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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Food The Kosher Dinner Club Without A Menu
At The Musket Club, the new kosher gourmet dinner club that operates on word-of-mouth, the menu only comes at the end of the meal. The chefs want the food to be a surprise, and it often is. The food is a cornucopia of different tastes and flavors, and if you follow the three musketeers behind…
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Food North America’s First Kosher Dining Hall Will Be In A New Jersey Mall
A monstrosity is being built in New Jersey, as you read this. In fact, you can watch the monstrosity being built on your computer, because it is live-streaming its construction on this site. And inside that monstrosity will be the only kosher food hall in any mall in the world outside of Israel. For sixteen…
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Food The $23 Caviar-Topped Bagel At Freedman’s
Jewish food is tricky. On the one hand, anyone determined to cook some Jewish deli delights has to bear in the mind the importance of tradition and the significance of the decades-old food they are cooking. But on the other hand, traditions are made to be broken. On the menu at Freedman’s, the new non-traditional…
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Food This Rosh Hashanah, Breads Bakery Is Making Its Own Honey
Around the High Holidays, Breads Bakery always feels like a hive of activity. But this year, that’s literally the case. For the first time, Breads is cultivating its own Rosh Hashanah honey by installing hives on a rooftop near its Union Square flagship in Manhattan. Breads will sell the honey in limited editions starting next…
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The Schmooze Sacha Baron Cohen Serves Up Some Ethically-Sourced Human Meat
In some cultures, cannibalism is a way of life. From the Korowai, a group of Indonesian natives who still eat their fellow tribesmen, to the trend of gourmet cannibalism that once spread across China, the idea of consuming human flesh is something that inspires a strong reaction in most people. And while the consumption of…
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Food Michael Solomonov’s Dizengoff Closes Its Doors
In Manhattan’s brutal restaurant market, even a Forward Food Awards nomination doesn’t guarantee success. So it’s with a heavy heart that we’re reporting the imminent demise of Dizengoff, the rockin’ Israeli spot inside Chelsea Market from Philadelphia superstar chef Michael Solomonov and business partner Steve Cook. As the pair posted on Dizengoff’s Instagram feed last…
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Food After Pepsi Takeover, Sodastream CEO Says He’ll Keep Speaking His Mind
On Monday, PepsiCo Inc. announced it will acquire Israeli at-home water carbonation products company SodaStream International Ltd. for $3.2 billion in a bid to expand its sugar-reduced portfolio. The deal, expected to be completed in January 2019, will see SodaStream become a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. At this point PepsiCo has no intention of relocating…
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Food Inside The Museum Of The Bible, This Chef Is Leading A Manna Revival
Beautiful gatherings in the biblical garden. Come see us on the 6th floor of the Museum of the Bible. #breakingmanna #feedingyourjourney ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ?: @photographybysimo A post shared by Manna by Chef Todd Gray (@breakingmanna) on Nov 25, 2017 at 6:45am PST Some call it a miracle food. Others dismiss it as filling, but bland. But…
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