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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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Son Is Charged In British Bagel Double Murder
A British man whose family owns a successful bagel bakery on Brick Lane in London’s East End appeared in court today accused of stabbing his mother and sister to death. The Daily Mail reported today that Leah Cohen, 66, and her daughter, Hannah Cohen, 33, were found stabbed to death Friday evening in their home….
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This Michelin-Star Pastry Chef Actually Perfected The Potato Knish
NEW YORK (JTA) — Larissa Raphael was sick of eating knishes that packed in plenty of potatoes but no punch. “I was like, ‘why does the knish need to be bland?’” she said. “I want it to taste really good.” As the former pastry chef of a late lamented restaurant that earned a Michelin star,…
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Israel’s First Single Malt Whisky Is Finally Coming To Market
When I wrote about Milk and Honey almost four years ago, the dream of a quality whisky coming from the Holy Land was little more than a structured fantasy. Now that the first of their matured spirits are three years old — the youngest that a spirit can be and still be named a single…
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On Lower East Side, I. Goldberg, Purvey Brandy
Mission Chinese Food doesn’t stand on ceremony. Because Mission Chinese Food — at least the one in the heart of Manhattan’s Lower East Side — doesn’t need to. When I was there with a friend recently, we put down our names for a table for two. It would be a five-hour wait, we were told….
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WATCH: Learn How To Make 2 Perfect Beet Salads (In Yiddish!)
I hate beets. Even though I have some Russian blood through my mother’s side, I have never really gotten the appeal. Sure, they’re gorgeous to look at. Sure, they’re fun to cook with because they stain your hands like you’re a victim of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But delicious? No. However, this video by the…
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