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Date: 8/8/2007"Popular Blubrry podcast Feed Me Bubbe has gained some more national exposure with a segment on ABC News this evening. The angle of the story is about older people being involved in web videos. I hope I’m still rockin the podcasts when I’m 64!
Check the video on the ABC News site at http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3459908.
Congrats Chalutz!"
Date: 8/8/2007"Log on to YouTube and see video of the skateboarder who survived a harrowing 45-foot plunge during an X-games competition, or singer Beyonce tripping and falling during a recent concert in Orlando, Fla. Or go online and find 80-year-old "Bubbe" Scher dispensing recipes for her trademark jellie jammies.
These days, Bayla Scher, a grandmother from Worcester, Mass. — along with many more seniors — is making and posting videos. YouTube and similar Web sites are no longer just for the young and hip. The older and hip are joining in the fun, too.
Scher, who prefers to be called Bubbe, appears on a monthly podcast called "Feed Me Bubbe." In each episode, she reveals a recipe for a favorite dish (chicken soup and matzoh balls was the subject of a recent show) as well as a Yiddish word of the day — part of her insistence on serving a dollop of Jewish culture along with the culinary advice.
"Feed Me Bubbe" was the brainstorm of her 23-year-old grandson, Avrom Honig, who lives with his parents on the other side of Worcester. He wanted to do a podcast about something — anything — just for the experience, and came up with the idea of videotaping his grandmother in her kitchen talking about food — her food.
"He said, 'Bubbe, would you help me?'" Scher recalls. "He said, 'Why don't you make jelly jammies we all like, just make believe I'm not here,' OK, and I do that, and a week later, he came back. He says, 'Bubbe, do you want to see it?' 'Oh, is that me?' I was excited — it was really something."
"At the time, it was just the way to do a podcast. But then, once we really started, and once we started doing episodes, we realized, 'There is something here, there is something here that everybody really truly needs,'" said Honig, a recent college graduate.
"They may not realize that they need it right away, but once they watch an episode, 'Wow, I remember going to Grandma's,' or 'Oh, my goodness, that recipe?'"
Grandmother and grandson have taped and posted a dozen shows in the year since "Feed Me Bubbe" began last summer. Cumulatively, the show has had more than 200,000 hits, and has gained quite a loyal following, as revealed in some of the comments on YouTube.
"Oh, my gosh, I love this lady — how cute and sweet is she?!?! I wish I'd had a Bubbe like that!" wrote "bndlazar."
"Your video brought joy and tears of learning how to cook from my mother and grandmother. Bubbe is truly from 'the greatest generation.' Thank you," wrote "lydiakalifornia."
And another grandmother commented, "Ohmagod, when I'm older, and so is my grandson Benjamin, I hope he'll video me preparing my favorite mandlebrot (mandle bread).
Jazz, Food and Some Help With Lids
"Feed Me Bubbe" is just one of a growing number of videos posted by or featuring older Americans. "What started out as young people goofing around and kind of putting up their own home brew videos, has now grown into something where you see the elderly embrace this with help from their grandkids, so they can tell their own stories and memorialize their lives," said Omar Sowow, a Harvard University graduate student and Internet analyst.
Among the things you can find posted by elderly Americans are performances by Mississippi's Gulfport Senior Citizens Harmonica Club, a video by 92-year-old Paul Goodman plunking out a jazz tune on the miniature piano he built himself, and a rather whimsical videoblog called "I can't open this" in which 81-year-old Millie Garfield seeks her son's help, well, opening such things as a coffee can lid.
"You're getting a kind of lower production value," Sowow said, "but sort of a very authentic slice of life that never really comes through in conventional, very polished television. It's just a natural extension of cheap video production tools, easy ways to share it, and our sort of deep human need to tell our stories."
It's a culinary — and cultural — legacy Scher shares with people she'll never know; people she'll never meet. For Scher, that legacy is food lovingly made.
"It's unbelievable," she said, relaxing on the living room couch with her grandson beside her. "I never realized the need. It seems the young people out of college, and young adults, they're busy, and they want to cook. I feel I make nourishing foods, and make it easy for them, and we've got a lot of compliments back, and it gives me more encouragement to continue."
Stay tuned. The videotaped wisdom and experiences of experienced Americans are coming soon to a Web site near you."
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Date: 8/3/2007"My past two posts were podcast heavy, so I wanted to write something more for everyone else - so I figure what better topic then what I've been watching/listening to/reading in my media consumption? Hope you give some of this stuff a try - I've been finding a lot of really cool stuff!
Music:
Singles wise - I've found some neat stuff"
Bang Camaro has a rocking song called "Push Push Lady Lightning" which sounds a hell of a lot like old Kiss - it's a great fun fist-pumping rock song, which is perfect for cranking in the car.
Prince's new song "Guitar" is a genre crossing pop song that would actually sound greaty on alternative radio if they could pull themselves away from all that emo stuff. Alternative used to be about being an alternative to all kinds of music - not just a sub-genre of rock. I highly recommend this track!
For pure cheese factor I'm enjoying the Sean Kingston song "Beautiful Girls (Suicidal)" which echoes Ben E King's "Stand By Me". It's no deep track by any means, but it is a lot of fun.
And of course because my wife is a Creed/Alter Bridge fan I checked out Alter Bridge's new single "Rise Today" which is a socially conscious rock anthem. Well - as socially conscious as a rock anthem can get. But it's a fun track nonetheless.
Podsafe stuff - checking out music from Joe Colledge, Junior, and Alamance in preparation for a re-launch of the Jersey Jamcast (!). Also Sarah Donner's song "Dodgeball" is great fun. She's a local folk act and the whole high school theme of that song is really great.
Album wise - Chris Cornell's new album is excellent. A lot of really rockin' stuff like his theme to Casino Royale - "You Know my Name" to "No Such Thing". But the real gem on the album is his cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. He takes a song that was kind of a "mad" song and gives it the angst and anger it truly deserves. Rooney's new album "Calling The World" is full of fun power pop and shows them maturing since their debut. I still need to listen through to the new Maroon 5 and Prince albums.
Movies:
Took Melissa to see Ratatouille and I don't see why people are touting this as a great movie. I thought the plot was just average and while the animation was well done, the characters fell flat for me. For me - it was the worst of all the Pixar films - even below Bug's Life. I really wanted to like it but felt like our money would have been better spent on Shrek 3 (our other possible choice) because at least we would have known and enjoyed the characters.
I went to see The Simpsons Wednesday night by myself and while I really enjoyed seeing them on the big screen I felt like it was just an extended episode. They took the plot back to basics - which for me was an homage to the first season - before they started to get edgy with pop culture references. I loved the animation - as they were able to do things they couldn't do on a TV screen and thankfully they did not get gratuitous with their ability to include vulgar things they couldn't on TV. It was fun but I didn't feel it was worth the full $9 ticket price.
TV:
Brenda and I are watching both Hell's Kitchen and Top Chef and enjoying. I got the 6 episode series "This American Life" from iTunes and have been watching it during lunch on the video Ipod. I also watched the World Series Of Pop Culture, and now Who Wants to Be A Superhero which is just as much fun as last year's series. I'm also trying to get caught up on Rescue Me.
Podcasts: Some new podcast discoveries.
The Shameless Plugcast - interviews with podcasters. Some real gems here. I got turned onto at least one other video podcast through Zack's interview with the producer star...and that one is:
The Galacticast (video)- Sci-Fi Parody skits - this is the coolest video podcast I've seen, ever. If you're a geek, into Sci-Fi, comic books and horror you must watch this. I guarantee once you start watching some of the episodes, you'll have wasted a good hour at least.
Feed Me Bubbe (video) - a Jewish cooking show - a lot of fun - grandson and grandmother together showing how to cook various Jewish dishes.
