Greetings from NYC

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JLeshanski

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Been cooking with CI for pretty much as long as I can remember, which is odd, because after my grandmother pretty no one else in the whole family did - always complaining that CI was too heavy.

But I kept on.. and had my small collection of CI skillets that I loved. Then about a year ago I really caught the fever again. Started buying better quality iron to cook on, then more, then more.. and I began flipping a few pieces too.

As much as I love the iron, the thrill of the chase and uncovering a new piece that I haven't seen before always drives me to keep going. Somehow I've even ended up a little bit in the CI business as many seem to do.

Anyhow I've got the fever. Live here in NYC and always seem to have a stash of iron around the house. Veterinarian by trade, chef for fun, world traveler and dabbler in all sorts of things. Don't know what else to say.
 
If you are out and about in NYC or surrounding flea markets looking for iron and you see an older bearded guy with one leg and metal crutches (but moving at a very fast clip) grab him and tell him hi from Steve. Joel is his name- one super nice guy, club member, and a most unusual iron cookware collector since the 1950s or 60s. Drive around the city with a compass and, when the needle swings uncontrollably towards an old building you can bet that's where he has his stash and what a stash it is!!
 
Hi Steve, I've heard rumors about Joel but never actually met him. Everyone asks me if I know the one legged man. To date, no, but I have no doubt it will happen.
 
Joel will show up at most larger antiques markets in and around New England or states around NYC. I just received an antique fan from an ebay seller in Mass. We were talking about Brimfield and I asked if he knew the one legged guy, Joel. He said he sees him a lot. You may have trouble keeping up with Joel; he's faster on one leg than many people on two.
 
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