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Adam Fleischman’s Chocolate Fried Chicken
ChocoChicken’s chocolate fried chicken and duckfat fries. // Twitter/KristieHang Looking for a new way to eat all-American food on Independence Day? Try any of Adam Fleischman’s restaurants. Who is he, you ask? Why, the founder of the famous Umami Burger, of course! In 2009, Umami Burger was a single burger joint on La Brea Avenue,…
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Deer in the (Jewish) Headlights
Thinkstock Countless anxieties attended the planning for my first season farming. Losing my entire crop to deer was not among them. Neither of the Northeastern farms where I had worked previously worried much about these herbivores. One farm was large and could keep losses from deer to a minimum with a shotgun. The other was…
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Greens and God: Finding Judaism in a CSA
White Russian kale, Swiss chard, bok choy, mustard greens, Chinese cabbage, cherriette radishes, and garlic chives fill my grocery bags. Delivered from the Northern Catskills to Lower Manhattan, this vegetable share is the beginning of my CSA experience in the city. I begin washing the bunches of greens, excited for the first flavors of the…
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Injured Fan Says Stadium Hot Dog Toss Not Kosher
(Reuters) — This lawsuit may cut the mustard. A longtime baseball fan has persuaded the Missouri Supreme Court to revive his negligence lawsuit against the Kansas City Royals over a detached retina he claimed to suffer when a hot dog tossed by the baseball team’s mascot struck him in the face. The court said the…
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Israel’s 12 Sweetest Treats — And Where To Find Them
Photo by David Silverman (Haaretz)— Israel has made great strides in the numbers of patisseries and boulangeries that have opened here, and many of the top pastry chefs have honed their craft abroad, but is there such a thing as a real Israeli dessert? We asked chefs from 12 leading restaurants to describe their most…
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Summer Camp Coffee Cake
This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher. For weekly recipes, sign up here. Like so many of my peers, Jewish summer camp played an integral role in my Jewish identity. It’s where I developed my appreciation for Israeli dancing, a deep respect for my surroundings in nature, and not to be outdone, my love of…
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Spreading the (Chocolate and Sesame) Love
(JTA) — I love all things that involve chocolate, sesame or taste like halva. Nevertheless I was skeptical when Soom Foods wanted to send me a jar of their Chocolate Sesame Butter. I have nutella already, and I like it just fine. But try it I did. And so did my two year old. Let…
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Caplansky’s Serves Up Beer With Pickle on Rye
Zane Caplansky shows off his new beer in his eponymous Toronto deli./Renee Ghert-Zand Forget the lime wedge or orange slice. This beer comes with a pickle garnish. Caplansky’s Delicatessen in Toronto has introduced its own brew, called Deli King Spiced Dark Rye Lager, and it really does taste better accompanied by a sour dill. This…
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Sex, Violence — and Veggies
Thinkstock Last night, the rubber finally met the road. After months of work and worry, catastrophes averted and triumphs achieved, we took eight kinds of vegetables out of the ground, washed and packed them into boxes, loaded them onto a truck and delivered them to our 42 CSA members. (JTA) — Just before 5 p.m….
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A Food Lover’s Farewell To the Forward
Martyna Starosta Shabbat dinner was a staple of my childhood — complete with sweet kiddush wine, freshly baked challah and friends around the table. But instead of the traditional chicken, kugel and tzimmes, our dinner menu was grilled fish, roasted vegetables and melon. Classic Ashkenazi or “bubbe fare” rarely graced our table. Brisket was reserved…
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A Letter to My Jewish Baby
Kurt Hoffman Sometime in early August, if all goes as expected, I will become a mom. Naturally, I am filled with excitement. But I also have my fears and doubts — particularly about becoming a stereotypical Jewish mother. As a food writer, the Jewish mom’s obsessive desire to push food onto loved ones cuts closest…
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