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How To Throw Your Own Interfaith Eid Dinner
Eid al-Fitr (meaning the feast for breaking the fast) is the celebratory feast that marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer and introspection for Muslims. It’s a day of thanksgiving and joy, where Muslims wear new clothes, prepare delicious foods, put up lights and decorations and give each other gifts. And increasingly…
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Recipes Who Can Resist My Top Gun? A Father’s Day Recipe
Who Can Resist my Top Gun? The following is an excerpt from Will Goldfarb’s new book, “Room For Dessert,” followed by one of his iconic recipes, just in time to cook your father something memorable for Father’s Day. “You’re everyone’s problem.” Millions apparently. Originally this dessert was inspired by the Cristina of Turin and the…
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Molly Yeh Is Bringing Jewish Cuisine To The Food Network
Molly Yeh is a big deal, but she’s about to get a lot bigger. For nine years her blog “My Name Is Yeh” made waves around the Internet. Now she’s about to head to the silver screen, with her new Food Network show Girl Meets Farm. I spoke with Molly about her new yogurt-focused cookbook…
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Recipes Vegan Everything Bagel Salad For The Start Of Summer
Everything Bagel Salad Makes 2–4 Servings Brunch in old-school Brooklyn meant one thing and one thing only: a fresh, untoasted everything bagel slathered with cream cheese and piled high with slivers of cured or smoked salmon. Slices of tomatoes, red onions, and capers are all permissible additions, and you can probably sneak in a few…
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Debunking The Myths Of Veganism
Human beings, like their bovine counterparts, pretty much need to spend their entire day grazing on food. This means we spend a pretty considerable amount of time thinking about when, where and how our next meal is coming. The underlying fantasy is cooking delicious, healthy meals in nominal amounts of time, but that fantasy –…
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Ben’s Best Deli Is Closing. Are We Witnessing The End Of The Jewish Deli?
Jewish delis used to be a New York staple. In the Lower East Side of Manhattan, for a group of Jewish immigrants longing for a sense of place, delis offered the Eastern European foods of their home countries (which they often would not have been able to afford in their home countries). Over heart-attack-inducing juicy…
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MeToo Killed The Most Profitable Restaurant Partnership In NYC
Together they ruled the culinary scene in Manhattan. After fourteen years of Chef April Bloomfield and restaurateur Ken Friedman being the hottest partnership in the New York restaurant world, Bloomfield recently announced that she was dissolving her business relationship with Friedman, after a New York Times report accused Friedman of sexual harassment. Bloomfield scored The…
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Erez Komarovsky’s Eggplant Tzatziki For A Summer Middle Eastern Feast
A tzatziki (yogurt dip) featuring grilled eggplant, from acclaimed chef Erez Komarovsky. 3 medium size, light* eggplant 4 cups goat’s milk yogurt 4-6 garlic cloves, finely crushed 2 jalapenos, seeded, finely chopped 2 Tbsp. finely chopped mint 2 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro 2 Tbsp. finely chopped scallion (green parts only) ½ -3/4 cup very light…
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Juices And Acai Bowls Are Hot Now In Orthodox Brooklyn
Come to Brooklyn, all you who are malnourished and dehydrated, and Re:Juicebar will give you smoothies and acai bowls. If you’re a fan of fruit eaten with a fork or straw, it might be time to head to Flatbush, where kosher juices, filled with unexpected delights like cucumber, spinach, celery, pineapple, carrot, orange, pomegranate, grapefruit,…
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Erez Komarovsky’s Middle Eastern Watermelon Salad For Summer
This unique salad combines fresh watermelon with marinated char grilled peppers, salty cheese and herbs. Chef Erez uses Bulgarian cheese, which is a type of feta commonly paired in Israel with watermelon for a light dessert. Chef Erez suggests a slice of bucheron or fresh goat cheese if you can’t find great quality Bulgarian cheese….
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Celebrity Chef Michael Solomonov Is Going Kosher — For Just One Night
Philly superstar chef Michael Solomonov, a four-time James Beard Award winner, doesn’t usually preside over kosher meals. But the Zahav and Dizengoff whiz, along with business partner Steve Cook, will host a kosher Israeli feast this Sunday to benefit Philadelphia’s Bnai Abraham Chabad synagogue. On the menu: Lachmagine, the miniature ground beef pies; Moroccan cigars;…
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