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…
Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish in New York is taking the haute couture approach to bagels for its 10th anniversary. The Tribeca shop has unveiled 10 signature sandwiches from fancy Big Apple chefs. Think whitefish salad with jalapeño cream cheese from Marc Forgione or pistachio pesto with mortadella, taleggio and arugula on an everything bagel…
It’s a busy month at New York kosher steakhouse Le Marais, with a Bastille Day party on July 14 and the launch of its meat-focused cookbook, “Le Marais: A Rare Steakhouse – Well-Done” (Gefen) on July 18. Chef Jose Meirelles co-authored with Mark Hennessey. In the book’s forward, former Senator Joe Lieberman and his wife…
New York’s Carnegie Deli has unveiled a new sandwich inspired by Fiddler on the Roof, whose Broadway revival has been a smash. The “If I Were a Wich Man” dresses corned beef and brisket (“from the butcher Lazar Wolf, of course,” according to the Carnegie website), with add-ons like “Tevye the Dairyman’s” Swiss cheese (“because…
What’s Yiddish for “California Roll”? Sushi’s become a staple for the kosher crowd, says The New York Times. More than 100 kosher sushi spots operate in Brooklyn alone — and most have opened in the last decade. Why? It’s parve. It’s convenient. And “you have your protein, carbohydrates and vegetables all in one,” says one…
Einat Admony, chef-owner of Balaboosta, Bar Bolonat, Taim and the soon-to-open Combina. Foodies, mark your iCals: Chef and her husband and business partner Stefan Nafziger have set November 14 as the opening date for Combina, their new West Village Sephardic-tapas spot. Molly Breidenthal, who is executive chef at Admony’s Bar Bolonat, will also be executive…
Brunching with legendary Jewish-food authority Arthur Schwartz at New York’s hot new artisanal appetizing restaurant. I first met Arthur Schwartz in late 2006. I was 24, still fairly new to Brooklyn, and just beginning to dip a spoon into the field of food writing. Arthur was a lifelong New Yorker and a pioneer food writer…
The venerable Lower East Side deli proves it’s about more than just pastrami, with its hot dog being voted No. 1 in the U.S. As if we needed another excuse to run to on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the legendary eatery just won the top spot in The Daily Meal’s ranking of America’s…
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