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Zagat Awards a Few of Our Fave Young Restaurant Peeps
Zagat released its annual 30 under 30 list for New York, and many of the names should sound familiar to Forward fans. Among them: Chloe Coscarelli, 28, chef and co-Founder, by CHLOE, a kosher vegan spot; Jake Dell, 27, owner/top dog, Katz’s Delicatessen, Zach Frankel, 29, owner/director of operations, Frankel’s Delicatessen & Appetizing; and Max…
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Finding Faith in a Glass of Homemade Kombucha
Becky O’Brien’s delicious homemade kombucha helped her connect to the everyday miracles around us. It was faith that made me do it. Despite all my doubts and disbelief, I figured that if other people can make a little seed turn into food, then so can I! And lo and behold, I did it. Well, not…
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A Smoked Fish Primer
Eating smoked fish for breakfast is a rite of passage for any Jewish food fan. And for true devotees, nothing brings joy like a bagel spread just so with cream cheese and layered with piles of silky, coral-colored cured salmon slices. But for those of us who did not grow up accompanying our dads to…
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Brooklyn Soup Kitchen to Serve Meals for the Hungry — on Fine Hollywood China
What do Brooklyn’s poorest residents have in common with the guests at Bella and Edward’s wedding in the popular vampire movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1? They could soon find themselves eating off the elegant dinnerware featured at the fictional wedding reception. Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, a project to alleviate hunger among…
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Israeli Street Food in Brooklyn + More Hot Dish
The Kiosk, the summer concession at Brooklyn’s 12 Chairs Café, is back online for summer with some delicious-sounding menu additions. Along with Israeli-street-food staples like pita and falafel, sabich and terrific hummus, you’ll now fine a shakshuka pita with feta cheese, green omelet pita with herbs, cream cheese and salad. Wash it down with Israeli…
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An American Cookout With Middle Eastern Flair
How do you put a Jewish twist on a Fourth of July barbecue? Take summer staples — burgers, watermelon, even a red-white-and blue frozen dessert — and add an Israeli accent. Instead of the usual hamburger, there’s a spiced lamb burger with garlicky mint pesto. Watermelon comes in the form of a cool sweet-and-salty salad,…
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Iraqi Lamb Burgers With Mint Pesto
A burger infused with Middle Eastern spices — mint, cinnamon and allspice — and with added pine nuts is a nice break from a traditional American hamburger. (Note: When the Forward tested this recipe, we made 8 patties instead of 6, and cooked them longer than the recipe indicates — about 5 minutes per side.)…
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15-Minute Black-Bean ‘Mujadara’
There’s nothing I like more than finding a great cheat for a dish that usually takes a long time to prepare. For my version of the classic Middle Eastern rice-and lentil dish called mujadara I’m using leftover rice from the other night’s takeout and canned black beans instead of dried lentils. The only thing that…
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Coconut Sorbet With Summer Berries
Coconut milk offers the richness of cream without the dairy. Red and blue berries dot the white sorbet, lending it a distinctly patriotic appearance, perfect for the Fourth of July — or any hot summer day. Also on the Menu 15-Minute Black-Bean “Mujadara” Iraqi Lamb Burgers With Mint Pesto Watermelon Salad With Black Olives, Basil…
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Coolhaus Rolls Out Ice Cream Sandwich Summer Giveaway
From Coolhaus, the gourmet ice cream company that created the decidedly nonkosher pastrami ice cream sandwich, come two new “sammies”: “Pie in the Sky” — frosted whoopee cookie with a mascarpone cheesecake ice cream with crumbled Biscoff cookies and a strawberry swirl — and “Jet Set Crunch” — brown-sugar cookie with pretzels and butterscotch chips,…
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James Corden Goes From Late-Night Comedy to Kosher Butchering
When I watched James Corden host the Tony’s last weekend, I didn’t imagine that the next time I saw the British comedian he’d be wearing a kippa and an apron in a kosher butcher shop, ringing up sales and cutting up steaks. Then I saw this hysterical video. As part of a running sketch called…
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