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ach and every December, the Jews of America hunker down
for another month of Christmas cheer. We may not neces-
sarily want to know every word to “All I Want for Christmas Is
You,” yet it is unavoidable; and try as we may to deny it, we have to
admit that an Advent calendar full of chocolates does seem to have
a leg up on the counting of the Omer.

But a so-called holiday season needs to be enjoyed with ritual.

And so, the holy combination of Chinese takeout and double-fea-
tures — taken in from the comfort of the couch or at the pleas-
antly empty multiplex — has become a tradition for many of our
co-religionists. Dim sum and “Die Hard?” Beef lo mein and “It’s a
Wonderful Life?” Dare we say, these combinations give latkes and
applesauce a run for their money.

Here, for your reading pleasure, the staff of the Jewish Exponent
recommends their perfect Chinese food-and-movie combo to
make it through Christmas 2019.

Jesse Bernstein: Hunan chicken/“Th e Irishman” (2019). Have I
had many versions of each one before? Yes. Is there something
valuable in revisiting old themes with a new twist, over and over?
Yes. Is the consumption of each done best when I have nothing else
to do that day? Folks, you better believe it’s yes. Hunan chicken is
a slow burn with a fi ery fi nish, and so, too, is Martin Scorcese’s
“Th e Irishman,” a new, three-and-a-half-hour mob movie with —
get this — Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. It’s a movie
that’s good the fi rst time and, like Hunan chicken, is sure to reward
going back for left overs.

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28 NOVEMBER 28, 2019
How does chow mein and “Eight Crazy Nights” sound? Eric
Schucht makes the case.

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