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Food Snaggletooth Brings Hip and Haimish Fish to Chicago
A hip new Chicago seafood counter is taking its inspiration from Jewish delis. describes itself as “a small counter-service, seafood-centered restaurant with a nod to the type of old-school delis our parents and grandparents used to frequent (hello, Manny’s!).” Manny’s, of course, is the Chicago classic that’s been slinging Jewish-deli staples since 1942. Snaggletooth’s motto:…
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Food Noshing With the Pfeffermans From ‘Transparent’
The Pfeffermans know how to nosh. Westword writes that Amazon’s hit show has nailed it when it comes to Jewish food. “Transparent’s focus on food squares with its painfully honest portrayal of a contemporary Jewish family living in Los Angeles — and if you’ve ever been a part of such a family, or eaten with…
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Food Carnegie Deli Giving People Gas Again
Tenants of the building owned by the Carnegie Deli should have their cooking gas restored this week — a hopeful sign that the iconic eatery, which has been closed since its gas line was after an illegal hookup was discovered in April, will soon reopen its doors. People living in the deli’s building in midtown…
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Food Israeli Restaurant Named One of World’s Best
Tel Aviv eatery Herbert Samuel was named one of the world’s best restaurants by a French publication. The French are opining on Israeli cuisine too. The debut edition of — a foodie ranking similar to the British World’s 50 Best Restaurants survey — gave nods to four Israeli eateries, says Jewish Business News. LA LISTE…
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Food End-of-Year Food Lists and All the Weekly Dish
The Washingtonian ranked DGS Delicatessen No. 30 on its top 100. The end of the year means lists, and this week brought a bushel. heaped more acclaim on celebrated New Orleans Israeli spot Shaya, naming it restaurant of the year. Washingtonian ranked nouveau-Jewish deli DGS Delicatessen #30 on its top 100 for 2015. And Michael…
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Food The Rise of Jewish-Fusion Restaurants
Molly Breidenthal is executive chef at Einat Admony’s new Sephardic-Israeli tapas spot, Combina. JTA – The successful chef and owner of four buzzy restaurants in Manhattan, Einat Admony recently decided to take on a new challenge. The Israel-born chef, who runs two Taïm falafel joints and modern Mediterranean eateries and Bar Bolonat, wanted to create…
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Food Program That Trained Kosher Chefs Closes
In addition to offering courses, The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts hosted a competition for aspiring kosher chefs. A pioneering program that trained kosher chefs is ending. Brooklyn’s will no longer offer professional courses, founder Jesse Blonder told Kosher Today. The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts was the only such school outside of Israel. CKCA…
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Food Proper Bagels in San Francisco and All the Weekly Dish
Handmade bagels at Shorty Goldstein’s. Now, chef and co-owner Michael Siegel can truly say everything’s made in-house at , his San Francisco deli. Goldstein finally rolled out Shorty Goldstein’s own bagels after months of experimenting. “Our bagels are more New York than Montreal,” Siegel told Dish. “Crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle. We…
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