set up another two tables; which
also does not include the people who were standing, my volunteers who were also
in attendance So there were more than 200.”
Judging this year was: Gregg P. Sullivan (Bayside
tv); Chef Brett Reihchler; Adam Gandelman and journalist Merle Exit. To no surprise, Chef Albert of Tropical
Revival Catering and Elvis, both with their Caribbean style soup, took 2nd
and 3rd place. Attendees had
the opportunity to judge as well, the only difference being that Ben’s Kosher
Deli took first place.
What appears to be the feature of Ben’s, Chef Elvis
and Tropical Revival is that Ben’s bring in matzo balls and cooks up potato
latkas; Chef Elvis has spicy soup loaded
with vegetables along with an accompanying sample of his macaroni and cheese;
and Chef Albert with his spicy delight tantalizing your taste buds with his
pudding-like corn bread that is more than delicious.
So, what was so special about the chicken soup from
Harpell? Nicholas Aragonesi, owner of CBD Super Store prepared the
soup for Harpell owner George Isaakidis.
Nick said that he got the recipe from his grandmother and no, there
wasn’t any added CBD oil. However, I don’t think that his grandma went out of
her way to use only organic contents.
Harpell is not your average pharmacy and more on that for another story
in regards to their market.
All of the donations were in the form of gift
certificates except four framed and signed copies of Marlene Yu’s paintings,
all of which depicted nature and global warming. They are valued at $200 each.
Other donors included: Crossbay Seashell Fish Market with a $40 gift
certificate; a “Corona package” of gift certificate to Lemon Ice King and a pizza
from across the way; and Thai Rock forked over a $25 certificate to dine there.
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