Liza Schoenfein is a former food editor of the Forward and author of the blog Life, Death & Dinner. Follow her on Instagram @LifeDeathDinner.
Liza Schoenfein
By Liza Schoenfein
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Food Could this be the most underrated ingredient in all of Jewish cooking?
An ode to the sweet, compact and versatile raisin — plus a scrumptious recipe for tagliatelle with chicken, raisins and pignoli
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Culture Would you wait in line for 2 hours for a falafel? They certainly would.
For those in search of one of the greatest dining experiences in Paris, look no further than the Jewish quarter
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Culture How the sesame seed became the most Jewish of all ingredients
Plus, a recipe for the best Chinese sesame noodles you've ever tasted (no peanut butter required)
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Culture At this deli, the food is as fake as the orgasms — and 7 other lessons from an exhibit about Jewish culinary culture
'I'll Have What She's Having' offers dollops of the foreign and the familiar at the New-York Historical Society
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Culture Out of a literal melting pot comes a literally stellar chicken soup
In 'Home is Where the Eggs Are,' Molly Yeh draws on Jewish, Chinese, Midwestern and Scandinavian influences
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Culture Finally, a cooking strategy to cut hours off your meal prep time (even on Rosh Hashanah)
Dini Klein's 'Prep + Rally' cookbook might not be a lifesaver, but it may very well be a significant timesaver
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Food How Zabar’s became Zabar’s: an insider’s story
As a kid growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, I always wanted to be a West Sider — and I can sum up the reason in one word: Zabar’s. I crossed the park every chance I got. That’s where my best friend lived, and two blocks up from her apartment — occupying not one…
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Recipes Hamantaschen Pizza is a genius Purim snack
If you plan to follow the Purim directive to drink until you can no longer tell the difference between “blessed is Mordechai” and “cursed is Haman,” then it would be advisable to have something of substance in your stomach when you do. What if this year’s hamantaschen could stand in for an actual meal —…
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