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Television Writer Peter Mehlman.

Former writer and producer for "Seinfeld," Peter Mehlman. Thanks to him, the terms "shrinkage" and "Yada-Yada" as used on "Seinfeld" became a part of popular culture. Now Mehlman has created the new sitcom "It's Like, You Know" about a transplanted New Yorker in L.A., and the clash of East and West culture

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 7, 1999: Interview with Peter Mehlman; Interview with Marvin and Alan Rosen.
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Brooklyn Institution "Junior's" Restaurant.

From "Junior's" Restaurant in Brooklyn, Marvin and Alan Rosen. Marvin has collaborated on a new book about his family's Brooklyn restaurant renowned for its rich and creamy cheesecake. Marvin inherited the restaurant from his father who opened it in 1950. Alan is Marvin's nephew. The book is called "Welcome to Junior's: Remembering Brooklyn with Recipes and Memories from Its Favorite Restaurant" (William Morrow).

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