Michael Kaminer
By Michael Kaminer
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Food Now Gingerbread? These Flavored Hummuses Are Getting Out of Hand
Not today, Satan. pic.twitter.com/3BbjGlurpm — Amy Mackinnon? (@ak_mack) November 16, 2019 We’ve tolerated dark-chocolate hummus. We abided – yech – pumpkin-spice flavored hummus. But gingerbread hummus, unleashed on the world this month by a brand called Limited Time Originals, may have pushed us over the edge. “It’s an abomination,” thundered the UK Independent. “It is…
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Food Kosher Eatery Denied From Manchester Christmas Market
So was it anti-Semitism, bureaucracy, or something else? That’s what the owners of a Manchester, UK kosher restaurant are wondering after the local city council denied their application for space at an annual Christmas Market. In a kerfuffle first shared by Dani Klein on his YeahThatsKosher Instagram, the kosher Taam Grill in Prestwich, England “was…
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Food This Israeli Chef Found Michelin Starred Restaurants ‘F*cking Boring’. So He Turned To Kosher.
“Gluten-free” and “kosher” often portends culinary tedium. But at Arba, a newish Upper West Side hotspot, Israeli chef Nir Zook has made magic with a vegetable-forward, brightly flavored menu that’s as virtuous as delicious. A star chef in Israel, Zook’s actually dialed back his restaurant operations there; the force behind nearly 20 restaurants over the…
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Food Black Seed Is Bringing Back The ‘Appetizing Stores’ Of 19th-Century European Jews
Appetizing is having a moment. First, Russ & Daughters gets its own museum show at the Center for Jewish History. Now, hip bagel chain Black Seed is opening its own appetizing shop at Manhattan’s Chelsea Market. Black Seed Appetizing is part of Chelsea Local, a new section of the tourist-thronged market; the lower-level Local is…
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Food Sabra Hummus Just Opened A Pop-Up In NYC
Kish Kash, Manhattan’s beloved couscous restaurant, is going on hiatus. But it’s for a good cause — Whirled Peas. That’s the name of the first pop-up restaurant from Sabra, the hummus brand. Overseen by Kish Kash’s Israeli-born chef-owner, Einat Admony, Whirled Peas is spotlighting wildly inventive dishes by guest chefs where hummus is the star….
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Food UWS’ Barney Greengrass Closed By NYC Health Department Due To Mouse Infestation
The Yiddish word for “mouse” is moyz. It might come in handy if you visit Barney Greengrass. The iconic Upper West Side appetizing shop was shuttered this week after officials found mouse droppings, roaches, and other plagues during a routine inspection. In photos posted online, a yellow “CLOSED” notice from the New York City Department…
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The Schmooze There Is Now An Official Handbook To Kvetching
Is kvetching the official Jewish sport? If so, Amy Fish may have written its handbook. In I Wanted Fries With That, the Montreal author lays out thoughtful, practical tips for effective complaining — along with roadmaps to civility as we try to make ourselves heard. Even if you think you’ve got a black belt in…
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The Schmooze Is An Israeli Fashion Mogul About To Save Barneys’ From Liquidation?
An Israeli-born fashion mogul is emerging as the white knight who may rescue beleaguered Barneys New York from liquidation. Sam Ben-Avraham, who founded white-hot streetwear label Kith and now runs the fashion-trade expos like PROJECT and Capsule, is preparing to pony up about $220 million for Barneys, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ben-Avraham “is…
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