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At popular vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy, veggies may just be the new bacon. Amanda Cohen is the visionary chef and owner of Dirt Candy — of one of the most highly-regarded vegetarian restaurants in New York City. Cohen opened Dirt Candy seven years ago to critical acclaim, and has recently relocated to spacious new digs…
Black Seed bagel sandwich. Photograph by Daniel Krieger Here’s everything you need to know about restaurant openings and closings, chefs on the move and tasty events happening in the world of Jewish food. Black Seed bills itself as a “modern-day bagel shop steeped in old-world tradition.” Now, the New York chainlet is taking that literally….
The Jew and the Carrot recently caught up with Amanda Cohen, the visionary chef-owner of Dirt Candy – one New York’s most acclaimed vegetarian restaurants – who took on Chef Morimoto last month in a broccoli challenge on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.” Cohen, who put up a good fight but was ultimately defeated…
