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Hip Hanukkah Fare at Brooklyn’s 606 R&D
As winter slides in and makes itself comfy in New York for the next couple of months, locals are — as ever — on the lookout for interesting new edibles in the Hanukkah spirit, even as they pick up boxes of staunchly reliable latkes from Zabars and Russ & Daughters. Thank goodness for 606 R&D…
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Giving a Fig for Fine Spirits
I’ve got an aunt who likes to tell me that being a movie critic must be the best job in the world. You get to watch movies all day and write about them. What could be better, right? Real life film critics might add a few caveats, like the low pay, job insecurity, fierce competition,…
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Mixing Bowl: Hanukkah Edition
If you’re going to take advice from someone on how to make a proper latke, that person should be Melissa Clark. [New York Times] Everything you ever wanted to know about hosting a latke party. [Serious Eats] Latkes goes modernist. [Saveur] Try them with….brown butter and cinnamon applesauce. [Serious Eats] Looking to celebrate the holiday…
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Edible Gifts: Chocolate Covered Salted Caramels
This Hanukkah, give presents from the heart and the kitchen with homemade food gifts. In this series, we’ll present four sweet and savory ideas to spice up your holiday gift giving for everyone on your list. Homemade candy makes some of the best DIY holiday food gifts. Besides its visual appeal and delicious taste, most…
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Recipes Edible Gifts: Infused Oils
The best kind of Hanukkah gifts are those you can make and your friends eat. In this series, we’ll present four sweet and savory ideas to spice up your holiday gift giving for everyone on your list. While fried foods grace the Hanukkah table, perhaps no gift is more appropriate than oil. Nice olive oil,…
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2012’s Best Jewish Cookbooks — Day 2
From our eight favorite books from the year — one for each night of Hanukkah — we present two below. (Check back every day this week for another two books.) They are all great holiday gifts for the passionate cook in your life or a treat for yourself. 2012’s Best Jewish Cookbooks — Day 1…
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Turning the Tables: The Miracle of Latkes
As we fire up our Hanukkiot, our thoughts turn to miracles and their place in our lives. After all, the story of Hanukkah includes the miracle of the Maccabees’ victory *and( the oil, which lasted eight days. With those miraculous events, we come to the lesser (but no less relevant) miracle of the potato latke….
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Recipes Edible Gifts: Healthy Recipes in a Jar
The best kind of Hanukkah gifts are those you can make and your friends eat. In this series, we’ll present four sweet and savory ideas to spice up your holiday gift giving for everyone on your list. Holiday food gifts are often sweet, rich, and calorie-laden. While the colder weather calls for comfort food, why…
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2012’s Best Jewish Cookbooks
This year my desk has been strewn with cookbooks containing recipes for homemade pastrami, sweet potato and farmer cheese blintzes, German Jewish cakes, Sephardic treasures from the island of Rhodes and delicious dishes to keep one warm during the winter. These cookbooks have called me to the kitchen and many have made appearances both at…
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8 Beers for 8 Nights
With dancing rabbis, clowns, and unicorns adorning their bottles, and names like Genesis Ale and Funky Jewbelation, Shmaltz Brewing Company’s He’Brew beer commands the attention of the liquor store browser — myself included. The little-engine-that-could brewing company has made big waves over the past 16 years. Starting as an inside joke between Southern Californian friends,…
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Culture A Very Sussman Hanukkah
As anyone who has ever stood sweating and swearing in front of a spitting-hot pan of oil knows, the Hanukkah tradition of making latkes is hard work. It requires skill, patience, and a well-developed sense of humor. Luckily, Max and Eli Sussman, brothers and chefs living and cooking in Brooklyn, have all three — and…
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