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A Half-Century of ‘Delly’ in Maryland
The 50-year-old Maryland delicatessen is known for its Reubens. Mazel tov to in Annapolis, Maryland, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. Proprietor Teddy Levitt is the son of late founders Chick and Ruth Levitt, who ran the place for decades. The deli’s a major schmoozing spot for local pols, and still gets throngs of…
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The Smoked Whitefish Skateboard and All the Week’s Dish
This has to be the world’s most appetizing skateboard. has teamed with Gotham skateboard maker ShutNYC on a limited-edition board emblazoned with the vivid image of a giant whitefish.On its underside: Russ & Daughters’ blue-and-white logos, a repro of the shop’s iconic waxed wrapping paper. Fourth-generation Russ & Daughters proprietor Josh Russ Tupper told FirstWeFeast…
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How This Chef Heals the World — One Plate at a Time
David Levi, chef-owner of Vinland in Portland, Maine. David Levi is a teacher as well as a chef, and, like most teachers, he loves to talk. The other day I sat with him for almost two hours at his restaurant in Portland, Maine, which he opened in January 2014. Vinland’s menu is “Paleo, gluten-free, and…
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Slaying the Goose and Lifting the ‘Cellophane Veil’
Goslings enjoy a moment in the sun. On a bright, sunny, freezing morning this past December, I was covered in goose down. The parents of a friend of mine from Philadelphia own a small piece of land an hour west of the city, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Every year, they used to hire a local…
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Kitchn Synch — or Everything But?
A new kosher meal-kit delivery service provides raw materials, step-by-step instructions… and more stress than you might imagine. It goes pretty much without saying that I’m comfortable in the kitchen, so I wasn’t sure why I was feeling anxious when I started pulling ingredients out of the package that arrived at my door the other…
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Josh Ozersky, Award-Winning Food Writer, Died After Seizure
Josh Ozersky, an award-winning Jewish food writer, drowned in a Chicago hotel room shower after suffering a seizure, authorities reportedly said Wednesday. The James Beard Award winner drowned May 4 in his room at the Conrad Hotel, the Cook County medical examiner’s office told the Chicago Sun-Times. An autopsy revealed the cause of death and…
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Breads Bakery Spawning New Locations
has a bun in the oven. The hugely popular Union Square bakery — whose new kiosk in midtown’s Bryant Square Park opens today — will open an Upper West Side location later this year, owner Gadi Peleg told the Forward. Peleg and Israeli-born partner Uri Scheft have signed a lease at 1890 Broadway at 63rd…
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Chef Couple Shares Joy of Cooking Middle Eastern Cuisine
Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer, authors of “Honey & Co.: The Cookbook.” Reuters – Traditional Middle Eastern home cooking is the shared passion of Israeli-born chefs Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer, the husband and wife team behind “Honey & Co.: The Cookbook.” All 107 recipes stem from the couple’s restaurant Honey & Co in London,…
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Recipes It’s Asparagus Season!
On April 27 I picked the first asparagus of the season. It was tender and it was sweet. Even more important, it was the sign that spring had finally arrived in my town of Worcester, Massachusetts, whose bragging rights include being named more than once the snowiest city in the U.S. There is nothing quite…
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The Kosher Cheese Guy and All the Dish
Kosher artisan cheesemaker Brent Delman. Sounds Cheesy This sounds so cheesy, in the best possible way. Kosher artisan cheese maven , aka The Cheese Guy, will host a June 10 pairing event at Maille, the new “specialty Dijon-mustard boutique” on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Look for Delman’s acclaimed kosher artisanal cheeses — Vermont Bloom Brie,…
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Marijuana-Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon gets… elevated… Pot-smoked salmon has nothing to do with pan-seared fish. Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen](https://rosenbergsbagels.com/ “”) in Denver is infusing its “top-notch salmon” with marijuana, and [TheSmokersClub.com went behind the scenes to see how it’s done. Handy if you get the munchies, we guess. Watch here. And of course, it’s 100% legal in…
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