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Michael Solomonov Brings Proper Hummus to Philly
Is Philadelphia hungry for Israeli and Jewish foods? Chef Michael Solomonov certainly thinks so. Solomonov and his business partner Steve Cook announced that they’ll be adding two more restaurants to their group, which already includes the award-winning Israeli-style restaurant Zahav: A laid back Israeli-style Hummus restaurant named Dizengoff, and a restaurant with “traditional Jewish Diaspora”…
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A Match Made in the Vegetable Patch
When Smadar and Oded Lerner of San Jose decided to marry almost 25 years ago, Smadar told him two things she wanted for their future children: to speak Mandarin and go to church. Secular Israeli that he was, Oded was willing to make that concession for love. Today the Lerners live observant Jewish lives, something…
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Nigerian Buka Gets Authentic (Jewish) Touch
Getting Nat Goldberg to stop for a minute is no small feat. The Nigerian restaurant Buka, which she co-owns with partner and chef Lookman Mashood, is hopping. Their spice-selling store just opened and African Restaurant Week is going strong through Oct. 20th with three-course, $28.95-prix-fixes and a Friday night hip-hop DJ party. Far from Goldberg’s…
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Buka’s Nigerian Pepper Chicken Soup: Recipe
Buka’s Nigerian Chicken Pepper Soup Serves 3 Ingredients ½ chicken 1 yellow onion, diced Few sprigs of fresh mint a few sprigs of fresh thyme 4 cups of chicken stock Fresh habanero peppers (to taste) chopped fine 1 tbsp pepper soup spice Salt to taste Directions Place chicken, onion, thyme, habanero peppers, salt and spices…
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A Jewish Chef in Fiji
There are few Jews living in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji, aside from a small Jewish community in the capital city of Suva who are mostly descendants of Australian merchants who arrived in the 1880s. One of them is Ofir Yudilevich, executive chef at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa on the…
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Save Eli’s!
WASHINGTON — Eli’s Restaurant, a popular kosher eatery in Washington D.C., frequented by politicians, lobbyists and government workers, may have a date with the wrecking ball. According to a petition being circulated on Change.org, its “current storefront will be demolished as part of a redevelopment plan.” The petition, which had 100 signatures as of Tuesday,…
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Fiji-Style Fish Ceviche: Recipe
Fiji-Style Kokoda Pickled Fish Serves 4 The most famous Fijian dish is called Kokoda (pronounced ko-kon-da), which has at its core a ceviche or pickled fish. In Israel and in many Jewish homes around the world, pickled herring is on every grandmother’s table. Fiji takes this basic dish and put a twist on it like…
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Teen Chef vs. Government Shutdown
The government shutdown already has veterans and federal workers up in arms. Now, you can add an 18-year-old Jewish chef to the list. Until last week, Sarah Rosenthal was spending long hours in the kitchen. The Seattle resident was scheduled to fly to Washington D.C. last Friday, and compete on Saturday for the title of…
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Michael Solomonov’s Culinary Tribute to Slain Brother
For Israeli-American chef Michael Solomonov, this weekend’s dinner in an Israeli park had been in the making for 10 years – ever since his younger brother David was killed on duty in the Israel Defense Forces. Michael Solomonov, the owner of Zahav, an award-winning Israeli style restaurant in Philadelphia, was just launching his culinary career…
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Is Benjamin Netanyahu Going Vegan?
Could Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be on the way to becoming vegan, or will we at least see him attend Gary Yourofsky’s next lecture in Israel? This question was on the minds of several ministers after hearing Netanyahu’s long monologue on his positions regarding animal rights at the weekly cabinet session on Sunday. Part of…
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The Temptations of Malt
Imagine a slap bang Kiddush with endless cholent but without the pretext of prayer, and you are imagining the second annual Whisky Jewbilee. It was a Kim Kardashian of simchas. Instead of being famous for being famous, this was a festive occasion that was thrown in celebration of itself. Enough Orthodox Ashkenazi men to found…
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