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Jew Is Crowned NYC Brisket King… Again
For the second year in a row, a Jewish pitmaster took home the top prize in the Brisket King NYC competition. It was a post-Passover triumph: Sruly Eidelman of the Crown Heights kosher barbecue establishment Izzy’s Brooklyn Smokehouse took home both the crown and the golden calf trophy. Eidelman placed second last year, while Ari…
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How ‘Passover Paradise’ Turned Into A Holy Nightmare
Just back from a highly problematic Passover program in Cancun, a large group of weary travelers is creating cyber-support groups on Facebook, What’s App and Jewish community forums such as DansDeals.com. They are swapping war stories about what was supposed to be a luxurious Passover trip, run by a travel outfit called Passover Paradise. The…
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Pesach ‘Hostages’: Mexican Hotel Won’t Let Our People Go
When guests attempted to check out of the Royalton Riviera Cancun hotel on April 19 — the last day of a Passover program hosted by a travel group called Passover Paradise — they were told that they couldn’t leave until they paid tens of thousands of dollars each. According to the hotel, the Passover Paradise…
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Who Will Be Next King Of BBQ?
Tonight, a new Brisket King will be crowned. The 6th-annual Brisket King of NYC event will be held from 6–9:30 p.m. at the Food Sciences Academy of Long Island University Brooklyn in Downtown Brooklyn, and tickets are still available. Last year, the Wandering Que’s Ari White won the top prize with a kosher lamb brisket….
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Berlin’s 1st Jewish Food Festival Is Not Just For Jews
Smells of kreplach and challah wafted into the Rykestrasse Synagogue in Berlin on a rainy Friday in March, as Israel-born chef Itay Novick and his staff hurriedly worked in the nearby kitchen to prepare Sabbath dinner for nearly 100 guests. The dinner was part of the first-ever Jewish food festival in the city, Nosh Berlin,…
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A Queer Chef Shut Down An Interview Request From Ivanka Trump’s Brand
When an interview request from an IvankaTrump.com contributing writer slipped into the Instagram inbox of Angela Dimayuga, executive chef at New York City’s Mission Chinese Food, she knew she had to respond. In a note published publicly on Instagram, Dimayuga explained to the writer exactly why she wouldn’t grant an interview, citing, among other issues,…
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I Have Mimouna Envy. (So What Is Mimouna?)
As Passover draws to a close, I’m starting to feel holiday-deprived. Envious, really. It’s not that I want more matzo — I’m not insane. It’s that there’s a holiday, Mimouna, which marks the end of Passover for North African Jews, that I have never celebrated. And it sounds delicious. I decided to investigate on a…
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Making The Case For Kosher Wine
In “A Feminist Case Against Kosher Wine,” writer Liya Rechtman has taken an antiquated approach to Judaism while ignoring the rapid change occurring in the Jewish community today. Her advice not to drink kosher wine during Passover or any other time shows a powerful disconnect with what kosher wine truly represents. We can look at…
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The Mystery And Fascinating History Of Charoset
The Passover Seder includes a series of symbolic foods placed on a Seder plate, most of which are explained over the course of the meal: the matzo, the spring greens, the bitter herbs, the shankbone… But one element is left unexplained: the charoset, a paste-like mixture of fruit, nuts and spices, with recipes differing wildly…
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Love, Judaism And Cheese Unite At A President’s Historic Home
When Sarit Werner said “I do,” it wasn’t just about a lifetime commitment to the man she loved. It meant leaving behind a life in New York City and the world of high fashion. “What were the chances of me meeting the one Jewish cheese maker from Vermont?” she said. But “Jesse was so cool.”…
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Mar-A-Lago Kitchen Slapped With 13 Health Code Violations
The kitchen at President Donald Trump’s “Winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, was slapped with 13 health-code violations, according to an article in Wednesday’s Miami Herald. The exclusive Palm Beach country club, whose members — many of whom are Jewish — pay an initiation fee of $200,000, was given a citation on January 26, 2017 by the…
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