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Food Artisanal Bagels Arrive in Richmond
On a recent visit to Richmond, Virginia, I overheard a couple of locals carping about the lack of good bagels. A third person butted in — that’s not just a New York thing — to let them know that Nate’s Bagels had launched. Nate Mathews, a New England transplant, hand-rolls and kettle-boils his bagels, which…
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Food Hot L.A. Chef Inspired by Rosh Foods From Childhood in Israel
Bestia, the Los Angeles hotspot that books up months in advance, doesn’t offer High Holidays menus. But chef Ori Menashe is all about the New Year. His Italian-inspired cuisine is heavily influenced by childhood erev Rosh Hashanah meals prepared by his Georgian-Jewish father in Israel, he tells the Jewish Journal. On the table during these…
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Food Last-Minute Rosh Hashanah Dinner Rescue
There’s still time to plan this year’s Rosh Hashanah meals, whether or not you’re the one at the stove. Offerings from restaurants and purveyors seem especially imaginative this time around — both mindful of tradition and completely fresh. Take the October 2 and 3 Rosh Hashanah dinner at Joe and MissesDoe in New York, where…
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Food Kosher Casts Its Spell in Salem and All the Week’s Hottest Dish
Adea’s is about to cast a spell on Salem, Massachusetts; it’s the town’s first kosher restaurant. Still in what sounds like a soft opening, Adea’s serving a very focused takeout menu of hummus, Israeli salad, Jerusalem bean soup, shakshuka, and falafel. The restaurant’s also looking to raise $18,000 through a GoFundMe campaign. Fans have ponied…
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Recipes What to Eat During the Debates? Fried Olives, Meatballs and Other Projectiles
In discussing what foods we felt like eating (and recommending) for tonight’s presidential debate, two categories emerged: first, comfort foods, to help soothe us. Second, foods that would make good projectiles. Conveniently, it’s still tomato season, and tomatoes — like the candidates words themselves — are best taken with a few grains of salt. So,…
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Food Celebrity Chefs Compete Tonight and Needy Get the Prize
Tonight I’ll be a member of a live audience watching one of my favorite cooking competitions in the world — not “Chopped” on the Food Network (though I love that one to), but Chop Hunger, a “Chopped-style” competition that will raise money for Masbia Soup Kitchen Network. The event includes a tapas dinner, with wine,…
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Food The Chelsea Bombing: When a Kitchen Tool Becomes a Weapon
There are many deeply upsetting things about the Chelsea bomber, and one that I keep coming back to is that he made weaponry out of a kitchen tool. Anyone who has seen my favorite movie, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” knows that pressure cookers are dangerous. Do you remember the scene toward the end, where Holly gets…
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Food Fab Fried Tongue in Toronto
The fried tongue sandwich at People’s Eatery in Toronto is one of the city’s best, says Toronto Life magazine. It’s served simply, on a pretzel bun with French’s mustard. The Chinatown restaurant’s Jewish-Chinese menu stretches from latkes and “deli whitefish salad” to Peking duck and spicy General Tso Fu tofu. More of the Week’s Dish:…
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