Books & Magazines:
Finally - to the books, magazines, and comic books. Very light here - but I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm also about 2/3 of the way through Jeff Smith's Bone. I am anxiously awaiting the next issue of Geek Monthly - which has to be my ultimate favorite magazine of all time. I need to get caught up on a lot of my comic books too, although I am up to date on Knights of the Dinner Table.
So - a challenge to all my blog readers - what has been in your media-verse lately?
--*Rob"
Date: 8/1/2007"A few weeks ago, I mentioned I had once taken a Knife Skills class. It was a good deal. The three-hour lesson was an easy, cheap way to learn a basic technique – one that could be applied to most recipes. It set me back $90, but I consider it a valuable investment, on par with my toothbrush and grad school.
Had I $575 on me, I could have signed up for the culinary institute’s Fine Cooking curriculum - five weekly sessions clocking in at five hours each, covering oodles of eminently useful kitchen methodology. Unfortunately, I had to pay rent that month, and couldn’t cough up the dough.
Learning how to cook saves cash in the long run, but where I live, comprehensive classes are hard to come by if your last name isn’t Trump, Helmsley, or Steinbrenner. Fortunately, this “internet” contraption is pretty helpful on that front. Scattered across its digital wasteland of fish porn, LOLPresidents, and Office fanfic are several dozen sites where cooking demonstrations can be viewed for free. Listed below is a semi-comprehensive list of my favorite videos.
Oh, before you look, remember: though cooking can only truly be learned by doing, watching others helps.
COOKING 101
AllRecipes
64 videos focusing on specific techniques (Cooking en Papillote, How to Blanch Vegetables, etc.) as opposed to the very basics. Host Cory is endearing and seemingly trustworthy.
Better Homes and Gardens
Well-made foundational videos made almost intolerable by colossally grating background music. Kitchen Tips, Food & Recipes, and especially Fresh Grocer are solid resources.
Cooking.com
About 30 shorts. Like AllRecipes, based more on specialized skills (Make Pie Dough by Hand) than cooking in general. Lighting’s a bit dark, but the host is likeable and the warts-and-all food close-ups are worth it.
Epicurious
The motherlode. 95 fantastic demos from Knife Skills to Brining a Turkey to How to Fold a Napkin Into a Lotus. Once you’re on the main site, click on “Videos” in the upper right hand corner. Also available on podcast.
Food Network
Dozens of solid, expertly produced how-tos centering on nine areas: Baking, Cooking Techniques, Dairy, Entertaining, Fruits and Vegetables, Kids, Knife Skills, Meat and Poultry, and Seafood. Ads before each video, but they’re quick. Fantastic place to start.
(As an added bonus, there are a few Alton Brown vids located elsewhere on the site.)
RECIPES & CUISINE
About.com
294 (yes, 294) short films on a gigantic range of cooking topics. A bit difficult to navigate, and audio quality varies, but definitely worth looking into.
Crash Test Kitchen
Brits Waz and Lenny, two decidedly amateur chefs, film their efforts to cook a variety of their favorite dishes. Nice collection of recipes, techniques, and demos from folks who aren’t afraid to mess up. Sample quote: “Shit! Shitshitshitshit! Shit!”
Feed Me Bubbe
By the end of this Jewish grandmother’s Hebrew-heavy cooking series, you’ll want a bubbe of your very own.
Freshtopia (also featured on TasteTV):
Semi-hippie Tanja Andrews cooks with simple, fresh ingredients. Clearly and attractively presented mostly-vegetarian demos with a winning host. I’d trust her with my keys.
ImCooked
A burgeoning Youtube for cooking demos, it currently features CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ROASTING A CHICKEN. Life is good.
Julia Child’s Lessons with Master Chefs
Holy moly. The Great One cooks with more than 40 chefs, from Lidia Bastianich to Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The WHOLE SERIES is online. A must-see.
KUTV
Salt Lake City News series on healthy dishes, plus quite a few podcasts.
Martha Stewart
Awwww, yeah. The Queen Mum calmly demonstrates how to cook everything. It’s mostly segments from her show, which means delicious, simple, well-prepared meals, crazy-high quality production values, and the occasional celebrity guest. Be sure to tune into Cornish Game Hens 2, if only to hear her say, “Dispatch the cock.”
TasteTV.com
A plethora of how-to guides and demos that skew younger than the other sites. Recipes and quality of videos vary, but it’s a solid resource with a tremendous library. The “Your Cooking Shows” tab is especially noteworthy.
FOR FUN
Cooking Terms
Stunningly antiquated, yet strangely relevant educational video from the 1950s. Also: huh huh … soft balls … huh huh.
Post-Punk Kitchen
With punk rock air guitar breaks! My god, I hope there’s a recipe for Jello Biafra somewhere in these.
Top Chef
Ideas from Top Chef hosts and alumni. Scattered, but somewhat educational nonetheless. Plus, Ted Allen is my imaginary gay boyfriend.
SITES THAT COULD HAVE BETTER VIDEO CONTENT
Cooking Light
While their photo series are worth a gander, the videos are nearly non-existent.
Everyday Food
The PBS show presents a few technique and purchasing tips. And that’s it.
Eating Well
A small collection of how-tos, mostly about healthing-up your food. Engaging hosts, but more content would go a long way.
Food & Wine
Scant chef profiles mixed with sporadic recipes. Kind of obviously made on the fly, too.
Chowhound.com
Kind of a bloody mess, but a few helpful vids.
SITES THAT LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BE VERY GOOD, BUT I HAVE NO ACCESS TO THEM
BBC
Though accessible to UK residents only, this looks incredibly promising.
Cooks Illustrated / America’s Test Kitchen
Has a 14-day free trial, but you’re paying after that.
Kathy Maiser’s Start Cooking (also for iPod)
A simple, pretty site where one very soothing woman takes you through several dozen very soothing ways of preparing food. For some reason, my computer doesn’t get along with it too well.
AND, FOR THE HELL OF IT: PODCASTS
CHIC
Part of the Culinary Podcast Network (CPN). Assumes you know how to cook already, but provides some great tips in the meantime.
The Savvy Chef
Again, you should probably know how to cook before trying this one, but it has a nice range of recipes and techniques, and Chef Tom seems like the kind of guy you want to have beer with.
Good Food
Varies pretty widely in topic, but there are quite a few food/technique podcasts in there. Extensive back library, and expertly produced.
That's it for now, but if anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them. It'd be great to create a comprehensive running list of these things."
Date: 7/30/2007"Im cooked, a relatively new video-sharing site focused on cooking, is catching the attention of tons of food blogs today thanks to this video of oddball actor Christopher Walken demonstrating his recipe and technique for roast chicken with pears. Being suckers for such viral marketing, we decided to take a look around the site, which, aside from its foodie slant, is an otherwise straightforward video-sharing community: members can upload and watch videos; join groups focused on specific techniques, cuisines, or ingredients; and create lists of friends and favorites.
Why not just post these vids to YouTube? Well, some people have. But as YouTube and other general-interest video sharing sites grow, it becomes harder to find what you want to watch, and your own shared content risks being lost in the cacophony of voices. Im cooked grew out of a desire to provide a dedicated forum for sharing video recipes with other enthusiastic home cooks.
The site itself isn't much to look at, and as of this writing it's rather sparsely populated. But we love Web-based cooking shows (Feed Me Bubbe and Spatulatta are two favorites) so we're interested to see what people will contribute as the site grows. And, given the popularity of the Food Network, kitchen-based reality TV shows, and Ratatouille--not to mention an endorsement by the man who gave popular culture "More cowbell"--we suspect Im cooked will grow into a fairly lively community."
Date: 7/15/2007"Feed Me Bubbe’s Shameless Plug (Episode 19)
This episode features an interview the creators popular cooking podcast Feed Me Bubbe; Avrom & Bubbe!
