This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish food, which draws influence from Israeli, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Palestinian traditions, among others.
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Life No challah? Garlic bread. Shabbat dinner must go on.
I logged on to Twitter Friday morning and searched “Tribeca Whole Foods” as a kind of Shabbat-host reconnaissance mission. The results looked like a compilation of Depression-era newsreels and post-apocalyptic music videos, photos of long lines at the door and shelf after empty shelf. So I texted my guests-to-be, high-school friends that come over many…
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Life Big Hummus Is Watching. It Wants You To Eat More Hummus.
The tiny downtown pop-up restaurant was warm and softly lit, the tables groaning with food, the swirling wall projections stopping just short of disco-esque. In fact, the room had reached such a cozy-trendy fever-pitch, that the news guests received felt especially shocking. Customers in silk jumpsuits and tortoiseshell glasses raised glasses of white wine to…
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Life How To Host Rosh Hashanah Without Losing It: Tips From Molly Yeh And 5 Other Jewish Influencers
The High Holidays are approaching — a time of celebration! Reflection! Brief starvation sandwiched in between two large meals! And much more. Tis the season to gorge ourselves on Judaism — standing for hours in shul, reading responsively, shuckling plaintively, and mouthing along in spiritual ecstasy while mentally strategizing the starting lineup for our fantasy…
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Fast Forward David Hertz, Who Uses Food For Social Change, Wins $100K Bronfman Prize
(JTA) — David Hertz, a Jewish social entrepreneur from Brazil, was named the winner of the 2019 Charles Bronfman Prize on Wednesday in recognition of his efforts to alleviate global hunger. The award comes with $100,000 in prize money. Hertz is the cofounder of Gastromotiva, a Brazilian-based organization that fights unemployment and social inequality and…
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Fast Forward Jewish-Owned Miami Food Truck Vandalized With Swastikas
(JTA) — Swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish-owned food truck in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. The act of vandalism on the Bao Wow Burgers Bruh food truck was reported on Friday afternoon. It happened in the same week that a man was shot as he waited to enter a synagogue in Miami Beach,…
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The Schmooze Well, It Was A Nice Life: Eating Lox Increases Risk Of Cancer, Some Researchers Find
The American Institute for Cancer Research has said that smoked and cured fish — including lox — are linked to cancer, just like processed meats, food-writer Sophie Egan pointed out in the New York Times. But what do those schlemiels at the American Institute for Cancer Research know? Right? For years, scientists have cautioned that…
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Fast Forward Muslim Man Pledges To Keep Long Island Town’s Beloved Jewish Bakery Kosher – And Halal
The Beach Bakery & Grand Café, in Westhampton Beach, on Long Island, is a local institution. Since 1988, it has served black-and-whites, baguettes, pastries and challah from its bakery counter, and made custom wedding cakes for its community. But there’s a reason for the challah, and a reason its restaurant only serves vegetarian and fish…
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Fast Forward Norwegian Cruise Line Now Offers Kosher Food For No Extra Charge
Norwegian Cruise Line unveiled a new kosher menu that will be available to customers at no extra charge, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The offerings include sealed kosher meal packages with meat, chicken and fish. Meals will comprise an appetizer, main course, two side dishes and a dessert. Groups with more than 60 people can…
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