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Frozen Friday: ‘I’m Related to the Makers of Häagen-Dazs’
In 1984 President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month. In honor of the month, we’ll be celebrating this delicious food each week with Frozen Fridays, a series about Jews and ice cream. Until one of us makes the big time, my family’s singular claim to fame is that we’re related to Reuben and…
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Mixing Bowl: A Borscht Comeback; Redesigning the Food Label
As we reported (and mourned) recently, H&H Bagels is stopping its ovens. So who makes the best bagel in New York? The Underground Gourmet shares its thoughts and recommendations. Gold’s borscht, once a mainstay of the Jewish food scene has slipped in popularity in recent years. The owners are hoping to make a comeback says…
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Keep the Frack Out of My Challah
This morning I was making challah for the Sabbath. The water I mixed with the yeast came straight from the tap. Thankfully, today my water is clean and free of chemical contaminants. But I’m worried that this may change. My water comes from upstate New York, where gas companies are eager to begin drilling for…
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Books Cooking and Self-Improvement
Earlier this week, Efrat Libfroind wrote about being a mother and a full-time pastry chef and being the only kosher cooking student in class. Her new cookbook, “Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking With Style” is now available. Her blog posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book…
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Shabbat Meals: A Grandmother’s Chicken Paprikash
Of all my food memories, the ones that tug most deeply at my heartstrings are dishes I attribute to my maternal grandmother, Inka Bruck. There was the cake she made for my birthday every year, Hedgehog cake (decorated with M&Ms for eyes and slivered almonds for quills!), the Andes mints she kept in the glass…
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Dutch Bill Puts Kosher Meat in Jeopardy
Local kosher and halal meat may not be available for long in the Netherlands. Dutch lawmakers voted today to approve a law proposed by the Dutch Animal Rights Party that would ban kosher and halal slaughter, CNN’s Belief Blog reports. The bill requires that animals in the country be stunned or anesthetized before being slaughtered….
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The Kosher Traveler: Parisian Delights
The pleasure of effectively navigating the idiosyncratic topography of the City of Lights is only eclipsed by discovering the perfect meal in a city known for its gastronomy. Fortunately for the kosher traveler, this is no challenge at all. In November 2010, UNESCO added French gastronomy to its list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,”…
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Q&A: Danyelle Freeman, ‘Restaurant Girl’, Dishes on her Favorite Kosher Restaurants
In her new book, “Try This: Traveling the Globe Without Leaving the Table,” Danyelle Freeman offers a gastronomical guide to 14 different ethnic cuisines — from British to Vietnamese. The former Daily News restaurant critic, founder of the popular Restaurant Girl blog and recent “Top Chef Masters” guest judge details the ingredients and preparations common…
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Growing Jewish Institutions
Around the country, a number of synagogues, JCCs, day schools, and other Jewish institutions are doing inspiring work to integrate the physical spaces of gardens and farms into their core work of transmitting Jewish ideas and values. Last month, I highlighted the increased popularity of school and community gardens and pointed out some of the…
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Mixing Bowl: The State of the Bagel, a Day With Alice Waters, G-20’s Food Decision
As much of New York City mourned the closing of the Upper West Side location of H&H bagels, the quintessential New York bagel shop, the City Room took a look at the state of the bagel in 2011. Check out what critic Mimi Sheraton had to say. Joan Nathan profiles David Tanis the newest New…
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Star NOLA Chef Alon Shaya’s Matzo Ball Soup
In the final installment of our Chosen Chefs series, we head to New Orleans to catch up with chef Alon Shaya, executive chef of Domenica. Like all of the chefs we’ve profiled, Shaya is a member of the tribe who’s worth keeping on your radar. If we were the betting type, we could some James…
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