Beyond the Bagel
How a Star Israeli Baker Keeps It Classic and Fresh at the Same Time
Over smoked fish and coffee at Russ & Daughters Café on a recent morning, I asked Uri Scheft to tell me his favorite bread. “The last one that came out of the oven,” he said, without missing a beat. He was teasing, of course — but those words might as well be his professional mantra.
Break The Fast With A Savory Sephardic Pastry
With their lovely spiral shape, savory filled pastries known as bulemas are symbolically appropriate to serve during the High Holiday season.
Fig and Pumpkin Bread Pudding for Sukkot Breakfast
Seasonal fruit and autumnal spices make this the perfect dish to enjoy on a cozy holiday morning in the sukkah.
With Fletchers, Montreal’s Bagel Scene Gets Bigger and Better
Call it heresy, but New Yorker Leah Koenig is a devoted fan of the heavily seeded, sweet and petite beauty that is the Montreal bagel.
What Jewish Farmers Eat for Breakfast
Leah Koenig reached out to some of her favorite farmers to find out what the people who grow our food eat for breakfast during the bountiful summer months.
My Breakfast With the Gefilteria Gang
Leah Koenig sat down with Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern over bagels to discuss their upcoming cookbook, “The Gefilte Manifesto.”
Everything Bagel Butter
This homemade butter flavored with everything-bagel spice, from ‘The Gefilte Manifesto,’ is a perfect spread for a slice of Jewish rye or a bialy.
A Food Fest Devoted to Breakfast
For two days at the end of the summer, 20 chefs and a dozen or more food stations will offer up classic and innovative breakfast dishes, bloody Marys and breakfast beer. Talk about #lifegoals.
Frosty Limonanna for a Chill Summer Brunch
In recent years limonanna has become something of an official drink of Israel, sipped beachside in Tel Aviv or in umbrella-shaded outdoor cafés throughout the country.
World’s Best Rugelach for Breakfast
When the world’s best rugelach arrives in New York, our breakfast correspondent recalls a time when she had to carry boxes of it home from Israel.