Food

Oprah Chooses Kosher ‘Popinsanity’ Popcorn As One Of Her ‘Favorite Things’

One of the hardest things about creating a kosher food is the difficulty of it crossing over into the mainstream and achieving the national and not-just-Jewish appeal a food needs to remain on the market. But with Oprah’s help, that’s not kosher artisanal popcorn company Popinsanity’s problem anymore. The Airmont, New York-based company was founded…

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Where To Find The Best Doughnuts In NYC and Philadelphia

Along with the other miracles at Chanukah, we’ve got sufganiyot to celebrate. Typically jelly-filled, the round Israeli donuts take on ever-more decadent forms every year. With that in mind, here’s our very selective list of 2018’s best: Breads Bakery At Manhattan carb mecca Breads, owner Gadi Peleg and crew offer typically irresistible sufganiyot in strawberry,…

In Georgia, Life Is A Moveable Feast. Leave It To The Jews To Eat It Up.

At the Manhattan home of Jewish Joint Distribution Committee board member Shari Levy, a select group of humanitarian foodies sat down to have a supra, the Georgian word for feast, last night. No one in the room had Georgian heritage, and only three people in the room had ever been to Georgia. The Georgian feast…

Carnegie Deli Returns As Pop-Up For ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

That Mrs. Maisel has got some chutzpah. First, she says things no 1950s housewife should utter. Now, she’s resurrecting the Carnegie Deli. To celebrate a new season of runaway hit The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon Studios is bringing the Carnegie back as a weeklong popup, December 1-8 in Soho. “While it may be 2018 on…

L’Chaim To These Spritzy Cocktails For Hanukkah

Holiday Spritz Yields one cocktail 1½ ounces gin 1½ ounces pomegranate juice ¾ ounce simple syrup 4-5 drops orange or angostura bitters 3 ounces dry sparkling wine, such as prosecco or cava Rosemary sprig and cherry for garnish Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add gin, pomegranate juice, simple syrup and bitters. Shake vigorously for…

New York Food Trucks Will Now Get Letter Grades Like Restaurants

The NYC Department of Health recently revealed that it would soon begin giving out letter grades for food trucks the way they do for restaurants. The letter grading system has been fraught in the restaurant business, as restaurants are often at the victim of a food inspector’s individual bias. It is often people of color,…