Feed Me Bubbe’s Shameless Plugs:
Feed Me Bubbe - http://www.feedmebubbe.com
Feed Me Bubbe (Myspace) - http://www.myspace.com/feedmebubbe
Feed Me Bubbe (Blip.TV) - http://feedmebubbe.blip.tv
Chalutz Productions - http://www.chalutzproductions.com
Call Bubbe and leave a message: 646-248-6978"
Date: 6/27/2007"I'm at the Web Video Summit in San Jose (right now sitting in a panel on "San Francisco-Style Video Innovation").
I moderated a panel this morning on video production for the Web, and got a chance to chat a bit with Alex Lindsay of Pixel Corps beforehand; he was one of my panelists, and I found him in the speaker lounge just before our session. And a plug for later: I shot some video with animator M dot Strange, which I hope to post here soon.
I also had a chance to sit down for a few minutes with Blip.tv co-founder Dina Kaplan. Some rough notes:
- Kaplan divides Web video into three categories:
1. Viral video (YouTube dominates here)
2. Friends and family video sharing
3. TV shows on the Web
Blip is focused increasingly on that third category. She mentioned shows like Galacticast, The Burg, Goodnight Burbank, and Feed Me Bubbe, all of which I need to check out."
Date: 6/15/2007Article from the Wall Street Journal was re-printed.
Date: 6/13/2007LINKS OF INTEREST:
Bayla "Bubbe" Sher's online kosher cooking show,
Feed Me Bubbe
Direct link to the First Episode (on YouTube):
YouTube - Feed Me Bubbe Episode #1 Jelly Jammies
Date: 6/11/2007 Tiny little happy moment in my day... Bubbe read my letter on her show, and Avrom refused to say my domain! Hee!
(Feed Me Bubbe is a little old jewish lady internet cooking show at www.chalutzproductions.com. I'm specifically referring to episode 16, if you care.)
I love you Bubbe!
Date: 6/5/2007"Bayla 'Bubbe' Sher, who has become an Internet star"
Date: 6/3/2007"(記事要約)
オンライン上のビデオ投稿サイトのblip.tvが5月、インターネット界のアカデミー賞と言われる第11回Webby Awardで、「2007年ベスト・ブロードバンド・ウェブサイト」を受賞した。
またPeople’s Voiceの投票でも、同じカテゴリーで受賞した。blip.tvは、個人や独立系プロデューサーが作った番組に対して、無料でウェブホスティングをするだけでなく、配給やマーケティング、広告販売といったサービスも提供している。
サイト上（http://www.blip.tv）で番組を流すだけでなく、 iTunesやApple TV、ビデオ・オンデマンド、AOL Video、Yahoo!Videoといったサイトにも配給している。番組は本格的なコメディーやドラマ、ニュース番組、地域紹介から、趣味のグループ活 動や家庭に代々伝わる秘伝料理番組などさまざまだ。
Feed Me Bubbe 第1回番組のウェブページ http://www.blip.tv/file/55044/
ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル ネットビデオにシニアも進出（5月10日付/日本語版）
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0705/16/news021.html
（解説）
家庭でのビデオ撮影や、YouTubeなどのウェブサイトを通じて公開することが容易になり、より幅広い層がオンライン・コミュニティーに参加するようになった。
blip.tvによれば、YouTubeと違い同社は単なるバイラル・ビデオではなく、プロシューマー（プロデューサーであり、コンシューマーでもある層）により作られた、より娯楽性の高い番組や連続番組のサポートに焦点をあてている。
独立系のプロが作る本格的な番組がある一方で、手作り番組が人気を呼ぶ場合もある。例えば80歳代のバイラ・シェールさんは、23歳の孫のアブロ ム・ホニグ氏と一緒に、家族の間に代々伝わる料理法を紹介しようと、「Feed Me Bubbe(おばあちゃん、ご飯つくって)」という料理番組をつくった。
シーンを考え、事前に料理を練習し、何十回分ものエピソードを製作した。この料理番組は、blip.tv及びその他のビデオサイトで、合計20万回以上も視聴されたという。
シェールさんは、「孫と時間を過ごし、料理法を後世に伝える良い機会」と、ウォールストリート・ジャーナル（5月10日付）の記事で話している。シェールさんは、番組のファンから寄せられる何千通もの電子メールに、自分で返事を書いているという。
blip.tvはビデオブログ・コミュニティーから発展して2005年5月に設立された。無料のウェブホスティングだけでなく、YouTubeよりも多様なビデオ・フォーマットをサポートしている。
また番組に広告を入れることも可能で、広告収入はblip.tvと番組制作者で折半する。
blip.tvの目標は、才能あるプロデューサーが独立系のまま素晴らしい番組づくりに専念することができるよう、あらゆる番組サポート・サービスを提供することだという。
娯楽分野でも商業主義が先行し、何百ものチャンネルがあっても、面白い番組がないという不満の声は多い。blip.tvのようなサイトが、独立系プロシューマーによる、とんがった番組づくりを促進するかどうか楽しみだ。"
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Date: 6/1/2007"Your show will go on long after your last breath if you capture your wisdom, your history and your traditions on digital video now like the brilliant seniors turning the video camera on themselves for public broadcast. Last week in an interview with Lynn Isenberg, End of Life Celebration Planner and author of “The Funeral Planner”, pointed me to a recent Wall Street Journal article “Using YouTube for Posterity” about the fastest growing segment of the population, the 65 and older folks, starring on YouTube.
One of the more famous series is “Feed Me Bubbe” of Bayla “Bubbe” Sher cooking chicken soup while sharing stories of her youth. Bubbe, the Yiddish word for grandmother, and her 23-year-old grandson, Avrom Honig, came up with the idea as a way to preserve their family’s recipes and spend time together. The series resembles the Food Network-style cooking show.
I’ve spent many hours with people at the end of their lives while researching my book “Parting Ways”. I’ve learned building and preserving memories sooth the final passage for the soon to be departed and the survivors. So, I applaud the seniors calling on the younger folks to help them record and upload these precious clips to YouTube. Yet, perhaps more rewarding for these seniors is the behind the scenes inter-generational conversation and relationship that can ward-off isolation and meaninglessness often felt in the later years. Another YouTube star is Paul Gordon, a housebound 92-year-old, playing a few jazz numbers on the piano and then sharing his and the piano’s history.
These episodes, which are in effect lessons for the young, remind me of “My Life” the 1993 movie. Michael Keaton plays a young father, with terminal cancer and an unborn son on the way, who gets in front of a video camera to teach his son how to shave, how to jump start a car, how to slam dunk and how to deal with love.
For my book research, I’ve been following a life review guide interviewing hospice patients about their life from birth to the present. The video interview is then synthesized with a chronological montage of photos and married to music from different eras of their lives.
I think these YouTube performances add an entertaining dimension to the video interview. The YouTube seniors follow the advice “Show, don’t tell,” that we as journalists strive to achieve in chronicling life. Bubbe cooking recipes in her own kitchen capture her essence and customs that make up family history. The video interview can be conducted virtually anywhere such as filming dad or grandma leading a walking tour through his or her favorite garden or golf course. This day trip creates a new memory of returning to a favorite place while dynamically recording the reminiscence.
Elizabeth Vega, a journalist and life review guide in my book, says the Azteca believed you die three deaths: one when your heart stops, the second when you’re buried and third when everyone who can remember you passes on. I’d say the brave stars of YouTube will live on for many generations in their own family and the minds of their audience."
Date: 5/24/2007"Interactive Media reports that YouTube, "a magnet for technology-crazed teens, aspiring actors and people who like to show off their pets, is starting to attract another demographic: those people’s grandparents."
"As making home-grown online videos becomes ever easier, senior citizens – some of whom don’t even own computers – are seeking to preserve their legacy through videos showcasing the famous family chicken-soup recipe or stories detailing the provenance of cherished family heirlooms. The clips take on special meaning for relatives who are finding new meaning in old stories brought to life and the assurance they will stay in the family.
