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Kosher Sushi Place Firebombed in Paris
Courtesy of Zekaï Hours after the attempted arson of a Paris kosher restaurant, a group of French teenagers assaulted a Jewish adolescent outside a school. Unidentified vandals tried to burn down the Zekaï sushi restaurant in the 17th arrondissement located 4 miles west of the school, according to a report of the incident by the…
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Recipes Putting Janna Gur’s ‘Jewish Soul Food’ to the Test
Photograph by Daniel Lailah This is a sporadic column by Bay Area personal chef Alix Wall, in which she evaluates a new cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. This time, she cooks her way through Israeli food authority Janna Gur’s new book….
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Recipes Juicy Semolina, Coconut and Pistachio Cake
Photograph by Daniel Lailah When semolina cakes come out of the oven, they are not so sweet and are very crumbly, but once they are doused with hot and fragrant syrup, they turn moist and very sweet. The syrup also prevents them from drying out so they keep for a long time. The following version,…
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Recipes Georgian Eggplant Rolls With Walnut and Herb Filling
These look like Italian involtini, but the filling is unique and typically Georgian: pureed walnuts perfumed with fresh herbs (parsley and cilantro), garlic and vinegar. When pomegranates are in season, add fresh pomegranate seeds for crunch and flavor. I got this recipe from Marina Toporiya, a Georgian cook who used to own a modest restaurant…
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Recipes Moroccan Spicy Carrot Salad
Photograph by Daniel Lailah To make this simple and tasty meze salad you will need two typical North African condiments — pickled lemons and harissa. Both can be made at home or bought at specialty food stores or Middle Eastern groceries, and both will prove useful and versatile additions to your pantry. Serves 6 to…
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Israeli Chef Dishes on Her New Berlin Hot Spot
Chef Haya Molcho of NENI. Photographs courtesy of NENI With 20,000 Israeli immigrants, Berlin now hosts delicatessens and hummus cafes, as well as the more upscale, French-influenced fare of Mani Restaurant. The latest Israeli culinary sensation is NENI Berlin, a casually eclectic place with an open kitchen, luxuriant plant décor and panoramic views of the…
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Conflict Kitchen Closes Doors After Death Threats
Photograph courtesy of Conflict Kitchen After receiving a letter containing death threats, Pittsburgh’s Conflict Kitchen, which has been serving Palestinian food since early October, announced on its Facebook page Friday that it was shutting its doors until further notice. “We will be closed until the credibility of the letter can be established by the Pittsburgh…
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Caught Between Gefilte Fish and Campbell’s Soup
Photograph by Edsel Little; Flickr When I first gravitated toward writing about food and immigration to the United States as an ostensibly serious academic, colleagues asked me — and, frankly, I asked myself — the obvious question. Why food? Food perhaps lacked the gravitas and significance of subjects like political, labor or immigration history. Academics…
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Autumnal Salad, Starring Beets and Arugula
As seasonal as it is healthful, this salad is also totally delicious. Photograph by Hadas Margulies As the weather gets chilly, I tend to forget how satisfying a good, hearty salad can be. But then, fresh beets at the farmer’s market remind me that I still need to eat my veggies. This salad, packed with…
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Cafe Edison, Jewish Theater District Spot, Closing
(JTA) — Another old-school New York Jewish institution is about to fall victim to gentrification. The New York Times reports that Cafe Edison, a modest Theater District coffee shop long favored by Broadway’s cognoscenti, has been asked to leave by the owner of the hotel in which it is located. While not kosher, Cafe Edison…
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From Minsk to Marrakesh… to Manhattan
Photograph by Daniel Lailah I had the pleasure of attending two fabulous Jewish-food events this week. The first was a celebration of Janna Gur’s new cookbook, “Jewish Soul Food: From Minsk to Marrakesh” (Shocken Books), at Einat Admony’s cozy Balaboosta restaurant. There were delicious dishes made from recipes in the book, including two savory Moroccan…
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