Food

Christmas-Themed Hummus? Sabra’s Got Yule Covered.

For the low, low price of $6.49, centuries of Christian hegemony can collide with the delightful discussion of ‘is hummus really Jewish?’ in the form of Christmas-packaged classic Sabra hummus. Yes, that’s right. Sabra Dipping Company, a hummus manufacturer whose products are sold in Walmart and Target, is now offering its own holiday design. Unlike…

Israel’s Humble Doughnut Glams Up for the Age of Instagram

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roladin | רולדין ? (@roladin_il) on Nov 12, 2018 at 1:58am PST Sufganiyot, the humble Israeli doughnut eaten at Hanukkah, is humble no more. The traditional treat: a round spongy doughnut, not enough jelly, too much powdered sugar–has in recent years evolved into an extravagant pastry…

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…