Without a doubt, the winner is 11-year-old Josh Kessler, my nephew. Way to go, Josh. You officially became a man two years before your Bar Mitzvah. Now go fetch the hot peppers.
Alan Paul is the author of the New York Times bestseller One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. His first book Big In China is a memoir about raising three American children in Beijing and forming Woodie Alan, an award-winning blues band with three Chinese musicians. Ivan Reitman's Montecito Pictures optioned the film rights. He currently fronts the Maplewood NJ band Big in China.
