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Idaho Jewish Prisoners Can Now Get Kosher Food
Four Jews locked up in Idaho prisons will finally be able to eat kosher. A federal judge has ruled that Idaho’s Department of Correction is required to provide kosher meals in all of its facilities. After the prisoners were only able to consume fruit and matzah during Passover because they were not provided with kosher…
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Tina Fey Says ‘Eat Cake’; Here Are Jewish Bakeries To Buy It From
When Tina Fey appeared on SNL’s Weekend Update to weigh in on the violence in Charlottesville, she shared her personal coping method, which she calls “sheet caking.” Instead of protesting neo-Nazis in person, thereby giving them attention and increasing the risk of getting hurt, Fey suggested something far more superficial, at least on the surface….
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Jerusalem’s Hottest New Cocktail (Cinnamon Smoke Included)
The Garden Terrace on the roof of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem feels like another world, not a bad thing these days. The setting is enchanting, with rattans sofas and chairs separated by trees strung with fairy lights. It’s a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the cool Jerusalem night air. The wait staff…
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Happy New Year… For The Animals?
I am a lifelong animal lover, and have long known that Judaism calls upon us to care for the physical and emotional well being of animals. But it was only recently that I discovered that Judaism has a holiday dedicated to celebrating animals. Rosh Hashanah La’Behemot, the first of the Hebrew month Elul, marked the…
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Recipes Can Vibrant New Cookbook Help Veganism Blossom?
“If you can enjoy eating without hurting another, why not do it?” This question was posed to me by Ronen Seri, co-owner of the Blossom restaurant group, when I asked why he became a vegan. Seri and his partner, Pamela Elizabeth, both vegan since the mid 1990s, have just come out with “The Blossom Cookbook:…
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Blossom’s Zucchini Napoleon
This simple and wonderful seasonal dish came together while I was visiting a friend in East Hampton, New York. Driving back from the beach, I picked up fresh vegetables at an organic farm stand in Sagaponack. As I unpacked the most beautiful zucchini and tomatoes I had ever seen, my chef friend joked that we…
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Blossom’s BBQ Seitan Skewers
A summer classic, this dish was first introduced at our second location, Café Blossom. These are great to make at a backyard barbecue — an outdoor grill gives them an extra-smoky flavor. Makes 6–8 skewers 1 pound seitan, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 cups Tangy BBQ Sauce (recipe follows) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1) Soak…
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Books I’m Black, Jewish And Gay — And Food Is My Weapon Against Bigotry
I am going back to the mountaintop. In three weeks, I will return to Charlottesville, Virginia. It is not because last Saturday it became the site of an American pogrom. Last weekend dozens of people were injured during violence sparked by the Unite the Right rally and counter-protests. Two law enforcement officers were killed in…
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The Secret Jewish History Of Rum
Today is National Rum Day. Little-known fact: Rum has some very Jewish origins. Sure, it’s not the syrupy, cloyingly sweet atrocity known as Manischewitz. But rum, which is derived from the molasses of sugarcane, was perfected by Jews escaping another atrocity: the Inquisition. In the year 1500, Brazil was claimed by the Portuguese and many…
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The Soup Nazi’s Got Nothing On Gorka’s Goulash
Did you know that before Sebastian Gorka was exposed by this publication for allegedly having ties to groups allied to the Nazis in Hungary, he had a brief stint as a talk show chef? In June of 2016, he made a splash in the kitchen, on a cooking segment on “Fox and Friends.” Watch the…
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Orthodox ‘Chopped’ Teen Star Will Compete On Guy Fieri’s Cooking Show
An Orthodox teen is competing on a Food Network cooking show — for the second time. Eitan Bernath, or as he’s known to fans, Chef Eitan, is soon to appear on Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s Grocery Games.” In the show, four chefs cook with ingredients found in the supermarket as Fieri foists unusual challenges upon the…
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