Devra Ferst
By Devra Ferst
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Food James Beard Pop-Up Seder Mixes Past and Present Deliciously
The sacrificial lamb of the Passover story rarely makes it into the Passover meal other than as a symbol on the Seder plate. But, by serving it as a main course — smoked, smothered in harissa and sprinkled with fresh rosemary — chef Aaron Israel of Mile End Deli enlivened the Passover story for 80…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Passover Edition — Saffron Matzo Balls, Matzo Hotline, Is Quinoa Kosher for Passover?
More and more, young Jews and families are creating their own Passover traditions in restaurants. Joan Nathan reports for the New York Times. Just in case you didn’t get enough Passover dessert ideas from our post yesterday, check out Smitten Kitchen’s blackberry and coconut macaroon tart. One last dessert idea: matzo toffee with chocolate, almonds…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Passover Recipes, Bacon-Wrapped Matzo Balls, America’s Greenest Restaurants
Passover (and its many accompanying recipes) is in the air. We’ll have Egyptian, South African, vegetarian and numerous other recipes for you next week. But if you simply can’t wait to start your Passover reading, check out Saveur for an Iraqi beet stew with lamb meatballs, Serious Eats adds some suggestions for spicing up your…
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Food Surprising Recipes Make a Show at the Manischewitz Cook-Off
Last month on JCarrot, Renee Ghert-Zand uncovered shul cook-offs from New York to the Deep South — whether it’s BBQ, brisket, cholent or holiday foods, Jewish cooks are facing off in fierce and friendly food contests like never before. So one might expect that the mother of all of these, the Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off, which bills…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Pastrami Galore, Rugelach Added to Dictionary, Libyan Jewish Cuisine
This month’s issue of Saveur focuses on all variates sandwiches and of course takes a look at the great Katz’s deli. They share Katz’s recipe for chopped liver and a great video on the 2nd Avenue Deli’s pastrami. Can you handle more pastrami? If so, check out Jamie Geller’s recipe for pastrami kugel on kosher.com….
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Food An Afikomen at the Feast for the Museum of Food and Drink
Most super-acclaimed chefs are known for a signature cuisine — Mario Batali is the king of Italian, Eric Ripert is the master of French fish preparation and Alice Waters is the mother of American local cuisine. Outside of Iron Chef stadium or an episode of Top Chef Masters, it’s rare that diners have the fortune,…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Mexican Falafel, MObama’s Book, Rabbi Mints
Once you’ve made JCarrot writer Blair Nosan’s cream cheese, try making the bagels to go with the schemear, Serious Eats shows us how. Three mega-chefs (Susan Feniger, Suzanne Tracht and Nancy Silverton) cooked for 100th anniversary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and shared how being Jewish relates to their cooking, the Daily…
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Food Mystic (Jewish) Pizzas
While a number of Jewish foods — the deli sandwich, matzo ball soup and even challah French toast — have woven their way into menu of modern American cuisine, Jews have no real claim to perhaps the most popular and beloved food in America, pizza. Yet it’s a staple of the American Jewish diet. In…
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