Some are attracting interest beyond the family circle, generating tens of thousands of hits, like the 90 year-old piano man on YouTube or , Feed me Bubbe, an online cooking show by grandmother Bayla “Bubbe. on blip.tv.
... Seniors’ foray into online video comes as they are pursuing a range of other online activities as well. Seniors 65 and older are one of the fastest growing segments of the online population, according to Jupiter Research. ""
Date: 5/21/2007"I am not Jewish. So when I came across the website Feed Me Bubbe I felt like I was Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz — experiencing things I had never seen before in a strange and wonderous land.
Bubbe is the Yiddish word for “Grandma”. Feed Me Bubbe is an amateur cooking website containing videos (produced by her grandson Avrom) of a little old Jewish grandmother cooking traditional Jewish recipes in her own kitchen.
What a kitchen! It was from another era. I saw a frying pan that my mother had. And her lovely, old fashioned stove, which had a vertical side oven, was most unusual.
Bubbe is becoming quite a celebrity. I viewed her cooking video (Episode #15) where she prepared Kasha Varnishkes (Kasha with Bow Tie Pasta) — a substitute for potatoes or rice. At the beginning, her grandson interrupted her to introduce two guests also filming her in her kitchen – one from a national magazine! She wasn’t fazed a bit. I loved it!
I highly recommend visiting Feed Me Bubbe, if for nothing else to get warm fuzzies that only grandmothers can give."
Date: 5/21/2007Article from the Wall Street Journal was re-printed.
Date: 5/18/2007"「ネットビデオにシニアも進出。YouTubeも活用」という記事で、おばあさんが料理を教える番組「Feed Me Bubbe」が紹介されていました。このbubbeという単語は、ユダヤ語で「祖母」という意味らしいです。この単語の発音は、日本語の「婆（ばば）」に似ています。
幼児は、最初に「んまんまんま・・・」などの音から習得していくからでしょうか、たいていの言語では「まま」という言葉は、母親や食事といった、幼 児が最初に必要を感じる対象を表しているような気がします。幼児にとって身近なものは、幼児が発音しやすい単語でなければならないのでしょう。偶然に遭遇 した日本語とユダヤ語しか例を知りませんが、「ばば」も似たようなものなのでしょうね。"
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Date: 5/17/2007"Feed Me Bubbe is the collaboration between a Bubbe (Jewish Grandmother) and her Grandson (Avrom,the techie behind the production).Bubbe's mission is to preserve traditional family recipes by passing them on to the current generation via the online video medium! Bubbe cooks hearty fare, chicken soup to soothe your soul,Luchen Kugel to stick to your ribs,and Marble Mandel Bread to satisfy your sweet tooth -- just to name a few! Bubbe is full of tips and tricks and most importantly of all, full of life!
Chalutz Productions is Bubbe's home on the web. Here you can watch all the episodes thus far in her series, find the recipes which accompany each episode, view the gallery of her culinary masterpieces, and get the latest Bubbe updates.
Avrom, what a great testement to the affection and love you have for your Bubbe, not to mention quite the endorsement for her cooking! Bubbe,you are adorable. Keep up the great work!"
Date: 5/14/2007"I love this - Feed Me Bubbe is a series of videos set to document a grandmother's recipe for posterity. I wish my Bubbe was around because I would have liked to do something similar. Bonus - you get a Yiddish word of the day/episode. It's brilliant."
Date: 5/14/2007"I don't read that many food blogs; there are three or so I look into once a month.
But I just found an online video series that I will be following in the future.
Feed Me Bubbe
Avrom Honig makes short little videos (the one I just watched was about 8 minutes) of his Bubbe (yiddish for Grandmother) making one of her recipes. I'm interested in the food, since I don't know from kosher. But I'm also touched by the memories this guy is making of his grandmother; I can't tell you how much I wish I had done something like this with my mom cooking.
One small pet peeve; punctuation is important. The show is titled "Feed Me Bubbe" and yet, I have seen no evidence of cannibalism. Would cannibalism even be kosher? I know pigs aren't; how about "long pig"?
Date: 5/10/2007"FOR POSTERITY: Bayla "Bubbe" Sher's "Feed Me Bubbe" cooking videos have generated a following on the Web.
As making home-grown online videos becomes ever easier, senior citizens -- some of whom don't even own computers -- are seeking to preserve their legacies through videos showcasing the famous family chicken-soup recipe or the provenance of cherished family heirlooms. Some are attracting interest beyond the family circle, generating tens of thousands of hits on sites like YouTube.
• Using YouTube for Posterity
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Date: 5/10/2007Avrom and Bubbe explain the best way to prepare the popular Jewish meal, cholent.
Date: 5/10/2007One of the simplest kinds of videos you can make for your grandkids is the how-to video. Pull out that recipe file box and start cooking while your grandson or granddaughter films you. Then think up a catchy title like Feed Me Bubbe and you’re off to the Youtube film festival.
Date: 5/10/2007Article from the Wall Street Journal was re-printed in The Sun News and on MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Date: 5/10/2007"Here's a Mother's Day weekend must do: Gather round the laptop and watch an episode of Feed Me Bubbe on Blip.tv.
According to yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Bayla "Bubbe" Sher and her grandson Avrom Honig came up with the idea of creating an online video show as a way to preserve family recipes. Now they have a loyal audience and over 200,000 views of their videos.
Cooks aren't watching Bubbe, Yiddish for "grandmother", just for sentimental reasons. She shares practical tips -- roll the side of a can over walnuts to crush them, try to cook with "whatever is on sale at the grocery store" -- and teaches a Yiddish word of the day in each episode.
Bubbe gives cooks confidence. She often reminds viewers: "It doesn't have to be fancy, very simple."
Ready for "the old-fashioned taste: simple, easy, delicious"? Spend some time in Bubbe's Kosher kitchen."
Date: 5/10/2007"So there I was, on the BART train, reading the newspaper-that-Rupert-is-lusting-after. I'd just finished Mossberg's piece of hot air on the Helio (yawn) and was flipping through the other sections. I came to the Personal Journal and saw an interesting article about FDA approval for cancer vaccine. And then my eye caught the photograph in the center of the page. It was a photo of an old pale woman, standing in her kitchen, with a big plate of strudel in her hand. A very pale old woman. Too pale to be anything but from the Pale.
At first, I thought it was my long deceased grandma — Yetta Keen from the Swiss Cottage ghetto of North London. Even though it was just a photo, I could smell Grandma Yetta's oily chicken soup bubbling out of the newspaper. And then I came to my senses. Even in this age of citizen media, when one has to fight to keep one's face out of the press, my dead Grandma Yetta had no reason to be in the Wall Street Journal. And I was right. It wasn't Grandma Yetta. But I was close.
So who was the familiar old Yiddisher woman staring out at me from the newspaper?
It was Bubbe! The self-broadcasting cooking maven I'd met in San Jose, at the Video-On-The-Net event. Bubbe from just outside Boston. Bubbe with the Internet tv show, Feed Me Bubbe. Old Bubbe who had become my surrogate grandma for a few minutes at the San Jose conventional center.
Bubbe has come a long way since San Jose. Now a front page star on the Wall Street Journal, she has become the pin-up for alter-kucker media. The article, by Jessica E. Vascellaro was entitled "Using YouTube For Posterity". It was about the value of Web 2.0 media for self-broadcasting old people. Bubbe isn't alone. Vascellaro writes about a 92-year-old housebound piano builder called Paul Gordon who made a eigh-minute clip of himself playing jazz on his piano. Now, it seems, all the old folk want to be on the Internet. They want to record their songs and their recipes. It's the real history of old, interesting people. It's preserving legacies that would otherwise be lost forever. And it's fun.
And what's so bad about that?
