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A 47-year veteran of Brooklyn’s Acme Smoked Fish says farewell on his final ‘Fish Friday’
Gary Brownstein, a grandson of Acme’s founder, innovated the inexpensive smoked fish specials that were available to the public just one day a week.
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This Queens bagel shop puts a Korean spin on a Jewish staple
Ben Suh didn’t set out to create Korean Jewish fusion cuisine when he first opened Between the Bagel in Astoria.
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Yotam Ottolenghi wants to talk to you
The Israel-born chef’s post-COVID reflections on home cooking, the future of food, and baked pasta
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Food influencer Eitan Bernath has millions of followers, is the CEO of his own company and has a new cookbook. Also, he just turned 20.
At just 20 years old, the social media food star is the CEO of his own company, Eitan Productions. Plus, his first cookbook is out this week.
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Flaxseed crackers
The best way to get your fix of this healthful seed is as a sweet, salty and very crunchy snack
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The many reasons you should be eating more flax
The spring flower that lowers cholesterol, eases menopause — and causes Talmudic fights
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Edith’s, a Brooklyn eatery and market, celebrates Jewish food from around the world
A market and restaurant expands with offerings from around the Diaspora.
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Need a great pre-Passover cocktail? Check out ‘Elijah’s Cup’
For years, I’ve been wondering why there hasn’t been a great cocktail created for the Seder. I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t four cups of wine enough? Well, no. I grew up drinking the customary four cups of Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine. I have a strong sensory memory of that experience, which I used to…
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Lilly Zabar’s famous chicken soup and matzo balls
This recipe is from “Zabar’s: A Family Story, with Recipes” by Lori Zabar. Chicken soup is the perfect balm for homesickness as well as for physical ailments. While Louis, Ada, Rose, and Lilly were acclimating to their new country, chicken soup with matzo balls evoked memories of the childhood warmth and security that had been…
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How Zabar’s became Zabar’s: an insider’s story
As a kid growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, I always wanted to be a West Sider — and I can sum up the reason in one word: Zabar’s. I crossed the park every chance I got. That’s where my best friend lived, and two blocks up from her apartment — occupying not one…
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It’s artichoke season: here’s your harvest dinner menu
My artichokes took a beating in the December storms, which they liked. By last week the wide dusky green leaves and stalks, swollen fat from all the water, produced bouquets of tight, cone-shaped flower buds. That’s when I called dinner. Last winter at the Forward’s virtual gala, I auctioned off an Artichoke Harvest Dinner for…
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