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Don’t Put Blueberries In My Kreplach!
I really like saying the word kreplach. It’s got all the elements of what I consider to be a good spoken word: the hard, short “K” to start, with that throaty, elongated “ach” to finish, and the gentle “p” in the middle, making the two syllables, when spoken, what I would call a delicious word-meal….
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5 Ways To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo The Jewish Way
1) Make Pati Jinich’s spicy matzo balls. 2) Whip up kosher tacos at home. 3) Explore kosher Mexico City. 4) Read about a Mexican-Jewish chef winning chopped. 5) Take a bite of Converso history through tacos. Liza Schoenfein is food editor at the Forward. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @LifeDeathDinner
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7 Mexican-Food-Inspired Instagram Bagels For Cinco De Mayo
Although it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico (it commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France during the 19th-century Franco-Mexican War), Cinco de Mayo has morphed into a huge celebration in the United States, where everyone celebrates Mexican culture in all its delicious glory by eating Mexican food. Mexicans love food (we can relate)….
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WATCH: Bagel Bombs Versus Pepsi Projectiles At Berkeley Protest
During the Tax Day protests across the country on April 15, Antifa — short for anti-fascist — protestors at the University of California at Berkeley gathered to oppose both President Donald Trump and conservative pundit Ann Coulter, who was scheduled to speak at the school. The alt-right came out in droves, some driving hundreds of…
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Trump Takes Bite Out Of School Lunch Reforms And Former White House Chef Bites Back
After Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue joined students at an elementary school cafeteria in Leesburg, Virginia, on Monday and signed away some of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2010 school lunch reforms, former White House Chef Sam Kass registered his outrage. “Considering the deeply struggling farm economy, that climate change is making it harder to grow…
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Michael Solomonov Wins Outstanding Chef At Beard Awards
How I wish I’d put money on who would win Outstanding Chef of the Year at last night’s James Beard Foundation Awards. If I had, I’d have pulled in the big bucks, because my bet was on Michael Solomonov. And he won. Solomonov is, of course, the Israeli-born Philadelphia phenom behind Zahav, Abe Fisher, Federal…
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Israel’s Top Chef Brings Haute Middle Eastern To Manhattan
Soon after I sat down at a banquette in the back of Nur, the new kid on the block of East 20th Street that’s also home to Gramercy Tavern, chef Meir Adoni brought over a warm, golden, sesame-seed-studded oval bread paired with a dish of what appeared to be hummus. But hummus it was not….
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Fast Forward WATCH: How To Make The Best Damn Challah You’ve Ever Tasted
It’s only Wednesday, which means you have two days to make this fluffy and delicious challah for Shabbat. Is it the best you’ve ever tasted? Have another recipe you prefer? Let us know! Read the full recipe on Chabad.org.
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Recipes How To Tackle The Daunting, Delicious Artichoke
Confession: Even as an experienced cook, I sometimes find artichokes daunting. Forget to drop the raw, freshly cut vegetable into lemon water during preparation and it quickly turns brown. Stop paying attention while cutting off the pointy end of the leaves, and get pricked. And then there’s the choke, that little hairball at the center…
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The 9 Most Outrageous Bar Mitzvah Cakes
Nothing is more emblematic of a party’s theme than its cake. At some bar and bat mitzvahs, they outdo even the most extravagant wedding cake with over-the-top embellishments. The awesome, outrageous bar mitzvah cakes we found on Pinterest exemplify the creativity, theatricality and attention to minute detail that goes into them. Whether you’re planning a…
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Star Chef’s Jewish Diner Makes GQ Top 10 Restaurant List
The accolades keep coming for Philadelphia’s CookNSolo, the restaurant group of chef Michael Solomonov and business partner Steve Cook that includes the acclaimed Zahav, Abe Fisher and Federal Donuts. In the May issue of GQ magazine, one of the team’s newer spots, Rooster Soup Co., whose chef is Erin O’Shea, is dubbed one of the…
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