Nothing really. Nothing at all. So maybe I shouldn't be such a reactionary fartface when it comes to all this citizen media. I have to admit that I would like my kids to watch old Grandma Yetta on YouTube. Yes, even I have to confess (sshh, don't tell Jeff Jarvis) that not all Web 2.0 media is bad. Especially a media in which bubbly Bubbe is the star."
Date: 5/10/2007"A friend of mine asked how big of a deal being our Me. of the Week is.
I can now tell him to look no further than the pages of the Wall Street Journal. They've got a great piece today on the success of Feed Me Bubbe and other "podcasts for posterity".
Be sure and say congratulations to Bubbe and rpggame when you see them cruising around Me.dium.
And remember, dreams really do come true for our Me. of the Week.
Do you want a piece of the action?"
Date: 5/10/2007"As the Web Chef, it is only fitting that I love to cook. I've long enjoyed print subscriptions to Bon Appetit and Cooking Light. From the newspaper world, I keep my eyes on the weekly recipes printed in The Milwaukee Journal and The Wall Street Journal. While I'm not much of a TV watcher, I do occasionally catch Emeril or some other celebrity chef on The Food Network. One of my favorite online cooking sites is Epicurious, a Conde Nast site with recipes from Bon Appetit, Better Homes and Gardens and Gourmet or Recipezaar or AllRecipes or Cooks.com. Now I guess it is time to take my interests in Web 2.0 and cooking and combine them with newer community and video resources to continue my evolution as a chef.
This month's Bon Appetit profiles the growth of social networks sites for the foodie. The sites referenced include FoodCandy - "where foodies meet", ExtraTasty - perfect drink recipes and BakeSpace - "a place for cookers and bakers". While I haven't explored these yet, they all look like interesting community sites for sharing and exploring new food and beverage options.
Today's Wall Street Journal suggests that another place for foodies to go is online video sites to view new celebrity stars like Ms. Sher or Bubbe and her Feed Me Bubbe clips (see the clip below about chicken soup)"
Date: 5/10/2007"Online video-sharing sites are a magnet for technology-crazed teens, aspiring actors and people who like to show off their pets. Now they are starting to attract another demographic: those people's grandparents...
Bayla "Bubbe" Sher's online cooking show "Feed Me Bubbe" has developed a following on video-sharing site Blip.tv and other video sites and has generated thousands of emails from fans, which Ms. Sher, who goes by "Bubbe," or grandmother in Yiddish, responds to herself.
Ms. Sher and her 23-year-old grandson, Avrom Honig, hatched the idea for the show, which Mr. Honig estimates has been watched more than 200,000 times based on internal logs, as a way to preserve certain family recipes like Bubbe's sweet and sour meatballs. They have made more than a dozen episodes to date, mapping out scenes and practicing each recipe beforehand.
"It is a great opportunity for us to spend some time together and to share recipes for the future," says Ms. Sher, who is in her 80s. For Mr. Honig, it offers a chance to showcase his grandmother's tasty cooking and zestful personality: "I get to share the wonderful feelings Bubbe gives me...with the world."
Date: 5/8/2007"Gil over at De Gardener has posted videos of a talk that Jeff Pulver gave about two weeks ago at the last Garage Geeks event. Pulver talked about his vision for the future of television. And that future resides on the Internet.
Much of Jeff's speech revolves around the idea of using RSS as a delivery platform. Which isn't too surprising, since he is currently very involved with Network2, a new Internet venture that seeks to aggregate all the independently produced episodic content on the Web and create a kind of uber-television network for it.
In the last couple of months I've been immersed in the New Media world. It seems that after years and years of hype about TV and the Internet coming together, it's starting to happen. Joost is the highest-profile example, but there are literally dozens of companies working on becoming the NBC (or Fox, or Comedy Central, or whatever) of the Internet.
As I see it now, no one group will emerge as the 800-lb gorilla of the space. There is too much content out there and -- at least in the realm of top-tier content -- a lot of gorillas already competing with each other. What I think we will see are a number of different classes of television broadcast online:
Of course, these categories are far from fixed and rigid. I expect we will see a lot of overlap between the players, not to mention various other broadcast models such as live vlogging. However it plays out, it's going to start playing out soon. And as soon as it does, the ad dollars are going to start rolling in that direction."
Date: 5/7/2007"Here's a recipe for cooking-show fun: Trade in the Food Network's canned happy talk for the fresh abundance of video blogs spotlighting amateur chefs.
These small-screen sages range from competent kitchen hands to gloriously goofy gadflies. As someone who knows (and cares) a lot more about eating meals than preparing them, I tend to prefer the more entertaining hosts.
That's probably why the "quick, simple, delicious" recipes of Dani Spies left me colder than leftover pizza. Her polished patter and production values suggest she's using the Web as a stepping-stone to television. (Fearless Cooking, hosted by a friendly New Yorker named Grace, looks similarly ready for a cable slot.)
Nothing wrong with that – and Spies' spicy sweet potatoes looked delish. But for a cooking vlog (as video blogs are known) to entice me back for seconds, it has to deliver performance ingredients you won't find on TV.
For an appetizer along those lines, sample the amusing Fork You. Billed as "Food with Philadelphia Charm," this vlog scores, thanks to the delightful duo of Scott and Marisa. She's a graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla who really knows how to cook. He's a lovable hipster doofus who's described on the site as "very idiotic."
Marisa: It would be great on baby greens.
Scott: Or babies.
Marisa: Yes, a nice thigh. Arrh. (Pretends to chomp on a tiny leg.)
Scott: Once again you took it too far.
Viewers won't see anything like that from Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray. But another vlogger, Chef Melissa, does give Ray a run for her money in the earthy appeal department.
A dental receptionist from Woodbridge, N.J., Melissa follows a theme of "2 for 10" – whipping up meals for two from ingredients that cost less than $10. Episodes include crudely drawn animation – as well as a crude comment or two from the host.
"When you're MacGyver of the kitchen like I am, you don't need to buy crap like a double freakin' boiler," she said in response to one critic of her chocolate-melting technique. After that, Melissa presented a yummy-looking pair of gyros. It's all about balance.
For a balanced peek behind the culinary curtain, try Cooking Up a Story. This nutritious vlog documents folks who produce sustainable foodstuffs. One recent episode checked in with an organic dairy farmer, for instance.
If you want to travel farther down that path, check out Freshtopia, Healthy Helpings and Organic A to Z. (But you might wish to skip Freegan Kitchen and its promise of "gourmet meals from the Dumpster.")
Other popular food vlogs include comforting Feed Me Bubbe, aptly named Average Betty, profanity-laced Ctrl-Alt-Chicken ("for cooks who don't cook") and England's amiable Crash Test Kitchen.
Those last two shows even invite viewers to learn from the hosts' mistakes. But I think I'll stick to take-out instead.
Drilling downIt shares tropical cocktail recipes as an afterthought, but Tiki Bar TV is one easy-drinking vlog. Shot in Vancouver, B.C., this high-spirited show dispenses laughs along with hideous ceramic mugs full of exotic hooch.
Episodes include an introduction to a drinking game called Bunnies, a run-in with a booze machine named Drinkbot and a hangover cure known as the Suffering Bastard. (I actually suffered through one of those at a Trader Vic's. My advice: Stick with the Mai Tai.)
But do visit the Tiki Bar. It'll provide the perfect nightcap after those cooking segments."
Date: 5/4/2007"....A bubbe for everyone
Other amateur filmmakers also have discovered the way family stories on the Internet appeal to broad audiences.
After graduating from college, Avrom wanted to make a demo reel that he could use when applying for jobs. Like many amateur filmmakers who post videos on the Web, Avrom, who chooses not to give his last name for security reasons, first tried hooking up a microphone to his computer and speaking to the camera himself. But after a few tries, he decided his camera presence wasn't engaging enough.
Over strudel-like dessert at a family dinner, Avrom's father suggested that he film his grandmother - or bubbe - instead. She could cook traditional Jewish foods, like the ones they were eating at that moment.
