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Revisiting the Humble Danish
Oh, to have lived in New York when the Danish was king! For the first part of the 20th century, the buttery pastry could be found in virtually every bakery and diner across the city. Filled with raisins, sweetened cheese or jam, they were the ideal on-the-go breakfast indulgence to complete a cup of coffee…
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Berkeley Couple Welcomes Shabbat Guests for 25 Years
Ruchama Burrell gets ready for Shabbat dinner in her Berkeley kitchen. It’s a few minutes before sundown, and Ruchama Burrell is in her Berkeley kitchen scrambling to finish the last few touches on the Shabbat meal she will soon serve. No matter if sundown is at 5:30 or 8 p.m., it’s always a sprint to…
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Seaweed That Tastes Like Bacon
Dulse is a type of seaweed that’s packed with nutrients and, when cooked, tastes like bacon. When I tell people I don’t eat meat, a lot of them (non Jews, mostly) ask, “But how can you give up bacon?” I must admit, I can appreciate the idea of pairing my morning eggs with something salty,…
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Judge Scolds Carnegie Deli’s ‘Shyster of Smoked Meat’
Justice Matthew Cooper compared former Carnegie Deli manager Sanford Levine to the notorious “Wolf of Wall Street,” Jordan Belfort. Wolf of Wall Street? So last decade. New York’s new supervillain is the Shyster of Smoked Meat. That’s what Justice Matthew Cooper called Sanford Levine, former manager of the and estranged ex of second-generation owner Marian…
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Chef Michael Mina Goes Middle Eastern at New San Francisco Pop-Up
Chefs Adam Sobel (left) and Michael Mina prepare harissa-roasted chicken. Chef Michael Mina is known for a lot of things — his name is synonymous with fine dining in San Francisco, and his group has 10 restaurants in the Bay Area, plus several in Las Vegas, Washington, D.C. and Florida. One thing he is not…
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NYC Takes Bagel Worship to New Heights
“Everything,” a sculpture by Hanna Liden, is on view at 6th Avenue and Christopher Street. With hyper-cool bagelries like , Black Seed and Sadelle’s, you could say New York’s having an artisan-bagel moment. In Hanna Liden’s case, it’s literal. The Swedish-born artist just unveiled nine giant bagel sculptures as part of a public-art project in…
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A Swedish-Black Comedian Walks Into a Kosher Kitchen…
Sunda Croonquist is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comic and former beauty queen, who attended Catholic school before converting to Judaism as an adult. She has just put out a cookbook called “Kosher Soul Food” (Putnam & Smith) with Chef Nir Weinblut (and photographs by Antonio Busiello). Cook Sunda’s Croonquist (who goes by her first name…
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Recipes Grilled Red Snapper With Watermelon and Jalapeño Salsa
This colorful dish from the new “Kosher Soul Food,” is light, summery and bursting with flavor. Read: Serves 6 6 (5-6 ounces) red snapper fillets 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 teaspoon kosher salt 4-5 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 2 cups chopped seedless…
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Israel’s Top Tables and All the Weekly Dish
Israel’s top foodie, Gil Hovav, a chef, restaurant critic, cookbook author and TV personality, reveals his favorite restaurants. offers up tips this week on Israel’s hottest tables from Tel Aviv-based restaurant critic Gil Hovav. Among his picks: Creative bistro Pastel at the Tel Aviv Museum](http://www.pastel-tlv.com “”); Talbiye, a Jerusalem hotspot from the team behind [Machneyuda…
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Recipes Beyond the Bagel — Moving Breakfast
Moving is always hard. Moving in New York City is harder. The real estate game is hyper competitive and frenzied, and one rarely ends up with more than a month (often much less) to whittle down, then gather up belongings before handing over the keys. As my family and I packed up our apartment to…
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Chubby Chickpea Kosher No More
Boston’s first kosher food truck is backing up on its kosher certification. , whose opening the Forward touted in 2013, Tweeted last week that “effective immediately our truck has decided to give up its Kosher Certification. Love the KVH; just made sense.” KVH is the kashrut division of the Rabbinical Council of New England. In…
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