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The Schmooze Asians Fall for Manischewitz — Creating New Buzz for Much-Maligned Wine
Manischewitz wine, which is often mocked among Jews for its overly sweet taste, has found a new set of customers — Asian Americans. The kosher beverage, which apparently resembles a fermented grape drink from northern China, is becoming a household staple in Asian households across the country, according to the Wall Street Journal. Huy Trieu,…
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Fast Forward Montreal Police Seize 8,000 Bottles of Illegal Kosher-for-Passover Wine
MONTREAL —Police seized some 8,000 bottles of kosher wine in what appeared to be a Passover-related bootlegging bust at a Montreal synagogue. Two men were arrested at the Young Israel of Montreal synagogue on April 26, where police found 650 cases of kosher wine – from Israel, Australia, and the U.S. – in its basement….
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Food Last-Minute Seder Options and All the Dish
If you’re like some of us, you can be, um, spontaneous about Passover dining decisions. Luckily, you can still dash into two NYC locations for flourless items like macaroons, chocolate chip cookies, matzo quiche and salads. And if you’re truly indecisive, kosher-restaurant group Prime Hospitality is hosting Seders at two of its NYC eateries. Prime…
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Fast Forward Not Kosher: Lufthansa Ordered to Pay $1,400 for Meal Mishap
RIO DE JANEIRO – The German airline Lufthansa was ordered to pay nearly $1,400 for “moral damage” to a Brazilian Jewish passenger for not serving the kosher food he had requested when booking his round-trip ticket between Sao Paulo and Zurich. Passenger Isaac Kopfler, who was awarded the damages by a court in Sao Paulo…
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Food Eizenshtein Is the New Baker On the Block
Chocolate babka (above) is one of the specialties at the new Eizenshtein’s Bakery. I was thrilled to hear a couple of weeks ago that a chef friend of mine was about to open his own bakery. Naturally, I had to get the inside scoop. Israeli-born Johnny Eizenshtein moved to the States two years ago, when…
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Food A Pre-Purim Peek at the Kosher Food & Wine Experience
The 10th annual , held at Chelsea Piers last week, featured an exciting lineup of kosher wine, spirits and tasty treats — many of which came from first-time vendors at the event. With the new KWFE 2016 phone app ready to go (no more paper pamphlets to scribble my notes in!), I began wandering the…
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Food Gillibrand Urges More Kosher Food to Food Banks
JTA — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand asked the Department of Agriculture about reports of shortages of halal and kosher food at food banks. “I am deeply concerned by reports of shortages of Kosher and Halal foods available to the many observant individuals and families facing hunger and food insecurity in New York and throughout our…
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Food By the Way, a Gluten-Free Kosher Bakery
For 22 years, Helene Godin was a hard-charging lawyer for companies like Audible and Bloomberg. These days, she’s a different kind of advocate. As founder of , a purveyor of gluten-free, dairy-free and kosher breads and desserts, Godin’s become an unlikely champion of alternative eating. For someone who swears she couldn’t bake before beginning her…
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