Today, the "Feed Me Bubbe" videos, which feature Avrom's 70-something grandmother making latkes, mandel bread and other traditional Jewish foods, have been viewed by millions of people around the world. The videos, which offer "Yiddish Words of the Day," were mentioned on the NBC late-night TV show "Last Call With Carson Daly" and have inspired hundreds of e-mails daily. Some fans beg, "Bubbe, please adopt me!"
"I didn't know anything about podcasting then, or any of this computer business. And e-mails started coming up from all over the world," said Bubbe, who, like her 23-year-old grandson, doesn't disclose her name. "A lot of people were hungry for the memories, and the memories they had of their grandparents. . . . It gives me such a good feeling."
On the West Coast, Baba Ali took up film editing as a hobby. When friends weren't available to be the subjects of his videos, Ali, a 32-year-old Web designer, set up a camera in his living room and began talking about what he knew best: his Muslim-American experience.
In one video, he jokes about excessive Muslim weddings in America. Another skit makes light of the difficulty Muslim-American men have when traveling by plane. Yet another video offers Muslim-Americans tips on how to talk to their parents about dating.
For Ali's third video posting on the Internet, he had 3,000 viewers. By the 10th, 100,000 people had tuned in. By the 14th, he had more than 1 million. The videos also caught the attention of hiring directors at DirecTV, who offered Ali a job presenting the news on Channel 101.
"I can't explain how much everything has changed overnight because of the videos," Ali said...."
Date: 5/3/2007"I have always loved watching cooking shows on TV. Even as a little girl, I remember being fascinated by Julia Child (this is funny- I almost typed Julia Chef) pounding the heck out of a chicken. It was from another TV chef that I learned the proper method for chopping an onion.
I enjoy watching people cook much more than doing any actual cooking myself! This week I found 2 websites that feature many videos of cooking demonstrations:
Gail mentions Feed Me Bubbe which has lots of recipes executed by a very sweet Jewish bubbe (duh!)."
Date: 4/2007Interview with and his grandmother, "Bubbe"
Date: 4/26/2007"
You know that it's the 21st century when your bubbe is making her own videos and uploading them to the Internet. "Feed me Bubbe" takes feeding grandchildren to a new level and is just one of the hundreds of videos that can be seen on a brand new Jewish website called Yideoz.com.
After making aliyah four years ago, Bridgitte and Jonathan Raven would e-mail photos to their families overseas. As time went by and the cries of "we never get to see the kids" grew louder, the Ravens realized that to make their family in America feel part of their lives, they would need the ability to send videos of their family instantly over thousands of miles. Even though there are already plenty of websites where one can upload and share videos, you just don't get the sense that these are the type of places a Yid wants to be hanging out. Thus Yideoz was born!
The goal: to provide the worldwide Jewish community with a safe way to share their lives using the exciting and innovative technology of online video.
Within two months, thousands of Jews have already joined the Yideoz community and the trend is spreading quickly. People have posted videos of weddings and bar mitzvahs, children practicing the mah nishtanah, vacations, and shiurim. Schools, bands, and organizations have used Yideoz to promote themselves to a network of Jewry previously out of their reach. The Ravens proudly say that Yideoz is the only website where videos of Jewish interest can be uploaded and shared in a kosher online environment.
Yideoz also offers a premiere section, where musicians, videographers, companies, organizations, schools, and communities can get their very own slice of the site with a personalized, professional presence designed specifically for their needs.
If Bubbe can do it, so can you! To learn more, visit www.yideoz.com."
Direct Link | PDF Article (look for page 50)
Date: 4/18/2007"A little mid-week treat for everyone.
"Feed Me Bubbe" is a great online cooking show featuring the sweetest grandmother and her grandson Avrom (aka rpggame here in Me.dium). They've just posted their latest episode - with a special message that our Me.dium users should find pretty cool.
Mazel tov, Bubbe!"
Date: 4/16/2007"Here at alt.food.tv, one of our fav cooking vlogs is Feed Me Bubbe. Produced by Chalutz Productions, Feed Me Bubbe stars an actual grandmother ("bubbe") who cooks traditional Jewish food and doles out cooking advice from the comfort of her very own kitchen. In this episode, Bubbe prepares latkes and tells how to properly freeze them. Also featured: the Yiddish word of the day and music from YidCore.
"When I need some good kosher food, there’s only three words I need to know: Feed. Me. Bubbe." Running Time: 14 min 13 sec. "
Date: 4/14/2007Date: 4/10/2007UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
"You know what else I want to talk about is.. Feed... Me... Bubbe...
Feed Me Bubbe is a... fan-tas-tic... is a fantastic video podcast. Umm... starring Avrom and Bubbe.
And what they do is show you how to make traditional Jewish dishes.
And you know what, there easy, and I think it's important to know how to feed yourself.
Because I think many of us, I'm not including myself, although I do fall victim to the... uh... convenience of certain foods but not enough of us know how to feed ourselves... properly.
You know, eh... and food is getting more and more expensive, and yet we can make the most delicious things with very simple ingredients, thanks to Avrom and Bubbe.
Um... you can find Feed Me Bubbe at www.chalutzproductions.com they'll be links in the shownotes. You can also find Feed Me Bubbe at... you can find it on youtube, find it on revver, you can find it by going to my freinds on myspace on the Raging Titter Myspace and clicking on thier link, or thier profile.
Anyway, Feed Me Bubbe, absolutely fantastic. I actually made the latkes the other day although the did not look as good as Bubbe's latkes they... they were delicious and I did eat them for like a week.
So oh my god microphone.
I did eat them for about a week so... you know basically I took an onion and a.... what I had left of a sack of potatoes, and some flour, I think that was it. Salt pepper, oil, you know to fry them. And bang, delicious latkes, ate em all week, uh felt nourished, that's whats missing sometimes, that feeling of nourishment.
Anyway um... I was conversing with Avrom the other day, and he assured me that there would be a new Feed Me Bubbe... very very... that a new one was imminent.
And I personally can't wait to see what, uh what they come up with. There's a basic thing that you don't get back to enough... feeding yourself. Preparing and consuming food that you prepare.
Everybody says [in different voice] I don't have time. [end of voice] really, but you do have time to shorten your lifespan by shoving a bunch of CR@P in your body... ok. It's good to know. You won't be missed, just had to say...
Feed Me Bubbe check them out."
Date: 4/8/2007"The real surprise in this category is in the wrong category (in my humble opinion) but maybe it's also in the Best Food Blog category and I didn't notice it. Feed Me Bubbe! I'm not hugely fond of the blog but I love the podcasts videocasts! TW and I just giggled our way through Bubbe making Tzimis. What a great thing to watch on Easter Sunday!"
Date: 3/2007"Web 2.0 is the next generation of the Internet. While the first
generation is defined by primarily static websites that were valuable
for gathering information or conducting specific transactions (buying a
book), Web 2.0 is about social networking (among the most popular is myspace), collaborative content development (wikipedia), and blogs.
At a recent conference in San Diego, ZdNet report Andrew Keen discovered a new show created by Avrom Honig about his grandmother's cooking. The show is called "Feed Me Bubbe" and features her cooking a variety of her favorite dishes.
This is a great example of older adults online contributing to the Internet's next generation of content. It confirms the limitless ways that older adults can contribute to expansion and utility of the Internet. Enjoy the cuisine"
Date: 3/29/2007There really was not any text here but they did embed the video for episode #8 and we appreciate that.
Date: 3/25/2007It has come to our attention that the producers behind the Feed Me Bubbe podcast have been recognized by Network2.TV founder Jeff Pulver at the 2007 Spring Video On The Net (VON) conference in California.
Mr. Pulver was impressed by the Feed Me Bubbe VON contest entry (seen below) and invited the crew to the recent event in California.
