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Former White House Chef Helping Washington Heights Eat Healthfully
Former White House chef Sam Kass helped First Lady Michelle Obama create the first major vegetable garden at the White House since the 1890s. The Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan is a long way from Washington D.C., but on Tuesday, March 15, , former White House assistant chef and a senior policy advisor for…
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Celebrate Pi(e) Day With 6 Mouthwatering Jewish Recipes
It’s March 14 so it’s time to pig out on pie in honor of Pi Day. It’s a day to celebrate the mathematical constant number Pi, which you all remember from 6th grade geometry. People celebrate Pi Day in many ways: MIT mails out its acceptance letters today, Princeton, New Jersey has a Pi celebration…
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Saul’s, Iconic Berkeley Deli, Up for Sale
For sale: 30-year-old restaurant located in world-renowned gourmet ghetto. Under same ownership for past two decades. Seats 110. Longest standing of its kind in East Bay. Pastrami smoker, deli counter and large stockpot for matzah ball soup included. New parklet in front. Price: negotiable. Then again, maybe a classified ad isn’t the best way for…
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Baking a Perfect Bagel In Utah
(JTA) – When Robb Abrams first moved to this mountain city from the New York area six years ago, he loved the idea of living in an outdoorsman’s paradise. But there was one thing in particular he found very troubling: He couldn’t find a decent bagel anywhere. What began as a casual hunt quickly turned…
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Recipes Playful Pop-Tart Hamantaschen
An American junk-food classic meets the traditional Purim pastry. The result? Fun and festive hamantaschen (that just happen to be vegan). You definitely don’t have to be a kid to enjoy them. Makes about 12 2 tablespoons ground flax seed combined with 6 tablespoons water (you can also use two beaten eggs, but the pastry…
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A Pre-Purim Peek at the Kosher Food & Wine Experience
The 10th annual , held at Chelsea Piers last week, featured an exciting lineup of kosher wine, spirits and tasty treats — many of which came from first-time vendors at the event. With the new KWFE 2016 phone app ready to go (no more paper pamphlets to scribble my notes in!), I began wandering the…
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Zahav Alum To Open Jewish Bakery in Philly — and More Hot Dish
A veteran of Michael Solomonov’s Zahav is striking out on her own with a bakery focused on Jewish breads. Thirty-year-old chef Tova du Plessis, who’s been a line cook at Zahav and worked the kitchens in a gamut of Philadelphia hotspots, will open the Jewish-baked-goods-focused next month on Passyunk Avenue, home to a vibrant indie-restaurant…
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Popular Toronto Deli Spreading Chutzpah Across Canada
An image of Zane Caplansky hanging in one of his deli’s Pearson International Airport offshoots. Look out, world: , the hugely popular Toronto deli, is about to expand in a big way. “Canada needs a little chutzpah, and I’ve got plenty to spare,” Zane Caplansky, the restaurant’s irrepressible founder, told the Forward. “Our goal is…
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Time To Get Serious About Cereal
On National Cereal Day, forget the Frosted Flakes and try one of these awesome alternatives. In her weekly breakfast column, , Leah Koenig explored all sorts of imaginative alternatives to your basic cereal and milk. Here are a few of her delicious discoveries: Mamaliga On a trip to Romania, Koenig discovered a delicious porridge, which…
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Books The Making of ‘Falafel Nation’
Yael Raviv (above) is author of “Falafel Nation: Cuisine and the Making of National Identity in Israel (Studies of Jews in Society).” by Yael Raviv, is a work of culinary anthropology that looks at the founding of the state of Israel through the prism of food. The book (University of Nebraska Press) is the outgrowth…
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My Breakfast With Mario Batali
Yesterday morning, I spent my breakfast time with Mario Batali. Okay, no, we didn’t actually speak. But there he was in all of his orange Crocs, shorts-in-February, scrunchied-ponytail glory. And I had just finished a latte. So that counts, right? I was attending a taping of , ABC’s food-focused daytime talk show. (A family friend…
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