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News A Deli-Lover’s Barbecue
Charlie Kleinman is the chef at San Francisco’s Wexler’s — a modern barbecue restaurant. (For those interested in New York Jewish history, Kleinman’s grandfather was the owner of the storied Lower East Side kosher Garden Cafeteria — which stood next to the original Forward offices and often hosted Jewish intelligentsia — from the 1940s through…
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The Schmooze Four-Legged Chicken: Kosher or Not?
Turkey? Kosher. Pig? Not kosher. Four-legged chicken? We’ll get back to you. That’s the discussion currently under way at a Jerusalem butchery, where experts in kashrut are gathering to decide the fate of a four-legged bird slated to make a nice schnitzel or roast. The chicken, raised in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, may…
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Books Cooking and Self-Improvement
Earlier this week, Efrat Libfroind wrote about being a mother and a full-time pastry chef and being the only kosher cooking student in class. Her new cookbook, “Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking With Style” is now available. Her blog posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book…
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Books The Kosher Student
On Monday, Efrat Libfroind wrote about being a mother and being a full-time pastry chef. Her new cookbook, “Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking With Style” is now available. Her blog posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For…
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Food Dutch Bill Puts Kosher Meat in Jeopardy
Local kosher and halal meat may not be available for long in the Netherlands. Dutch lawmakers voted today to approve a law proposed by the Dutch Animal Rights Party that would ban kosher and halal slaughter, CNN’s Belief Blog reports. The bill requires that animals in the country be stunned or anesthetized before being slaughtered….
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Food The Kosher Traveler: Parisian Delights
The pleasure of effectively navigating the idiosyncratic topography of the City of Lights is only eclipsed by discovering the perfect meal in a city known for its gastronomy. Fortunately for the kosher traveler, this is no challenge at all. In November 2010, UNESCO added French gastronomy to its list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,”…
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Books Ganache, and Kids
Efrat Libfroind is the author of “Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking With Style.” Her blog posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: Being a full-time mom and also a full…
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Food Of Paprikash and Tokaji, The Kosher Traveler in Budapest
While located in Central Europe, Budapest was planned and built in the decidedly Western style of Paris and Vienna. It is the largest city of a relatively obscure country, and it’s teeming with Jewish history and rich culinary culture. Hungary’s culinary reputation is modest, revolving around beef stews such as goulash and generously spiced chicken…
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