What is Feed Me Bubbe? It’s a video podcast about good old Yiddish style cooking. In each show Bubbe teaches a new recipe to her grandson, Avrom. Avrom realizes that when he “needs good kosher food there’s only three words he needs to know…Feed Me Bubbe!”
Date: 3/22/2007H/T to Sue
..."I dug up an eighty year Jewish grandmother from Boston, known on the Internet as Bubbe, who had been schlepped out to California by her twenty-something grandson, Avrom Honig, a Web 2.0 entrepreneur. Bubbe (she wouldn't give me her real name) is the star of an Internet video cooking show called "Feed Me Bubbe". Bubbe is evidence of Chris Anderson's long tail. Get used to her. She's the old/new pin-up for the democratized media revolution."
Date: 3/22/2007"Andrew Keen: The Bubble bubble
"Nothing else can explain what I witnessed, with my very own eyes, at the San Jose Conventional Center yesterday. There I was, at Jeff Pulver's VON show, prospecting for interesting young Web 2.0 video companies, and what did I find? I dug up an eighty year Jewish grandmother from Boston, known on the Internet as Bubbe, who had been schlepped out to California by her twenty-something grandson, Avrom Honig, a Web 2.0 entrepreneur. Bubbe (she wouldn't give me her real name) is the star of an Internet video cooking show called "Feed Me Bubbe". Bubbe is evidence of Chris Anderson's long tail. Get used to her. She's the old/new pin-up for the democratized media revolution."
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It was great meeting both Avrom and Bubbe and spending time with them at the Network2 booth inside the Video on the Net Pavilion on the Spring 2007 VON show floor"
Date: 3/22/07 "I literally walked in the door about an hour ago after a 5 1/2 hour (JetBlue redeye) flight from San Jose after two full days of schmoozing, walking, listening, blogging and stuff like that at the 2007 Video on the Net Conference. I'm still not awake...but when I do I will post my thoughts about the show. In the meantime, Andrew Keen of ZDNet was there and, like me, was looking for the future...and he found it... she's a 80 year-old grandma from Boston called Bubbe. -Bill
It's official. The Internet boom is back. It's the Bubbe bubble.
Nothing else can explain what I witnessed, with my very own eyes, at the San Jose Conventional Center yesterday. There I was, at Jeff Pulver's VON show, prospecting for interesting young Web 2.0 video companies, and what did I find? I dug up an eighty year Jewish grandmother from Boston, known on the Internet as Bubbe, who had been schlepped out to California by her twenty-something grandson, Avrom Honig, a Web 2.0 entrepreneur. Bubbe (she wouldn't give me her real name) is the star of an Internet video cooking show called "Feed Me Bubbe". Bubbe is evidence of Chris Anderson's long tail. Get used to her. She's the old/new pin-up for the democratized media revolution.
Avrom Honig, a fast talking young man with a quick smile, sold his bubbe the Internet dream. He convinced Bubbe to let him film her in the kitchen and then broadcast the result on the Internet. So, on "Feed Me Bubbe", you can watch Bubbe cook her kosher hamburgers, baked fish and, of course, her latkes. Bubbe promised me that her strudel is a particularly big hit. And so, she said, are her sweet and sour meatballs.
I met Bubbe and Avrom Honig at VON's "Video On The Net" pavilion where "Feed Me Bubbe" was being broadcast — next to Michael Eisner's VEOH and other mouthwatering Web 2.0 start-ups like VideoEgg. She was there at the invitation of Jeff Pulver (who looks a bit like a latke himself). According to Bubbe, Pulver contributed to flying her and Avrom Honig out to San Jose for the show. In Pulver's mind at least, she is obviously a poster child for the user-generated-content revolution. I guess that Bubbe and her cooking show proves that any bubbe can be a star on today's Internet.
So there I was, at San Jose's cavernous Convention Center, watching "Feed Me Bubbe" on a flat screen monitor. And Bubbe was next me, confiding that her grandkids loved her "Famous Jelly Jammies". We didn't get into revenue models or distribution channels or the size of her audience (many many thousands according to Avrom Honig). And I forgot to ask Bubbe about her exit strategy. We were too busy talking about her fried matzo."
Date: 3/21/2007It's official. The Internet boom is back. It's the Bubbe bubble.
Nothing else can explain what I witnessed, with my very own eyes, at the San Jose Conventional Center yesterday. There I was, at Jeff Pulver's VON show, prospecting for interesting young Web 2.0 video companies, and what did I find? I dug up an eighty year Jewish grandmother from Boston, known on the Internet as Bubbe, who had been schlepped out to California by her twenty-something grandson, Avrom Honig, a Web 2.0 entrepreneur. Bubbe (she wouldn't give me her real name) is the star of an Internet video cooking show called "Feed Me Bubbe". Bubbe is evidence of Chris Anderson's long tail. Get used to her. She's the old/new pin-up for the democratized media revolution.
Avrom Honig, a fast talking young man with a quick smile, sold his bubbe the Internet dream. He convinced Bubbe to let him film her in the kitchen and then broadcast the result on the Internet. So, on "Feed Me Bubbe", you can watch Bubbe cook her kosher hamburgers, baked fish and, of course, her latkes. Bubbe promised me that her strudel is a particularly big hit. And so, she said, are her sweet and sour meatballs.
I met Bubbe and Avrom Honig at VON's "Video On The Net" pavilion where "Feed Me Bubbe" was being broadcast — next to Michael Eisner's VEOH and other mouthwatering Web 2.0 start-ups like VideoEgg. She was there at the invitation of Jeff Pulver (who looks a bit like a latke himself). According to Bubbe, Pulver contributed to flying her and Avrom Honig out to San Jose for the show. In Pulver's mind at least, she is obviously a poster child for the user-generated-content revolution. I guess that Bubbe and her cooking show proves that any bubbe can be a star on today's Internet.
So there I was, at San Jose's cavernous Convention Center, watching "Feed Me Bubbe" on a flat screen monitor. And Bubbe was next me, confiding that her grandkids loved her "Famous Jelly Jammies". We didn't get into revenue models or distribution channels or the size of her audience (many many thousands according to Avrom Honig). And I forgot to ask Bubbe about her exit strategy. We were too busy talking about her fried matzo.
Date: 3/9/07As featured in Jeff Pulver's Blog
Date: 3/6/2007"Learning to cook from someone's Bubbe"
Date: 3/3/2007The best use of Internet video to date: Feed Me Bubbe!
Date: 3/3/2007Profile was featured on the front page of blubrry.
The profile was featured for 2 weeks starting from 3/3/07
Date: 3/2/2007"Word comes from the producers of Feed Me Bubbe that you can see them live on Comcast CN8 today, March 2nd 2007. Feed Me Bubbe is a video podcast that shows you, “kosher cooking the way grandma used to make.” I’m getting hungrier already!
Here are some more details on the airing from Feed Me Bubbe producer Avrom.
The show airs on Comcast CN8 — if you subscribe to Comcast, check www.comcast.com to find out which channel airs CN8. It changes in different markets. It’s on at noon Eastern Standard Time. Also airs on DirecTV, channel 364 (used to be 238 - just changed so be sure to get the right one!) Art of Living airs at 9:00 am and 1:00pm Eastern time, and is earlier in timezones to the west (so in California it’s 6:00 am and 10:00 am)
And the show airs online at www.cn8.tv at the same time as it’s airing on Comcast CN8 television.
Always let us know when your podcast gets notable coverage in the mainstream media. We’ll help you spread the word via the Blubrry blog."
Date: 3/2/2007"...from her kitchen to around the world, the Internet’s newest celebrity is just doing what she does best – being her grandson’s loving Bubbe." - from show description
The episode aired on TV 3/2/2007
Date: 3/2/2007"Mazeltov to Avrom Hoenig of Chalutz Productions — while it’s not exactly The Food Network, my personal favorite web cooking show Feed Me Bubbe will be airing via cable and satellite today. It will be on CN8, “The Comcast Channel” at noon and on DirecTV’s “The Art of Living” at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm on the East Coast.
