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At Swank Chelsea Eatery, Haimish Is Hip And Family Is First
A kibbutz with delicious food in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood? Well, kind of. “We call it the kibbutz,” said Brett Nidel, of the building on the corner of 18th Street and Seventh Avenue, where he lives and works. Nidel and his brother Sam, along with partners Matt Mogil and Tamara McCarthy (who is married to…
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Gourmet Kosher Restaurant Set To Open At Tulane
Kosher-keeping freshmen heading to Tulane this fall will finally have an easy time gaining the freshman fifteen like their fellow (non-kosher-keeping) classmates: gourmet kosher food will be available at the university’s Hillel house. This August, a restaurant called Rimon –– which is hebrew for pomegranate –– will open at 912 Broadway Street. The chef, Daniel…
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Which Ice Cream Brand Is Big, Gay — And Defiantly Kosher?
Kosher ice cream lovers have a lot to celebrate this Pride month, specifically in the form of a pint of Big Gay Ice Cream. That’s because when the ice cream truck-turned-brick-and-mortar shop decided to package its popular soft serve to be sold nationally, it sought and received kosher certification. The pints of soft-serve deliciousness, which…
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The Ultimate Jewish Summer Soup — And Why You Need To Try It
Lightly creamy and green, schav (pronounced shahv) is a chilly soup that will be instantly loved by some and perhaps only gradually embraced by others. Based on the long, slender spinachlike herb-vegetable we know as sour grass or sorrel, it is thickened with beaten egg yolk, its tingling sour edge mellowed by a few exquisitely…
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7 Ways Lox Is Going Luxe At The Hippest Restaurants
Lox on a bagel with a schmear? So last century. Smoked salmon isn’t just for brunch anymore, and it’s surfacing in some very fishy experiments at hip eateries. As the nouveau-deli craze continues, we’re finding lox paired with pizza, fries and — yes — even ice cream: Lox fries at Rider, Brooklyn Here’s what might…
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Bruichladdich, The Scotch With A Touch Of Jewish
Just as the Berlin Wall was falling, something was Jewish happening at the Bruichladdich distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Islay. First of all, they were releasing the “Bruichladdich Scotch Islay Single Malt Carmel Kosher Wine Finish 1989” — which, by all accounts was a fine (if now rare) whisky. It was kosher in the way…
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Muslim-Owned Jewish Deli To Host Muslim-Jewish Fundraising Dinner
There is a Jewish Deli in Brooklyn that closes for Ramadan. The reason is simple, if somewhat surprising: The owner of David’s Brisket House and Deli on Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant is Riyadh Gazali, a Muslim of Yemini descent. Next week, Gazali will host a dinner party at David’s along with Breaking Bread NYC, which…
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How To Get Free Doughnuts (And More Friends) This Friday
Friday is National Donut Day, a fact that was dropped into my consciousness via an email from National Today, which keeps track of “quirky occasions on the cultural calendar,” according to its website. The email, while heralding a delightful day, was also a bit worrying. Apparently a “study” (actually a poll of 1,000 individuals who…
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Adorable Sailors Discover Knishes During Fleet Week
Fleet Week draws to a close today, but I got a souvenir at Yohah Shimmel Knish Bakery in the form of this photograph. These three sailors, each from different parts of the country, were walking past the venerable Lower East Side bakery and deli and decided that the knishes in the window looked too good…
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Recipes Weed-Infused (And Super Simple) Pineapple Blintz Soufflé For Shavuot
Serves: 6 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour APPROXIMATE THC PER SERVING Approximate dose per serving is based on infusing 5 grams of cured/dried/decarbed cannabis into 10.6 tablespoons (or 1 1/3 sticks) of butter. 10%: 7.7mg 15%: 11.6mg 20%: 15.4mg 1 package frozen ricotta cheese crepes or blintzes 1 stick grass-fed butter, melted…
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Recipes Easy Lemon Yogurt Pie From Jamie Geller
How can something be so creamy and yet so light at the same time? ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping, thawed 3 (6-ounce) containers lemon yogurt 1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1) In a small saucepan, combine blueberries with sugar and…
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