Al Yeganeh
publication date: Thursday, April 18, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)
category: Cuisine
clue: Call him a potager. Call him an entrepreneur. Call him an Iranian. Call him a jerk. Just don't call him a Nazi.
explanation: Yeganeh operated a popular soup restaurant in Manhattan and was known for his brusqueness. After he was parodized on Seinfeld as the "Soup Nazi," he very much resented the nickname but found himself stuck with it. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk
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