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Katz’s Deli in Florida? Fuggedaboudit!
Katz’s Deli is going for seconds. Three months after suing a New York City food truck called Katz & Dogz for allegedly infringing on its good name, Katz’s Deli is back in court, filing a suit against the other Katz’s Delicatessen — you know, the one in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Never heard of it? Neither…
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Bagels Are Jewish. But Schmear? Not So Much
(Haaretz) — In the popular American imagination, cream cheese is inextricably linked to the old Jewish man selling it in a deli. But in fact, cream cheese is not an Eastern European product brought to America by Jewish immigrants, but a homegrown American product developed by a non-Jew. Oh, and Philadelphia cream cheese is really…
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Cooking Kosher With Amar’e Stoudemire
He has a Star of David tattoo and a diamond pendant that spells out “YHWH,” one of God’s unwriteable names. He’s has parents he identifies as “Hebrew.” And he’s has part-ownership of an Israeli basketball team. Now, hoops superstar Amar’e Stoudemire also has a cookbook, written with a personal chef whose career started at a…
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Recipes Amar’e Stoudemire’s Roast Chicken with Honey Cilantro Glaze
This straightforward dish doesn’t require a huge number of ingredients. Though the marinade is best when made with fresh herbs, you can sub in dried rosemary and dried thyme in a pinch. Just use a teaspoon of dried rosemary and 3⁄4 teaspoon of dried thyme. The glaze, which you can make ahead of time, really…
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Fresh Fattoush Salad From the Summer Garden
With warm weather here to stay, I find myself cooking less and less hearty bubbe food to make way for summer delights. While in past years, the seasonal absence of heavy dishes has been filled by popsicles and ice cream, this year I am most looking forward to tending my very first garden for the…
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The Lower East Side Is Now Kosher-Less
Update: June 12th: It would appear that the close of Shalom Chai was temporary. And while the owner owes thousands to the landlord, the pizza shop is in fact open. More details coming soon. It’s over: The last kosher restaurant on the Lower East Side is gone. As if to highlight kosher’s tragic state downtown,…
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Famed Hollywood Eatery Closes After 27 Years
Mel Brooks Ate Here! If the booths at Kate Mantilini could talk, they’d have plenty of Jewish stories to tell./Image courtesy of Kate Mantilini restaurant.* (Reuters) — The din of voices haggling over movies and pitching TV series, as familiar as the trademark meatloaf and grilled salmon, will soon disappear from Kate Mantilini, the Beverly…
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The Great Brisket Crisis of 2014
Arby’s Smokehouse Brisket Sandwich has launched a brisket crisis. Credit: Arby’s. Guard your briskets! Brisket prices are skyrocketing nationwide as voracious demand for a “limited edition” Arby’s brisket sandwich eats into supply for the prized cut of meat. Fueled by a hugely successful online marketing campaign, the fast-food giant is consuming more than a half-million…
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Roundup: The Year of Hummus and Bagels Continues
Bagels at Black Seed. Credit: Devra Ferst As we predicted around Hanukkah last year, 2014 is indeed the year of the bagel and hummus. This week, the web’s filled with bagel recommendations and a savory hummus bread pudding recipe — oh, and the trade secrets to Katz’s pastrami. Where to get your lox on: The…
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Diner Meets Deli in San Francisco
New York chef Amanda Freitag (you might know her as a judge on Chopped or a contestant on Next Iron Chef) is headed to San Francisco this Sunday for a one night “Diner Meets Deli” pop-up at nouveau deli Wise Sons. Freitag, who helms the kitchen at Empire Diner and Wise Sons co-owner Evan Bloom,…
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Recipes Mahatma Ghandi’s Secretary Cooks Indian Hameem
Pearl Sofaer (right) works with Frances Kalfus during a Berkeley cooking class. photo/alix wall At a recent cooking class featuring a few dishes from the family of Bombay-born Pearl Sofaer, the stories threatened to eclipse the food. “My mother was a secretary of Gandhi,” she said, as a student browned chicken parts on the stovetop….
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