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Chatting Cheese with the Kosher Cheese Guy

By Michael Kaminer

Chatting Cheese with the Kosher Cheese Guy
Cheese is the food of choice during Shavuot making it one of our favorite holidays. But, for those who keep strictly kosher, the cheese pickings have always been slim — mostly mild cheddars, mediocre mozzarellas and sometimes something that resembles parmesan. But, Brent Delman, aka The Cheese Guy is trying to change that.Read More


Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both

By Michael Kaminer

Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both
Only in New York could a troupe of Jewish and Dominican kids team up with a Broadway legend on a musical production about a Latin dictator’s rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.Read More


Harley Pasternak, Jewish Fitness Trainer to the Stars

By Michael Kaminer

Harley Pasternak, Jewish Fitness Trainer to the Stars
Jessica Simpson, Hilary Duff, and Megan Fox all share the same Jewish man. Harley Pasternak has managed to corner the market on personal fitness for A-list celebs.Read More


Blue Öyster Cult Explains the Umlaut

By Michael Kaminer

Blue Öyster Cult Explains the Umlaut
Long Island bands Soft White Underbelly and Travesty didn’t make much of an impact. But when they reformed as Blue Öyster Cult in 1971, the group grew into a global juggernaut, with earworm hits like “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” “Burning for You” and “Godzilla.”Read More


Is Sephardic Food Finally Getting Its Due?

By Michael Kaminer

Is Sephardic Food Finally Getting Its Due?
For those of us who weren’t lucky enough to attend Brooklyn’s uber food fair Smorgasburg last weekend — or anyone who just couldn’t take the crowds, we don’t blame you — allow me to introduce you to New York’s newest Jewish food artisan: NYShuk. The husband-and-wife kitchen team debuted their menu of Middle Eastern specialties like couscous with chickpea-and-short-rib stew, raisins, and chopped herbs; beet salad with lemon yogurt and walnuts; hot spiced mint tea; and the rose-scented semolina cake known as ‘shamishi’.Read More







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