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Food Masbia Seeks New Home for Kosher Soup Kitchen
Yes, Masbia is looking for a new space in Queens. But first, how about more plates and napkins? , the New York organization that feeds the needy in a dignified, restaurant-like setting, may soon be displaced from at least one of its three locations. “We will most probably stop operating our Rego Park location at…
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Food Bringing Home the Schmacon and All the Weekly Dish
Schmacon and eggs. Bacon, Schmacon. No, really. Chicago-area deli owner Howard Bender has rolled out , “an all-muscle cut of uncured beef that’s sliced thin, marinated and smoked using spices that include celery powder and sea salt,” according to the Illinois Daily Herald. Until recently, the bacon stand-in was only available at Bender’s Schmaltz Deli….
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Food For Next Act, Ilan Hall Brings Israeli BBQ to Brooklyn
Chef Ilan Hall at the grill of what was formerly The Gorbals and is now Esh. If you never got the chance to try Chef Ilan Hall’s brilliant mashups at , you may have missed your chance. The Brooklyn restaurant ceased to exist this month. The good news is that Hall’s not going anywhere. The…
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Food New Michael Solomonov Joint to Donate Profits
Powered by a that exceeded its goal by 20%, Philadelphia star-chef Michael Solomonov and two partners will launch Rooster Soup Company in early 2016. Related Michael Solomonov Shares Recipes and Recollections in ‘Zahav’ The very admirable gimmick: All net profits will support Broad Street’s Hospitality Collaborative, which feeds needy Philadelphians. Solomonov, with partner Steve Cook,…
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Food Hanukkah Cupcakes and All the Weekly Dish
Not only are these cupcakes kosher; they’re also gluten and dairy free. If fried foods aren’t your thing but you’re still craving something sufganiyot-ish for Hanukkah, New York’s has your back. Its line of gluten-free, dairy-free, kosher Hanukkah cupcakes includes four designs — menorah, two different dreidels and gelt — on chocolate and vanilla cake-icing…
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Food Mexican-Jewish Chef Wins Thanksgiving Chopped Challenge and All the Weekly Dish
Chef Dafna Mizrahi (above) won Chopped’s Thanksgiving Challenge. Mexican-Jewish chef Dafna Mizrahi has won top prize on The Food Network’s . The 23-year-old chef/owner of farm-to-table spot Monte’s Local Kitchen in upstate Amenia, New York, triumphed over three opponents on the show’s Thanksgiving episode. Mizrahi donated her $10,000 prize to a local horse-rescue organization. New…
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Food Eating, Drinking + Thinking Together, and You’re Invited
We’ll all be there. What about you? Sandwiched between two deliciously food-focused holidays, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, the Forward is throwing a food-centric celebration of its own. On Thursday, December 3, at a cool downtown venue called , we’re hosting an evening of food, drink, comedy and conversation that’s aptly being called Eat, Drink + Think….
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Food A Zabar’s Craft Beer Bar and All the Weekly Dish
Eli Zabar has expanded his with Eli’s Night Shift, a “craft beer bar” he’ll run with son Oliver. Also on offer: Signature cocktails and haimish dishes like fish & chips, house-made sausages and house-cured pastrami on rye with mustard. During the day, the space is one of Zabar’s Essentials cafés. Eli’s Night Shift, 189 E…
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