Shira Feder
By Shira Feder
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Food Introducing The First Vegan Kosher Cinnamon Roll Bakery
If you’re craving a cinnamon roll, but are dairy, lactose, egg, cholesterol or nut intolerant (or vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian or any other -arian vaiant) you might want to head down to Cinnaholic in Boca Raton, Florida. “We decided to open the store on a whim!” Naomi Cohn told me. She and her husband are the…
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Food New Study: Falafel Is The Cheapest Healthy Food Out There
When I lived in Tel Aviv, there was a small, rickety food stand run by an angry old Turk next to the Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv. There I could snag a falafel for 12 NIS (about three American dollars). It came with a bowl of delicately swirled hummus, positively quivering with delight at…
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Food Patron Tequila Is Going Kosher For Passover
Look, I know everyone and their cousin is an amateur mixologist, but four cups of wine on Passover is no joke. It’s time to get serious about what we’re boozing with. This year all of us high-functioning alcoholics can rejoice because Patron is now kosher for Passover. Shots! Margaritas! Unnecessarily complex and overly expensive cocktails!…
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Food Is New York City’s Water The Secret To Its Bagels?
Ah, the bagels of New York. So soft and chewy, with a full-bodied, nuanced flavor. Add a dollop of cream cheese, a shmear of dill, sprinkle on some poppyseeds and you’re in business. So what makes them so exceptional? One common theory is that the particular molecular combinations of New York tap water are just…
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Food Paddington 2 Replaces Marmalade With Matzo
The anthropomorphised spectacled bear who delighted generations of British children is now coming to Israel, just in time for Passover break, and is putting marmalade aside for…matzo. Israel’s got a bit of a weird relationship with Paddington. Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and lifelong Paddington enthusiast, is getting on the action, playing…
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Food A Seder Plate For Refugees
The traditional seder plate is a towering figure in the world of Jewish iconography. From the sting of the bitter herbs to the smooth implacable roundness of the egg, every item in the seder plate symbolizes some aspect of the Jewish redemption from slavery. This year, anti-genocide group Jewish World Watch is asking that you…
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Food Has The Potluck’s Time Finally Come?
The potluck, engineered for maximum efficiency in the face of crippling time constraints, is making a major comeback. “There are so many serious, sepia-toned cookbooks,” Ali Rosen, founder and host of the Emmy-nominated Potluck with Ali Rosen, tells me. “I wanted to make mine relatable and fun.” Indeed, Rosen’s newest cookbook, bring it!, with its…
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The Schmooze Manischewitz Offered Adam Sandler All The Gefilte Fish You Can Eat, In Exchange For A Song
Comedian Adam Sandler, whose oeuvre contains masterworks such as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Paul Blart: Mall Cop, followed by its even more masterful sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, has been propositioned by The Manischevitz Company with an indecent proposal he can’t (but probably will) refuse. The Manischevitz Company saw fit to send the…
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