City Winery
Party Tonight In A Wine-Lover’s Paradise
City Winery is hosting the Yeshiva University Museum Gala, which honors the Herzog family.
Israeli Wines Start a New Season
Israel is definitively part of the emerging new world winemaking scene. Sommelier Peter Weltman tells us which wines to try out this season and what to pair them with.
The Hippest Seder on Earth
Philip Glass played. Neshama Carlebach sang. Hipster icon Lou Reed read a passage adapted from Bob Marley. You just can’t get more cutting edge than the star-studded Downtown Seder.
A Muddled Cultural Feast
7 Chefs. 7 Wines. 7 Artists.
14 Ways of Looking at a Latke — Reimaging the Classic
While our blogger Temim Fruchter has been on the search for the perfect Hanukkah donut, I have been hunting down an unusual and creative gourmet latke as a reprieve from classic recipes. So far this year I have sampled 14 varieties – ranging from classic to topped with braised beef, purple potato to ginger and pork belly-stuffed (yes, pork belly, more on that later) – and while my desire for fried potatoes has been satisfied twice over, my appetite for a truly intriguing latke has only barely been whetted.
Monday Music: 'The Mystery and the Hum'
If you’re a singer-songwriter, it’s difficult to imagine having a father-in-law more intimidating than Bob Dylan. But Peter Himmelman hasn’t let his marriage to Dylan’s daughter stop him from making music. Over three decades as a journeyman, Himmelman has recorded 18 albums, including five for kids, and scored soundtracks for film and television shows such as “Bones.” And if Dylan’s relationship to Judaism is ambiguous at best, Himmelman identifies himself as “the first highly recognized Observant Jew since Sandy Koufax.”
Nice Jewish Girls Gone Gaga
When Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad first hit the road seven years ago, Susannah Perlman and her troop of comediennes shocked audiences, some into laughter and others into walking out of the theater. The burlesque-inspired show came complete with Star of David pasties, bat mitzvah gags, and the age old question: “What’s in the gefilte fish?” Today, NJGGB is still going strong with new tour dates on the West Coast and fresh new numbers that include a Lady Gaga song and break dancing.