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Israel’s First Food Tech Accelerator
Could the startup nation become a powerhouse for food-related startups, too? There are at least a few people who hope so, and they’re taking action to make it happen. The Boston-based accelerator MassChallenge is partnering with Israel’s Strauss group to launch a food-focused accelerator program based in Israel. The program, drawing on Strauss’s food expertise…
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Hanukkah Gifts You’ll Want for Yourself
Leave the bad bottle of wine at your local liquor shop and pick up one of these Israeli treats for your holiday party host. We promise, they’ll be grateful. Oh, and it would only be right to get yourself one too, right? A Nutty Spread No trip to Israel is complete without a slice of…
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Recipes Hanukkah’s Femme Fatale Made Cheese
I know what you are thinking…. the Hanukkah story had a femme fatale?? When you think of Hanukkah you probably think of how the Maccabees defeated the Syrian-Greeks in a revolt that recaptured the Holy Temple. And once the Maccabees did, the first order of business was to light the menorah in the Temple, but…
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Recipes Dry-Brined Deep-Fried Holiday Turkey
Pair this delicious turkey with ginger-allspice latkes and tangy cranberry applesauce for a Thanksgivukkah feast.. Serves 4; requires 1 day’s preparation Special equipment: digital thermometer (optional, but very helpful) ¼ kosher salt 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon chili flakes 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 3 whole star anise (or 1½ tablespoons of star anise pieces)…
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Recipes Sweet and Tangy Cranberry Applesauce
Serve this sweet and tangy applesauce with spiced latkes and deep-fried Thanksgivukkah turkey. Inspired by recipes from Simply Recipes and Food52 3 pounds mixed apples, such as Cortland, Braeburn, Jonagold, Gala and Winesap, peeled and cored 1 1⁄2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen; no need to defrost) 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar 1⁄4 cup white…
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Recipes Ginger-Allspice Latkes
These spiced latkes fried in turkey schmaltz are perfect for Thanksgivukkah. Serve them with tangy cranberry apple sauce and deep-fried turkey legs. 2 yukon gold or russet potatoes (about 2 cups when grated) 2 sweet potatoes (about 2 cups) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced or grated 1⁄2…
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Recipes A Thanksgivukkah Dinner To Remember
By now, surely you’ve heard the news: Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah are one and the same. Once in a lifetime doesn’t quite capture the specialness of this event: Thanksgivukkah happens only once every 79,000 years. To those of us who love to cook, that means one thing: We better make this meal…
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Behind the Scenes of ‘The Search for Israeli Cuisine’
It was an overcast Monday afternoon in Tel Aviv’s beleaguered Hatikva neighborhood, and Chef Michael Solomonov was gamely accepting dish after dish at Bosi, a small-family owned restaurant, surrounded by cameras and sound men. Facing skewers of meat, a mounting stack of fresh flatbreads and a dozen salads including beet, several eggplant dishes, coleslaws and…
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Pumpkin Cake With a Gelt Surprise
Some Thanksgivukkah mashups we’re really struggling with (turkey stuffed sufganiyot? We’ll pass). But a chocolate gelt filled pumpkin cake? Yes, please. This recipe (below) and pictures come courtesy of Franci Cohen. Thanks, Franci! Our inner child is screaming for this sweet treat. Spiced Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Hanukkah Gelt Chocolate Filling Ingredients: 3” metal circle…
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Pastrami With Side of Drama at Carnegie Deli
Who knew leafy greens could be so telling? The romaine lettuce you’ll see these days on plates at the Carnegie Deli aren’t just a sign owner Marian Levine has stopped using iceberg lettuce. These leaves mean that she has also gotten rid of Sanford “Sandy” Levine, her philandering husband of 22 years. (Apparently Sandy, who…
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Recipes The Cook Behind America’s First Yiddish Cookbook
Several years ago, while on a walk with his dog, John Lankenau came across a tombstone leaning against a fire hydrant on Manhattan’s East Fourth Street. Most of the writing on the tombstone was in Hebrew, but not the name: Hinda Amchanitzky. Lankenau rescued the tombstone from the sidewalk and went looking for answers: Who…
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