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The result was: promoted by SL93talk 03:39, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
... that Gil Hovav(pictured) cooked shrimp in orange sauce, because that was served at the Last Supper?
Source: Laura Blum October 9, 2013). "Israeli Cuisine: Interview with Gil Hovav". ujajcc.org. "Q: Tell us about your new TV show. GH: It's called "Meals That Made History." It's like an interesting history lesson. At the end you ask, ok, so what were they having when history happened? And you cook the food of the meal that took place when it happened. The Last Supper... Q: What were they eating ... at The Last Supper? GH: In the very famous painting of The Last Supper, what were they having on their plates according to Leonardo da Vinci? Shrimp in orange sauce. I think it might be a Tuscan delicacy.....'"
ALT1: ... that after the 9/11 attack,Gil Hovav(pictured) cooked a breakfast of shakshuka for 500 firefighters working at Ground Zero? Source: Amy Klein (February 5, 2015). "FOOD FOR THOUGHT; Exploring Israel's 'ethnic' cuisine,"New Jersey Jewish News, "Hovav told a story of coming to New York after 9/11 to film his show, but instead being recruited to cook breakfast for 500 Ground Zero workers at 5:30 a.m. in conditions he said were more rustic than his days in the Israeli army. After feeding shakshuka to the hungry hordes, the sated workers marveled, “How interesting that in Israel you eat Mexican food for breakfast!” “It’s Moroccan!” Hovav wanted to tell them." and Dan Pine (April 9, 2010). "Funny Israeli TV star wont be using a non-shtick pan when stirring the pot at S.F. restaurant," The Jewish News of Northern California. "... he cooked for 500 firefighters working at the site of the downed World Trade Center shortly after 9/11. Even at that dark time, he wanted to brighten their day with shakshuka, a popular spicy egg dish in Israel.... “I wanted to serve them the ultimate Israeli breakfast,” Hovav recalled. “They said, ‘How interesting.’ For them it was huevos rancheros.”"
ALT2: ... that Gil Hovav(pictured) once accidentally marched with a sign that said “I'm a proud lesbian!”? Source: Dan Pine (April 9, 2010). "Funny Israeli TV star wont be using a non-shtick pan when stirring the pot at S.F. restaurant," The Jewish News of Northern California. "He once grabbed a sign at a pro-LGBT protest in Jerusalem, chanting slogans as he marched with the sign overhead. It was only later he looked at the sign, which read “I’m a proud lesbian!”
ALT4: ... that Gil Hovav(pictured) reads the announcements at Ben Gurion Airport for free because he was annoyed by previous small grammatical errors? Source: Sapir Peretz (February 15, 2015). "New poster at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport: Gil Hovav,"Globes. "New announcer at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport : Gil Hovav. The next time you fly, you will hear two recorded messages (in Hebrew and English) from the new announcer every half hour: "Hello, this is Gil Hovav, and this is a security message. Please do not leave items unattended"; and "Please note. This is Gil Hovav, the licensed taxi rank is located off the curb. The public is asked not to use unlicensed taxis."" and Florina Pîrjol (July 8, 2016). "Scriitorul Gil Hovav: „Bucătarii din ziua de astăzi sunt adevărate staruri rockm"",Adevărul. "Currently, I'm the voice of Ben Gurion... the airport that bears his name! When you hear that annoying person saying, “Don’t leave your bags unattended,” know it’s my voice. The story is this: I always heard these ads in Hebrew and I noticed that they had grammar mistakes, small mistakes, but this thing was getting me out of the village! So I called the airport and I said, “It’s Israel’s boarding gate, you can’t make language mistakes!” And they said, "Then, come and read the ads," and I told them they were coming. Then they said, “But be careful that we don’t pay you.” And I said, "But who wants money for that? “ So I'm reading the ads now on the Ben Gurion Airport."
ALT5: ... that Gil Hovav(pictured) met his husband in the army when they were both straight? Source: Ciara Dwyer (March 19, 2017). "Gil Hovav: 'I started cooking the day my grandmother died - I wanted to remember her',"Irish Independent. "I live in Tel Aviv with my partner, Danny. He was my officer in the ... army. We have a 13-year-old daughter, Naomi. As she pointed out when she was four years old, 'Danny was Gilly's officer in the army, and Gilly is Danny's officer in life'..... When I first met Danny, we were both straight."
Overall: I like ALT2 and ALT4, both seem well-cited and supported by the text. ALT0 implies that this food was actually served at the Last Supper, rather than in the painting.
Thank you. I am happy with whatever is decided. Personally, I like ALT0 the most, and think that it is within the realm of what is ok for a hook. But whatever is decided. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C1E:73E6:4490:54BC (talk) 23:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC) Rusalkii (talk) 22:09, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
I like ALT2 and ALT4, both seem well-cited and supported by the text. ALT0 implies that this food was actually served at the Last Supper, rather than in the painting.