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Food Turkey Day, the Jewish Deli Way
Ben’s Kosher Deli is offering a Thanksgiving Feast for 10 (at all its locations) that clocks in at $229.90. The extravaganza includes whole roasted turkey, stuffing and gravy, cranberry-pineapple compote, cole slaw and a relish tray. And Chompie’s, the “New York Style Deli-Restaurant and Bakery” owned by Arizona’s Borenstein family, will serve a straight-up Thanksgiving…
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Food New Kosher BBQ in Brooklyn
We’ll let the proprietors of Main House BBQ, a new kosher spot in Brooklyn, tell you about their place, which opens this week: “Back in the Borscht Belt, the Main House was the heart of the bungalow colony, a place where kids and adults congregated in the summer for two months of beautiful freedom. It…
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Food Why Is This British Deli Putting on the Pounds?
Monty’s Deli is putting on the pounds. No, the owners aren’t gaining weight; the South London Jewish deli stall has raised more than £30,000 in a crowdfunding campaign for a permanent home. The weekends-only stall will open seven days a week if it can take over the East London venue it wants. Smoked meat, pastrami…
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Food After Delays, Masbia Soup Kitchen in Boro Park Opens Doors
The Boro Park branch of Masbia Soup Kitchen Network finally opened its doors Wednesday night, serving a hearty chicken dinner to a handful of hungry clients, after serious financial constraints resulted in delays over the past several months. So it was all the more satisfying for Masbia’s tireless executive director, Alexander Rapaport, when on Tuesday…
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Food Hot Hummus at Dizengoff
This hummus is hot. Dinner at Dizengoff, which opened at Manhattan’s Chelsea Market in May, has become one of the city’s hottest tickets, reports Gothamist. Michael Solomonov’s counter-only spot hosts monthly suppers with Emily Seaman, Dizengoff’s chef. Related There’s another one in December, which you can book online — if you’re lucky enough to get…
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Food Jewish Bay-Area Chef Wins Chopped
Personal chef Heidi Rae Weinstein is the latest Jewish cuisinier from the Bay Area to win on Chopped, the Food Network’s popular cooking competition, our colleague Alix Wall reports in JWeekly. “I come from a family of foodies,” Weinstein said. “It’s in my DNA.” Her grandfather owned Bodenstein’s Jewish Bakery in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood,…
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Food Zaro’s Kosher Certification Rescinded
Last year, the Forward reported on a brouhaha around ham-and-cheese sandwiches sold at a Zaro’s bakery location in New York — which was certified kosher. Zaro’s didn’t appreciate the coverage, to the extent that an attorney reached out to us to “clarify.” The story got a coda last week; YeahThatsKosher reports that Zaro’s has “lost…
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Food Historic Titanic Survivor’s Kosher Deli Goes Under
JTA — Titanics, a historic kosher deli in Manchester, England, has met the same fate as its namesake: It’s gone under. The last branch of the store, the oldest kosher delicatessen in Manchester — named for the ill-fated liner because its founder survived the famous shipwreck — was recently forced to close its doors. “It…
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