I got to sit down with Stephanie Botvin, winner of the 2013 Challah Contest at the Rocky Mountain Food Festival, who was already convinced from the start that she made the best challah in Denver. After having tasted her challah, it was no surprise why she won. With a unique cake-like consistency, the use of…
Don’t live in New York, or in need an easy fix? We’ve got you covered. Below are three brands available in supermarkets across the country. The Challah Fairy Sesame Challah The problem with tasting store-bought challah right after a freshly baked loaf is that you instantly taste the difference. Thoughts like “This is a crust?…
The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the largest Jewish populations in North America. But unlike communities in places like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto, it has no identifiably Jewish neighborhoods filled with Jewish bakeries, butchers, delis and food shops. The lucky few who live near one of the local Jewish bakeries…
People tend to get cultish about challah. Ask a group of friends where to find the best ritual Sabbath bread, like I recently did on Facebook, and within minutes a torrent of impassioned odes to various bakeries will flow forth. The success of these bakeries — like The Challah Fairy and Silver Moon Bakery in…
With Rosh Hashanah comes the eternal question: Which challah can do justice to your holiday table? Living in New York, one has no lack of options. In fact, there may be too many choices. There are, of course, the beautiful, glossy loaves from traditional bakeries that have stood the test of time, but there are…
For bakery fiends in Israel, choosing the perfect combination of fluffy, soft, delicately sweet and lightly crispy challah for Rosh Hashanah can be a real challenge with all of the wonderful bread options available. Trying to avoid the larger, older and more industrial bakeries such as Tzvi and Viznitz bakeries in Bnei Brak or Angel…
Rosh Hashanah is the perfect holiday to bring out all the stops in your kitchen. Without the restrictions of Passover, it’s a great time to get creative (I’m thinking Asian BBQ brisket) or lovingly revive a special family recipe. But cooking a holiday meal for your family or friends can be intimidating, whether you’ve done…
Zomick’s Bakery has denied reports of unsanitary conditions at its plants where it bakes its famed challah. The Long Island bakery put out a statement denying the claims of insect infestation and other woes, calling them ‘inaccurate and false.’ “While we may have had a few isolated incidents years ago, the bakery adheres to the…
100% of profits support our journalism
