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Kutsher’s of the Borscht Belt Comes to Manhattan
A Jewish-themed Tribeca eatery that riffs on Kutsher’s, the 100-year old Catskills staple, is set to open in late October, according to reports yesterday. Kutsher’s Tribeca, described by resort-family scion Zach Kutsher as a “modern-Jewish-food-inspired bistro”, will occupy a former bakery space, said the Tribeca Citizen, which also posted a draft of Kutsher’s gargantuan menu….
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Q&A: Ruth Reichl, Food Revolutionary
The magnificent Ruth Reichl talks to Ha’aretz about food writing, her new book which will take place in WWII and “why people take cookbooks to bed.” Ruth Reichl, iconic Jewish American food critic and bestselling author has captivated readers with her frank, down-to-earth approach to cooking, and her insatiable love and enthusiasm for cuisine. She…
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Cottage Cheese and Hydrofracking — A Look at Two Boycotts
What do cottage cheese and natural gas have in common? Earlier this summer the news in Israel was dominated by “The Great Cottage Cheese Uprising,” a consumer boycott of one of the country’s favorite foods. The boycott was prompted by a 75% rise in the price of cottage cheese. While Israelis were rebelling against the…
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Q&A: Michael Levy on Jews and Chinese Food
On one occasion, Michael Levy just had to say no. While he would try eating dog in China, fried millipedes was just taking it too far. This culinary experience opens the preface to “Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and Eating with China’s Other Billion,” a book about Levy’s two-year stint living in rural China while serving…
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CSA Unboxed: Herb Pesto
The bounty of summer is upon us, and CSA (community supported agriculture) shares and farmers markets are overflowing with fresh veggies. Join the Jew and the Carrot every other Monday for CSA Unboxed, a look at an ingredient you might find in your CSA box or at your Farmers Market booth, and some interesting ideas…
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Mixing Bowl: Empire Chicken; Pork Memoirs and the 2nd Ave Deli
Empire Kosher Poultry, the largest kosher chicken company in the country, claims “it produces a healthier, cleaner, more reliably kosher chicken than available anywhere else in America — and in a socially and environmentally responsible way,” according to JTA. Multi-colored Carrots are coming to farmers’ markets this month! Yes, we have a soft spot for…
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Washington State Upholds Kosher Slaughter Law
Last month, The Dutch Animal Rights Party pushed a bill through the lower house of the Dutch Parliament that would outlaw the slaughter of animals without stunning. The law, if ratified by the upper house of parliament, will in essence make locally raised and slaughtered kosher (and halal) meat illegal. A similar law was passed…
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Faced With Allergy Related Death, Israel Looks To Reform Food Labels
Headlines about a 26-year-old woman with a nut allergy recently dying from eating Nutella at a Tel Aviv restaurant have been a popular topic of conversation over the past couple of weeks in Israel. Chen Efrat’s death has been a stark reminder to Israelis of the gravity — and sometimes, fatal nature — of food…
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Food Art: Oreo Cameos
Oreos became kosher in 1997 much to the delight of the Jewish world. Now the Jewish love affair with the cookie has been immortalized in art. Artist Judith Klausner, profiled this week in the Forward, professes to “enjoy playing with food, both recreationally and professionally.” Her recent series “From Scratch” attempts to illustrate how modern…
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Shabbat Meals: An Oneg in Utah
Growing up as Jew in Ogden, Utah, I attended a synagogue the size of a small house called Brith Sholem. When I was in kindergarten, Brith Sholem was the target of an arson attack that nearly gutted the entire building. The police never found the perpetrators, who lit two American flags on fire but left…
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Hazon Goes to the White House: Food Justice and the Farm Bill
Last week 12 excited Hazon representatives and 160 other Jewish participants gathered in Washington D.C. as part of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable (JSJRT), a collection of 21 nonprofits supporting social justice as an essential component of Jewish life. The two-day affair began on Thursday, July 28th with congressional meetings and culminated the following day…
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