This is the Forward’s coverage of kosher food, which follows Jewish dietary law.
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Books Susie Fishbein Says Goodbye to Iconic ‘Kosher By Design’ Series
(JTA) — When Susie Fishbein wrote her first “Kosher By Design” cookbook nearly 15 years ago, she saw an opening in the market for a book in the style of mainstream cooks like Ina Garten and Martha Stewart. “Those were my idols,” she told JTA. As such, Fishbein dreamed of writing a kosher cookbook that…
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Fast Forward Jews and Muslims Demand Kosher and Halal Food in New York Public Schools
NEW YORK — Muslim and Jewish students rallied with lawmakers in support of a bill that would provide kosher and halal food options at New York City public schools. “The cost is limited compared to having a healthy meal, allowing students to eat and to be able to perform,” said State Assemblyman David Weprin, a Democrat, at the Tuesday rally…
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Fast Forward Berkeley Opens First Kosher Cafeteria at University of California System
— A dining station at the University of California, Berkeley will be certified kosher, the first in the public university system. The dining station by Cal Dining is also designed to appeal to Muslims who eat halal, the local Berkeleyside news website reported. “A lot of people don’t know what ‘kosher’ means or what the…
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Community Dining or Dying – A Jew’s Conundrum in Zimbabwe
Food, food, everywhere, but not a morsel to eat. My play on words exaggerate, but as a traveler in a strange land, my eyes often feasted upon a surfeit of food my commitment to kosher forbade I consume. In late 2015 my father died in Harare, Zimbabwe and I inherited his property which included land….
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Food How a Nice Jewish Girl From New Jersey Became a Hot Sushi Chef
The pool of Jewish sushi chefs is shallow. The circle of female Jewish sushi chefs, even smaller. And Jewish women sushi chefs who are certified knife sharpeners? Possibly a society of one — Yael Peet. Now, the restless Brooklynite is breaking boundaries again. At Karasu, her white-hot new Brooklyn eatery, Peet’s forging a highly personal…
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Food Kosher Poke Hits New York as Hawaiian Craze Spreads
In an unassuming corner of Eden Wok, a fast-casual Asian-inflected eatery on East 34th Street, a new poke spot quietly debuted Tuesday night. Koshe Poke is taking advantage of the poke (pronounced poh-kay) craze that’s been spreading east from its origins in Hawaii to the mainland’s West Coast and now to our own little overpopulated…
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Food 7 Ways to Keep Kosher in Brazil During the Olympics
As someone who lacks all athletic talent, I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I have little to no interest in watching the Olympics. I always feel badly about myself when watching these super-fit gymnasts jump 10 feet into the air while I give myself a pat on the back just for getting up and…
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Recipes The Best Matzo Ball Soup In The World
James Beard Foundation This recipe is reprinted with permission from “The Mensch Chef: Or Why Delicious Jewish Food Isn’t an Oxymoron. This is an approximation of the matzo ball recipe my mother always used. It is based on the one on the matzo meal box, but with a few important modifications to account for my…
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