Feed Me BubbeCome to think of it, maybe geriatric1927 isn’t such an anomaly after all. Who has the kind of time, disposable income and access to free labor to create video content on the cheap? Retirees, that’s who. The Foxfire book series proved that there’s not only public interest but sustainable revenue in using technology to pass the traditions of our elders on. Video is the perfect medium to make a direct connection, and online distribution well-suited to the preservation of obscure traditions."
Date: 2/22/2006"Take a moment with me now. Deep breath. Close your eyes. Imagine you are in a small kitchen with your neighbour’s son, and he wants to show you something. Eyeing him suspiciously you think, heh, why not, it’s not like you can go anywhere. (Maybe you were locked out - I don’t know, just work with me.)
His smile gives a little shine to his otherwise pallor visage. Imagine now that he says… “Bubbe will be so pleased.” Yep - this is where you wonder if he just referred to himself in the third person in Yiddish as a grandmother. Oh. Nope, in comes Bubbe.
Because when you want great kosher food, there are only 3 words you need to know. (Click to the link below, and open your eyes. I promise, the experience will seem overly real.)
Clearly I am using my time effectively and honing my research skills. Why else would I have such a hiatus from this blog? I was sleuthing for the good stuff. Enjoy the luchen"
Date: 2/19/2006Got a tip from Josh from Democracast that Feed Me Bubbe was listed on the front page of the podcast section of the Itunes Store.
After checking it out, here is a screenshot from 2/19/06
Date: 2/19/2006"As a modern young man brought up in non-religious family, I don't often think about religious symbolism and food rites. With parents from Anglican and Jewish backgrounds and with friends of many other faiths, as well as none, I've been exposed to a wide range of culinary practices and observances reflecting different belief systems. But there is one branch of my family tree that holds a very special importance for me, because the ethnicity of those ancestors so nearly resulted in their extermination. Had it not been for an accident of luck involving the mis-routing of a train, my great grandmother would almost certainly not have survived transportation to Auschwitz and neither my father nor I would be here today. I don't know what meals great grandma cooked back in those days in Warsaw, but I'm pretty sure that when the ingredients were available, latkes would have been an important part of her diet.
Date: 2/16/2006"Why doesn't everyone do this with their grandmother? Avrom and his bubbe in a charming series about her great looking food. Learn a little yiddish while you're at it. O, yeah, there's videos here people..."
Date: 1/31/2007"Feed Me Bubbe is a cooking show videoblog. I would embed an episode here if I were more clever. Anyhow, enjoy!"
Date: 1/31/2007"If you have heard of the mythical Jewish grandma but don't get what all the hype is about, watch Feed me Bubbe and all will be clear.
I am not sure whether this is some sort of viral campaign or not (no idea what for) but it is very funny.
The question yet to be answered is who is the star of the show? Bubbe or her schmendrick grandson who introduces each video."
Date: 1/30/2007"...When I need good kosher food, there’s only three words I need to know: Feed me, Bubbe. This cooking show from Avrom Honigs ’s Chalutz Productions features a real, live grandmother making classic comfort food in her own kitchen. It’s also doing wonders to introduce a new generation to the glories of yiddish, the ur tongue of all good punchlines...."
Date: 1/17/2007 " You should be watching Feed Me Bubbe right now.
Imagine if Edith Bunker was jewish and not deprived of oxygen at birth and given her own cooking show where she always takes time out to give her skinny nebish grandson with the fancy cameras a hard time while the dish is cooking. Go! Watch!"
Date: 1/5/2007"A Jewish Grandmother divulges some of her recipes including chicken soup in the Feed Me Bubbe podcast."
Date: 12/30/2006"Here's some of the excellent video podcasts I've subscribed to on my GeeXbox:Feed Me Bubbe ..."
Date: 12/22/2006"That guy is awesome actually, he's a... he's becoming a very famous IYSer...his grandparents are great to."
-Carson Daly
Date: 12/5/2006"Traditional warm food cooked by Jewish Grandmother. Easy to prepare and very tasty to eat."
Date: 11/27/2006"and finally, we ask what truly is lowfat as we review the cooking vidcast Feed Me Bubbe...."
"seven is seven in yiddish"
Date: 11/23/2006"No offense Bob, but Feed Me Bubbe takes a more more grandmotherly approach to cooking.
How about some nice chicken soup? [Feed Me Bubbe clip]
How about that Yiddish Reggae music."
Date: 10/28/2006"Next Saturday in San Francisco, The Vloggies (video+blog=vlog) will recognize excellent online video content. Some of the nominees for best Cooking Vlog are:
1) The ever charming Crash Test Kitchen duo of Waz and Lenny. I love their stuff but wish they’d post more often.
2) The affably clueless guys at Control Alt Chicken, a show about cooking hosted by two people who don’t really know how to cook.
3) the YouTube offerings from KitchenArts, a kitchen equipment store in Boston that’s linked up the items in its online store to relevant instructional videos.
4) Avrom Honig and his grandmother’s wonderful Feed Me Bubbe, a vlog featuring “Jewish cooking the way it was back in the old days.”
5) My favorite: Rebecca Gerendasy’s Cooking Up a Story, whose documentary episodes zoom in on the people behind the food. Recent highlights include a visit to the only whisk factory in the U.S., one boy’s struggle with type-1 diabetes, and a behind-the-scene look at Cheese by Hand’s behind-the-scene look at American cheesemakers.
You can find other cooking vlog nominees and vote for your favorite here. The other Vloggies categories and their nominees are here."
Date: 10/20/2006"...Man can not live on entertainment and technology alone and that's why there is Feed Me Bubbe..."
Date: 10/20/2006"I suppose it won’t surprise any of you to learn that I enjoy watching video podcasts about all kinds of subjects, some of them familiar to me, some of them unfamiliar. Recently, I’ve discovered a few I really enjoy which are short, educational, entertaining, and frankly remind me of the shows my father and I are producing...."
"This morning I was exposed to “Feed Me, Bubbe” for the first time. It’s amazing to me how interested I can be watching someone else’s grandmother cook. What a personality, and so well produced!..."
Date: 10/19/2006"Bubbe explains how she serves gefilte fish in a simplified way, for that traditional taste."
Date: 10/17/2006"My mom and I love this. "
and there is even a great comment.
"This is really great, not only because it just is, but also because I made chicken soup just last night. I have a special pitcher that I usually use to skim the fat off, but it's packed away in storage. I have my soup sitting in the fridge right this second, and I wasn't exactly sure how to separate the fat. She made it seem super easy. So now I'm off to the kitchen with renewed confidence!"
Date: 8/2006"An authentic Jewish grandmother teaches us her recipes, sometimes to
the sounds of delightful Klezmer music. The show is introduced by her
grandson who quotes the title as the only three words he needs when he
wants good Kosher food.
Bubbe is a delight, she has personality and a natural camera presence. While it is the case, as it is with many internet video productions, that a microphone would be a welcome addition, Bubbe is quite articulate and intelligible. Along with the recipes comes a Yiddish lesson, where she teaches us and we witness charming interaction with her grandson.
A gem that retains the charm of a personal vlog, but rises above the bunch in content and production quality."
Date: 8/29/2006Somewhere between the world of professionally "produced" TV shows and personal video blogs lies the world of what can be best described as "TV Shows Only Available on the Internet."
" - Feed Me Bubbe - "Feed Me Bubbe is our first series highlighting the wholesome family oriented production.""
Date: 7/28/2006Digital technology has allowed anyone with a computer to broadcast their views to a global audience. And Jews have not been slow in taking advantage of the opportunity to tell the world what they think. Judy Silkoff investigates
- mozilla )
