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Food Montreal Baker Is Kneading It Old School
Purist pastry chef Jeffrey Finkelstein of Hof Kelsten with his glorious challah. When Jeffrey Finkelstein was a kid in Montreal, he’d savor the soft, caraway-spiked rye bread at Moishe’s, the legendary downtown steakhouse where he’d ask to celebrate his birthdays. Today, his burgeoning wholesale bakery, Hof Kelsten, is making Moishe’s bread — “our signature loaf,…
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Food The Weekly Dish
Thinkstock If you’ve been eating kosher Parmesan for the past five years, writes Haaretz, “chances are it’s not been the real thing.” The real Parmesan — a trademark protected both by Italian law and European Union regulations — “specifically refers to Parmigiano-Reggiano, a hard cheese produced in northern Italy according to a centuries-old tradition.” But…
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Food Sabra Recalls Hummus Over Listeria Fears
(Reuters) — Sabra voluntarily recalled 30,000 cases of its classic hummus nationwide over possible Listeria contamination, federal health officials and the company said on Wednesday. The recall follows warnings from U.S. health officials over the weekend against eating any products from a Blue Bell Creameries’ Oklahoma ice cream plant, which has temporarily closed because of…
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Food Mexican Passover For a Cause
Toloache chef Julian Medina. It’s a safe bet that you’ll be ready to dive back into the world of leavened bread on Sunday, but you might consider extending Passover through brunch. Because you’ve never had Passsover food like the stuff being served that morning at Chef Julian Medina’s Toloache Thompson in New York’s West Village….
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Food The Weekly Dish
Experimental performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson hosted the second Seder at Russ & Daughters Cafe last weekend. Photograph courtesy of Russ & Daughers Lou Reed was reportedly a devoted fan of Russ & Daughters smoked fish. So we thought it was a heimishe touch that the late rock star’s widow, Laurie Anderson, hosted this…
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Food Behind the Scenes of the JCC’s New Cookbook
Cover image by John Tavares I enjoy asking cookbook authors about what inspired their work. A cookbook so often has a personal story attached to it, one that unfolds through the food within its pages. Maybe the author was motivated by a desire to share the flavors of a birthplace or childhood, or of a…
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Food Manischewitz Names Industry Vet New CEO
Manischewitz has a new president and chief executive officer. The world’s largest matzo maker and one of America’s leading kosher food brands, the company has announced the appointment of industry veteran David Sugarman. Sugarman served as president and CEO of the Allan Candy Company, a division of Hershey. “I am honored to be selected as…
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Food The Weekly Dish
Breads Bakery’s new coconut chocolate chip cake. Photograph courtesy of Breads Bakery Breads is rising. The Israeli-owned Union Square bakery, beloved by New Yorkers for artisanal loaves and luscious pastries, will take over one of the Bryant Park food kiosks relinquished by sandwich maker ’wichcraft, The New York Times reports. Chains like Le Pain Quotidien…
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