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Culture Would you wait in line for 2 hours for a falafel? They certainly would.
For those in search of one of the greatest dining experiences in Paris, look no further than the Jewish quarter
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The Schmooze The New Falafel Emoji Is…Not Good.
It is an ongoing debate among US leaders — should the United States be the world’s policemen? And so, too, we find ourselves wondering — should the Forward be the emoji Jew-ish food police people? We find ourselves at it again, obligated to observe that the new designs for the falafel emoji look like soot-covered…
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Food Is Toronto Home To The World’s Best Falafel?
Could the world’s best falafel come from a former industrial building on a quiet street just north of downtown Toronto? I’m already waiting for blowback from that statement, but the herb-infused, bright-green orbs I had at Parallel looked, tasted, and smelled like no falafel I’ve experienced anywhere. Some backstory: I’d set out to write about…
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Fast Forward I Can’t Stop Watching The Crazy Way This Israeli Cook Serves Falafel
An Israeli man has turned serving falafel into a performance art. Brightening up the internet on what is otherwise a bleak news week, a longtime falafel shop owner is seen in a YouTube video masterfully throwing the ground-chickpea balls in the air so fast, you can barely see them land in the pita bread he’s…
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Food The $5 Kosher Falafel On The Lower East Side
A post shared by Falafix (@falafix) on Aug 14, 2018 at 9:26am PDT As Jewish food takes a turn towards the Middle Eastern, falafel shops are sprouting up all over town, even in the old haunts of Jews from a hundred years ago, in the Lower East Side. One such shop is Falafix, a newly…
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Food New Study: Falafel Is The Cheapest Healthy Food Out There
When I lived in Tel Aviv, there was a small, rickety food stand run by an angry old Turk next to the Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv. There I could snag a falafel for 12 NIS (about three American dollars). It came with a bowl of delicately swirled hummus, positively quivering with delight at…
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Food Muslim-Quarter Excursion For Fab Falafel — Israel, Day 8
The guide I hired to take Teddy and me on an historical tour of Jerusalem came equipped with a plan for the day — clearly unaware that any itinerary he might provide would have to include the lunch spot of my choice. Get to know me. So when the wonderful, multilingual Joe Nakkar, an Iraqi…
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