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Food Nouveau Jewish Food Hits Streets of Manhattan
Workmen’s Circle poster advertising the Taste of Jewish Culture street fair // Facebook New York’s got so many hip new delis that it may be as easy to find gefilte fish and borscht as it was in 1892, when The Workmen’s Circle held its first meeting on the Lower East Side. So it’s no small…
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Food Israel’s Pepper Protest ? and Solution
In the summer of 2011, ?the cottage cheese protest? began In Israel. Israelis had enough with the rising costs of living, and demanded to return the possibility to live in dignity ? starting with cottage cheese. This demand is certainly still out there for the government to handle, and there is no doubt that some…
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Fast Forward Emergency Transfer Request Denied in Kosher Prison Food Case
A federal judge rejected a request by a Venezuelan Jewish detainee for an emergency transfer from an Alabama prison over complaints that it was not providing kosher meals. In a ruling last week on the case of Rafael Alberto Lloveras Linares, U.S. District Court Judge Karon Bowdre found that Linares was offered an alternative kosher…
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Food A Taste of Tel Aviv in New Orleans
Israeli-born chef Alon Shaya cooks an eggplant and okra dish in his New Orleans restaurant. Nearly 300 years after Louis the XIV’s “Code Noir” ordered all Jews out of Louisiana, Israeli-born chef Alon Shaya set up shop in New Orleans. Shaya’s restaurant, Domenica, opened as a traditional Italian restaurant in 2009. Slowly but surely, however,…
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The Schmooze What Does Your Favorite Jewish Food Say About You?
Dreaming of a bagel and schmear/stroll combo? Or are you more of a curl-up-in-your-PJs with a bowl of a matzo ball soup kind of person? Read on to discover if your noshing has a deeper meaning: 1) Bagel You’re a classic and everybody loves you. Be careful that you don’t let it go to your…
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Opinion Want Authentic Shavuot Meals? Try Fruit, Not Dairy
As a Jewish food educator, I’m often asked for ways to enhance holiday celebrations with authentically themed dishes for the season. What was once a simple plate of apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah becomes a series of prepared desserts featuring these key ingredients. Chanukah gelt can now be acquired with fair trade certification. Vegans…
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Food 4 Things Sabra Teaches Us About Hummus
Thursday May 15 is National Hummus Day. If you’ve been paying attention to Jewish food trends, you might also be aware that 2014 has been declared “The Year of the Hummus.” That’s a lot of chickpeas. To celebrate, Sabra (the official dips sponsor to the NFL!) has written a (not-so) handy guide to teach hummus…
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Fast Forward Nearly 900,000 Israelis Go Without Food Due to Poverty, Government Says
Some 894,000 Israelis go for an entire day without food or eat smaller meals because they cannot afford to buy food, according to a government report. The State Comptroller’s Nutritional Insecurity report issued Monday found that 306,000 of those who go hungry are children. In addition, nearly 50 percent of the Israeli-Arab population cannot meet…
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