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Searching for a Perfect Bagel Across the Pond
My last day in London, after a gloriously fattening week of Eccles cakes and Bakewell tarts, was a Sunday. Because it was a Sunday, I naturally required a bagel, per tradition. Having left for my summer European excursion as an Upper West Sider, I’ll admit that my initial reaction to nearly all of the bagels…
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My Biggest Fear: The Farmer’s Market
This summer I was fortunate enough to live between 15th and 16th street on Union Square West. While most cab drivers will insist that this address does not exist, any fresh produce-loving New Yorker will absolutely rave over such an ideal location. Why? Because, four days a week, this address is home to the world…
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Amanda Cohen’s Grilled Corn
*We chatted with Dirt Candy’s vegetable wizard/chef Amanda Cohen (and author of the just-out-this-week “Dirt Candy: A Cookbook,”) about how to use all of your delicious summer produce. Check out her thoughts on grilled spinach here Corn’s peak season is usually at the beginning of August, but Cohen says she started seeing the sweet veggie…
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Cooking Veggies with Amanda Cohen
CSA boxes are always filled to the brim with delicious and colorful local and seasonal produce. But as someone who’s been given extra veggies from a friend and CSA member overrun with produce, I know it can be hard for the average at-home cook to think of new and exciting ways to use said produce….
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Florida Prison Sued for Halting Kosher Food
The U.S. government has sued the Florida Department of Corrections for ending its kosher meal service. The Justice Department filed the lawsuit last week in federal District Court in Miami. The kosher meal service was canceled in 2007. An average of 250 inmates used the kosher meal service, including Muslims, The Associated Press reported. The…
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Rami Levy: Israel’s Supermarket King
The corporate offices of Rami Levy, Israel’s nouveau riche supermarket mogul, sit atop one of his grocery stores in southern Jerusalem. It’s not a busy neighborhood, nor is it easily accessible by public transit. But once the building comes into view, there’s no mistaking that it’s his. Plastered across the side wall in bold letters…
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Mixing Bowl: Kosher 7-Eleven, Babka Love
Is there actually something in the water that makes the classic chew of a New York Bagel the best, or is it all just bragging? [Smithsonian Food & Think] The world’s first kosher 7-Eleven in Monsey, N.Y. is now serving up Slurpees, snacks, and specialty hot dogs, cooked on a rabbi-blessed grill with a convenient…
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What To Eat at Jezebel
After hearing (and reading) all the hype about how new, hip Soho restaurant Jezebel would rejuvenate, modernize, and make kosher dining “cool,” I had to check it out. So on Tuesday night, my husband, two friends and I headed to the painfully trendy downtown New York neighborhood to check out what all the fuss is…
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Summer Cooking: Stone-Fruit Slaw
I am incredibly spoiled to have a wonderful produce store just a few miles away, with a delectable array of organic fruits and veggies all year long. I always return home with much more produce than we’ll be able to eat, because I can’t resist their visual beauty and fragrances. Having access to so much…
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New Year for Animals: The Time Has Come
Editor’s Note: The Beet-Eating Heeb is the nom de plume of Jeffrey Cohan, a former journalist in Forest Hills, PA. He also blogs about Judaism and veganism on his own website. A divinity student from a Presbyterian seminary approached The Beet-Eating Heeb recently and made a surprising comment. “I’m so impressed,” he said, “with the…
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Shabbat Meals: Rio Style
Family legend has it that, when my parents got married, my paternal grandmother hired the newlywed couple a maid. How sweet, thought my mother. That is, until she found out the maid also doubled as a spy so that my grandma could make sure her daughter-in-law — a shiksa! — wouldn’t buy bacon and other…
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