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Is Zagat Guide Ignoring New York Kosher Restaurants?
Your tax dollars at work: New York City councilman David G. Greenfield is calling on the restaurant-guide giant Zagat to up its coverage of kosher eateries. The 2017 guide has “none of the delicious kosher dining options” that exist in Brooklyn, Greenfield’s district, he said. It does list eight Big Apple kosher spots this year,…
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Recipes Ivanka Trump’s Broccoli Kugel (for Real)
I don’t know why it took me so long to start wondering what the kosher Kushners eat at home. I guess I was a little preoccupied with the more, well, political aspects of the election. But Ivanka Trump is known to keep a kosher home, and while I gather she’s not the one whipping up…
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This Jewish Fairy Godmother Is Handing Out Surprise Shabbat Treats
My doorbell rang one recent Friday, and when I answered the door a smiling stranger handed me a paper gift bag. Inside, there was a small, fragrant challah from Zucker Bakery and a hand-written note: “Hi Liza,” it said. “You’ve been touched by the Friday Fairy! We hope you have a great weekend and enjoy…
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This is What Happens at a Fake Katz’s Deli in Miami Beach
Katz’s is opening in Miami Beach this week. Sort of. The new “deli” inside the Deauville Beach Resort is actually a sly art installation that riffs on South Florida’s faded Jewish identity — and the gentrification that strangled it. In a wood-paneled room whose “wall of fame” includes gallerists and scenesters — picture headshots on…
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Matzo Brei Madness — All Year Round!
Is the world ready for year-round, tarted-up matzo brei? MatzahBrei, which started as a Bushwick pop-up, will dish out its fancy vegetarian spins on the Passover staple all winter at Bryant Park in Manhattan. If “exotic” to you means onions in your brei, brace yourself for the Monica — mushrooms, spinach, gruyere and dijon mustard…
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Is New H&H Bagels a ‘Sham Like Our Democracy’?
No sooner did the iconic H&H Bagels reopen on the Upper West Side did bloggers start crying “fake”! We’ll let Gothamist explain: “Much like the sham that is our democracy, this false idol is only vaguely related to the old H&H Bagels that shuttered in 2011 and was beloved by President Obama,” wrote Rebecca Fishbein….
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Meet the Founder of the Brand New Jewish Food Society
On a recent morning, I met Naama Shefi for breakfast at Zucker Bakery, a petite Jewish café and bakery in New York’s East Village. Shefi is the founder of the Jewish Food Society, a new project dedicated to preserving and revitalizing Jewish food traditions. And Zucker, which is owned by an Israeli pastry chef and…
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Israel’s Global Spirit Buoys Growing Boutique Tea Market
Walking down Yaffo Street in Jerusalem, it is impossible not to be impressed by Israel’s diversity. A Filipino caregiver with a friendly smile pushes a white-haired man in his wheelchair. A Moroccan man leisurely sips his coffee as he watches passersby. An Orthodox Jewish mother shops with her three girls for new clothes. Two Arab-speaking…
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3 Burning Questions for Chef Serving Haimish Food at Hip Hangout
Andy Jacobi’s sandwiches practically have a halo. At Untamed Sandwiches, the bite-size shop he runs with Chef Ricky King, the former marketing exec stuffs his oversized creations with ethically sourced meat and vegetables that are local, organic and pesticide-free. Brisket’s been a huge hit for the duo. As they cut the ribbon on a second…
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Remembering Leonard Cohen With Food Memories
Amidst the outpouring of grief and love for Leonard Cohen are coming some beautiful stories of food memories. At the Main Deli Steak House on Boul. St-Laurent in Montreal, not far from Cohen’s home, a server tells the Toronto Star that “the enigmatic Montreal poet used to order Baby Back Ribs ‘presque toujours’ [almost always],…
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Wine That Sparkles for the Festival of Lights
Jewish cuisine in America is at a high point, as chefs and culinary entrepreneurs across the country enthusiastically deconstruct, reinvent and elevate classic Jewish food. Parallel to this, we are in the midst of an Israeli wine revolution. Wineries in Israel, to global recognition, are honing their skills and harnessing the continuity of an ancient…
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