He was careful not to say. It would be interesting to note. I keep kosher, so it doesn't matter much to me personally, but nobody wants to be treated like Beck was.
New York City is lib-central. A person has to be careful with their opinions there.
I met Pat Neely at his restaurant in Memphis. It was during closing time on a slow night and much to my surprise there he was working the register and closing out the wait staff. We visited for five minutes or so. Really nice guy.