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The $23 Caviar-Topped Bagel At Freedman’s
Jewish food is tricky. On the one hand, anyone determined to cook some Jewish deli delights has to bear in the mind the importance of tradition and the significance of the decades-old food they are cooking. But on the other hand, traditions are made to be broken. On the menu at Freedman’s, the new non-traditional…
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This Rosh Hashanah, Breads Bakery Is Making Its Own Honey
Around the High Holidays, Breads Bakery always feels like a hive of activity. But this year, that’s literally the case. For the first time, Breads is cultivating its own Rosh Hashanah honey by installing hives on a rooftop near its Union Square flagship in Manhattan. Breads will sell the honey in limited editions starting next…
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Can Vegans Eat Honey On Rosh Hashanah?
NEW YORK (JTA) — The truth is, there is no commandment in Judaism to dip an apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah. But what would the Jewish New Year be without the custom? It’s a question that bedevils vegans, many of whom won’t eat honey because it’s an animal product. So what’s a mock chopped…
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Here Are Your Nominees For Best Jewish Deli Of 2018!
It’s that time of year again — it’s time for the Forward Food Awards, where we celebrate food as an essential part of Jewish life and ask you, our readers, to pick their favorite places to fress. The nominees were chosen by Forward staff, but the choice of winners is entirely up to our readers….
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Here Are Your Nominees For Best New Kosher Restaurant Of 2018!
It’s that time of year again — it’s time for the Forward Food Awards, where we celebrate food as an essential part of Jewish life and ask you, our readers, to pick their favorite places to fress. The nominees were chosen by Forward staff, but the choice of winners is entirely up to our readers….
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Here Are Your Nominees For Best Cafe Of 2018!
It’s that time of year again — it’s time for the Forward Food Awards, where we celebrate food as an essential part of Jewish life and ask you, our readers, to pick their favorite places to fress. The nominees were chosen by Forward staff, but the choice of winners is entirely up to our readers….
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Michael Solomonov’s Dizengoff Closes Its Doors
In Manhattan’s brutal restaurant market, even a Forward Food Awards nomination doesn’t guarantee success. So it’s with a heavy heart that we’re reporting the imminent demise of Dizengoff, the rockin’ Israeli spot inside Chelsea Market from Philadelphia superstar chef Michael Solomonov and business partner Steve Cook. As the pair posted on Dizengoff’s Instagram feed last…
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Here Are Your Nominees For Best Middle Eastern Restaurant Of 2018!
It’s that time of year again — it’s time for the Forward Food Awards, where we celebrate food as an essential part of Jewish life and ask you, our readers, to pick their favorite places to fress. The nominees were chosen by Forward staff, but the choice of winners is entirely up to our readers….
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What Does Michael Cohen’s Choice Of Glenlivet 12 Whisky Tell Us?
Michael Cohen entered a guilty plea on August 21 and, when questioned by the judge about his state of mind and consumption of drugs or alcohol said “Last night at dinner I had a glass of Glenlivet 12 on the rocks.” As whisky correspondent for the Forward, I was asked by our political writers to…
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Here Are Your Nominees For Best Bagel Shop Of 2018!
It’s that time of year again — it’s time for the Forward Food Awards, where we celebrate food as an essential part of Jewish life and ask you, our readers, to pick their favorite places to fress. The nominees were chosen by Forward staff, but the choice of winners is entirely up to our readers….
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After Pepsi Takeover, Sodastream CEO Says He’ll Keep Speaking His Mind
On Monday, PepsiCo Inc. announced it will acquire Israeli at-home water carbonation products company SodaStream International Ltd. for $3.2 billion in a bid to expand its sugar-reduced portfolio. The deal, expected to be completed in January 2019, will see SodaStream become a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. At this point PepsiCo has no intention of relocating…
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