Mixing Bowl: Shavuot; Italian Cheese Tragedy
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Shmaltz Brewing Company is mixing up six different beers to create their Funky Jewbelation blend. [The Kitchn]
Cheese cakes of the world. Good info to know with Shavuot starting tonight, but also, just good information to have on hand at any time. [Kosher Eye]
Thanks to “The Avengers,” shwarma is the “it” food of the moment in LA. [Eatocracy]
Smithsonian Magazine’s June issue is dedicated to food. With pieces by Ruth Reichl, Mimi Sheraton and Corby Kummer, we can’t wait to bite into it.
Two food critics share their take on La Vara, a new Spanish-Judeo and Moorish restaurant in Brooklyn. Village Voice and New York magazine]
An earthquake in Italy decimated storage rooms holding 300,000 wheels of Parmesean and Grana Padano that were aging. AP
Israeli- owned and inspired restaurant Taboon opens another location in lower Manhattan called Taboonette, serving shwarma, sabich and shakshuka. [Serious Eats]
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