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Finally, D.C. Is Getting Another Kosher Eatery, With Einat Admony’s ‘Taim’
Einat Admony’s heading to Washington. No, she’s not running for office, though the popular Balaboosta chef/author would probably outpoll some of the current Democratic hopefuls. Admony and Stefan Nafziger, her husband and business partner, are bringing Middle-Eastern chainlet Taim to our nation’s capital. It’s the first location for the kosher/vegetarian quick-service brand outside Manhattan, and…
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Has Breads’ Bakery Owner Opened NYC’s Most Authentic Middle Eastern Restaurant?
There’s an entrée called Shabtai-Style Fish on the menu at New York’s newest Middle Eastern restaurant, Lamalo, that has special significance for owner Gadi Peleg. “That’s the one that’s closest to my heart,” he says, “and we worked diligently to get it just the way that reminds us of our childhood.” Shabtai, it turns out,…
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Adeena Sussman’s Israeli Kitchen Is Quite Sababa
When cookbook author and celebrity foodie Adeena Sussman moved to Tel Aviv roughly a year ago, she quickly realized that there were lots of dishes she wouldn’t be able find as easily as she could in her former stomping grounds, New York. Mexican street corn on the cob, for example, was one of them. But…
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Discovering The Black Sea’s Long-Buried Jewish Cuisines
Odessa, for an urban metropolis, is pretty quiet. That’s how writer Caroline Eden describes the city, established in 1794, which exists on the fringes of what was once the former Soviet Union, where the spoken language is a Yiddish-inflected Russian and the cuisine is an eclectic mix of Jewish and Italian chow. Here places like…
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‘F-Factor’s Tanya Zuckerbrot Has One Golden Rule To Get You Through Jewish Holidays Without Gaining Weight
If there’s such a thing as a celebrity dietitian, it’s Tanya Zuckerbrot, the elegant, ebullient creator of the F-Factor Diet — the conventional-wisdom-flouting plan that touts carbs, dining out, and even alcohol as part of weight loss and wellness. You might recognize the 46-year-old Long Island, NY native from her Today Show appearances or Instagram,…
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Former Breads Bakery Chef Is Opening A Rival Bakery In The Lower East Side
A new Lower East Side bakery might give beloved Breads — winner of multiple Forward Food Choice Awards — a run for its money. That’s because Michaeli Bakery, which opened this month on Division Street near Chinatown, is the baby of Adir Michaeli, Breads’ longtime executive pastry chef. Before moving to New York City in…
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A Harlem Shabbat Dinner Is Attracting Celeb Chefs
The invitation from New York’s Jewish Food Society intrigued me: Why would superstar chef Marcus Samuelsson cook Shabbat dinner at a small JCC alongside Travel Channel food savant Andrew Zimmern and other notables? Turns out there’s an elaborate backstory to the sold-out May 17 feast at the Harlem JCC. And the macher behind it might…
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This Chef Is Making Artisanal Bread With Kasha Varnishkes
Remember the old commercials where peanut butter and chocolate collided into a spectacular combo that made both parts seem even tastier? A New York chef has done that. With bread. And kasha varnishkes. And schmaltz and onions. And if there’s a more decadent way to break Passover this year, we dare you to find it….
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This New Jersey Deli Is Making Sandwiches Using Pickles Instead Of Bread – Just In Time For Passover
Who says you can’t chow down on sandwiches on Passover? A New Jersey deli is spicing up social media with its towering, meat-filled sandwiches….on pickles instead of bread. Elsie’s, in Haddon Township, calls itself “the home of the original pickle sandwich”; any item on its menu can get ordered on two brined cucumbers instead of…
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WATCH: How To Prepare A Delicious Passover Breakfast
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts.
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Asian, Vegan, Or Keto: Seder Menus Are Leaning Trendy
Is your seder leaning Asian, vegan, or keto this year? A new report says you’re not alone. Experiments are trumping tradition at many Passover tables, according to Tastewise, a Tel Aviv startup that analyzes social-media posts for “food intelligence” and trend data. Among the findings in Tastewise’s Easter and Passover Food Trends Report: Instead of…
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