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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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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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