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When Anthony Bourdain Journeyed To Israel
Anthony Bourdain, whose mother was a secular Jew, died of an apparent suicide on June 8, 2018. Here’s how the Forward covered an episode of his food show in the Holy Land. I have a confession — a somewhat unacceptable one for a food editor — I do not enjoy food television. Thank you very…
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Can Kosher Encourage Mindful Eating?
When I first saw Beth Warren’s new cookbook, Secrets Of A Kosher Girl, it looked to me like the kind of book that could’ve easily been published twenty years ago. In the food world, diet foods and books are passe these days, with people focusing more on a “health first” philosophy that welcomes different kinds…
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Recipes Vegan Chocolate Brownies — Made Out Of Black Beans
Yield: 12 brownies Ingredients 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and dried well 4 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup rolled oats 1 tsp. Kosher salt 3⁄4 cup agave syrup 1⁄2 cup coconut oil, melted 4 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. baking powder 1/8 cup chocolate chips, optional Directions Preheat the oven to 350oF. Grease…
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There’s A Kosher Cheese Pop-Up In SoHo Now
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those that like cheese and those that should barely be classified as human, because they don’t like cheese. If you’re a food adventurer, tantalized by the notion of chasing cheese to the far ends of the SoHo area, aroused by the concept of a fresh pecorino…
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Sweet N’ High: Cannabis-Infused Sweetener For Your Kugel
For a self-proclaimed “bad-boy Jew”, Ron Silver has done pretty well. He operates two massively popular Bubby’s restaurants in New York – and seven in Japan. He and wife Melissa have four adorable kids. He even co-authored a book on Bubby’s Homemade Pies in 2007. Now, Silver’s tapping his rebellious roots to launch a different…
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The Woman Who Made Microwave Cooking Into An Art
At one point, James Beard Lifetime Award winner, cookbook author and culinary pioneer Barbara Kafka owned 13 microwaves. She even gifted her daughter with a microwave when she was headed off to medical school. In 1987, Kafka became a household name with her book “Microwave Gourmet,” the result of years spent puttering with her microwaves,…
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Celebrate Pride Month With Rainbow Food, With A Jewish Twist
It’s June, the most magical month of the year. Happy Pride to all the Ls and Gs and Bs and Ts out there, and a very happy Ikea summer sale to the straights! Here are some Jewish pride recipes that any one of you allies or friends beyond the binary can cook. It’s time to…
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Get Ready For The $16.50 Bagel, New York
If you’ve never heard of Eleven Madison Park, all you need to know is that it’s a Michelin starred, multiple award-winning super expensive restaurant. And now its own Daniel Humm is getting in the bagel game, as Eaterrevealed. Black Seed (a New York artisanal bagel bakery) continues its monthly bagel partnership series, and this time…
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Here’s How To Pronounce ‘Hummus’ Because You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
Sorry to break it to you, but you’ve probably been mispronouncing the name of this Levantine dip made of mashed chickpeas and tahini all wrong. Insider released a food dictionary of the 30 most commonly mispronounced foods, and hummus made the list. Apparently, “many people mistakenly pronounce it as “HUHM-uhs.” In reality, it should be…
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Israeli Company Develops Chocolate for Diabetics
Israeli startup A1C Foods Ltd. develops chocolate and ice cream that the company says does not impact blood sugar levels. Instead of substituting real sugar with artificial sweeteners, a spokeswoman for A1C told Calcalist the company’s treats are made with traditional ingredients like flour and sugar, with the addition of a patent-pending “formulation” that lowers…
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NYC Health Department Shuts Down ‘Fine & Shapiro’ Deli For Violating Health Codes
At 138 West 72nd St, in the Jewish enclave of the Upper West Side, kosher restaurant Fine & Shapiro, open since 1927 as one of the city’s oldest kosher delis, was closed by New York City’s Department of Health. Here are some of the health codes it violated, as per the West Side Rag: 1)…
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