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 Get Ready For The $16.50 Bagel, New York
If you’ve never heard of Eleven Madison Park, all you need to know is that it’s a Michelin starred, multiple award-winning super expensive restaurant. And now its own Daniel Humm is getting in the bagel game, as Eaterrevealed. Black Seed (a New York artisanal bagel bakery) continues its monthly bagel partnership series, and this time…
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Food Israeli Company Develops Chocolate for Diabetics
Israeli startup A1C Foods Ltd. develops chocolate and ice cream that the company says does not impact blood sugar levels. Instead of substituting real sugar with artificial sweeteners, a spokeswoman for A1C told Calcalist the company’s treats are made with traditional ingredients like flour and sugar, with the addition of a patent-pending “formulation” that lowers…
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Food NYC Health Department Shuts Down ‘Fine & Shapiro’ Deli For Violating Health Codes
At 138 West 72nd St, in the Jewish enclave of the Upper West Side, kosher restaurant Fine & Shapiro, open since 1927 as one of the city’s oldest kosher delis, was closed by New York City’s Department of Health. Here are some of the health codes it violated, as per the West Side Rag: 1)…
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Food Jewish Gala Food Is Terrible. This Israeli Chef Is Trying To Change That.
A gala used to be an occasion where you would put on your most uncomfortable shoes, totter over to the refurbished lunchroom of your child’s school and sit at a table with ten other people you hated while waiters glumly brought you dishes of overcooked salmon with lethargic sprigs of thyme perched indelicately on top….
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Food Hummus Milkshakes Are Now A Thing
Hummus milkshakes are the newest blight on the ever-changing landscape of Jewish food. Everywhere I turn, new horrors lurk, and new opportunities to make trendy, inedible abominations out of what was once a tasteful, carefully plated delight. I speak, of course, about hummus, and about dessert, and never the twain shall meet. But they have….
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Food The Over-The-Top Cauliflower Dish That Was Made For Instagram
Not that they cared, but fans of the most insane, over-the-top Jewish vegetable dish in the galaxy can breathe easy. The whole roast cauliflower at Toronto’s Fat Pasha, embellished with tahini, skhug, pine nuts, pomegranate and halloumi, got a passing grade today from the Toronto Star. The breakdown: The dish – a constant sellout and…
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Recipes This Is The Perfect Artichoke-Inspired Tahini Vinaigrette For Summer
This flavor matrix, created by James Briscione and Watson, an IBM supercomputer, shows which unlikely flavor pairings are most likely to go with artichoke. Using that, the recipe listed below was created. Check it out for the perfect summery vinaigrette. Tahini Vinaigrette Makes about 1 cup Inspired by the artichoke’s unique chemical makeup, this dressing…
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Food How To Create Weird But Brilliant Food Pairings
How does flavor work, exactly? Why does our tongue like what it likes? James Briscione was the Director of Culinary Research at the Institute of Culinary Education and two-time winner of when he was approached by IBM with the offer of an unlikely collaboration. The opportunity to collaborate with a supercomputer chef named Watson to…
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