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What Happened to My Kosher Secret Santa Chocolate Maccabees?
Santa has disappeared from your chocolate Maccabee. This Hanukkah, when you peel the gilded foil from a Maccabee treat, you will no longer reveal a secret Santa. Last Hanukkah Jennie Rivlin Roberts, then the owner of the on-line Judaica shop, Modern Tribe, decided to sample some of her inventory of chocolate Maccabees with some of…
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A Present for the Intrepid Beer Lover
For those on your gift list who appreciate exotic beers, it doesn’t get much better than a set of Shmaltz Brewing Company’s Hanukkah 2016 seasonal brews: Jewbelation 20 (Dark American Strong Ale, 16.8% ABV), Genesis 20:20 (Barrel-Aged Tart Barleywine, 16.7% ABV) and Chanukah, Hanukkah…Pass the Beer (Golden Strong Ale with Cocoa Nibs, 8% ABV). Then…
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Brooklyn Museum Lit Up With Latkes
When I first saw them, I knew. I was drawn to their brown, crispy edges. I lurked by a big batch, hot out of the oven, debating my next move. Should I save the best-looking latkes for last, or dive right in? What if they ran out? Chef Ryan Jaronik, of Benchmark in Park Slope,…
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A Hanukkah Gift to Help the Hungry
The most meaningful gift may well be the one you don’t wrap up in a box — but it’s one that will be appreciated beyond measure. Make a donation in someone’s name to one of the Jewish charities that help fight hunger. Consider one of the following organizations: Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger supports…
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Chef Todd Ginsberg’s Latke Secrets Revealed!
We pried potato pancake preferences from a few of our favorite chefs around the country — and compiled them into a tell-all to help you make the best latkes of your life. Chef Todd Ginsberg Restaurant The General Muir, Atlanta Secret ingredient? The secret ingredient is the most obvious ingredient. It’s all about the potato….
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NY Shuk Offers Israeli Condiments and Cooking Classes to Give — or Take
Since moving to Brooklyn from Israel a little over four years ago, Ron and Leetal Arazi have dedicated themselves to sharing the Middle Eastern and North African foods they grew up with through their artisanal company New York Shuk. They met in the kitchen of a Tel Aviv restaurant — he at the meat station;…
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Recipes The Perfect Chrismukkah Cookie
The portmanteau word “Chrismukkah” might have been coined in the early aughts, but this is the first year in recent memory that the Christian and Jewish winter holidays perfectly align. The first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Eve, and by the time the final eight candles have dripped down the menorah branches, the ball…
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Recipes Tahini Sandwich Cookies With Tahini-Cream Cheese Frosting
Back in high school, I loved Nutter Butters so much I used to doodle little patterns of their peanut-shaped cookie outsides into the margins of my notebooks. So here’s my paean to the cookies of my youth, which I’ve ushered into maturity with tahini. Related A large part of the motivation for this cookie was…
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5 Easy Recipes To Satisfy Your Christmas Craving for Chinese Food
(JTA) — The first night of Hanukkah falls on Dec. 24 this year, but don’t fret: You don’t have to choose between the family Hanukkah party and the time-honored tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas Eve. Instead, why not take advantage of this calendrical coincidence and embrace both customs? We’ve compiled some delicious, Chinese-inspired dishes…
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Chef Einat Admony’s Latke Secrets
We pried potato pancake preferences from a few of our favorite chefs around the country — and compiled them into a tell-all to help you make the best latkes of your life. Chef Einat Admony Restaurant Balaboosta, Bar Bolonat, Taim, New York Secret ingredient? Sunchokes or raw beets. Type of oil used for frying? Canola…
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The Gift of Artisanal Chai
When Amy Rothstein, 27, was in grad school at NYU, she spent a lot of time in coffee shops, where she came to the realization that there was a gap in the market — one that she might be able to fill. Cafés either weren’t serving chai lattes or they were using what she calls…
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