No sooner did the iconic H&H Bagels reopen on the Upper West Side did bloggers start crying “fake”! We’ll let Gothamist explain: “Much like the sham that is our democracy, this false idol is only vaguely related to the old H&H Bagels that shuttered in 2011 and was beloved by President Obama,” wrote Rebecca Fishbein….
Andy Jacobi’s sandwiches practically have a halo. At Untamed Sandwiches, the bite-size shop he runs with Chef Ricky King, the former marketing exec stuffs his oversized creations with ethically sourced meat and vegetables that are local, organic and pesticide-free. Brisket’s been a huge hit for the duo. As they cut the ribbon on a second…
It’s not too late for a Thanksgiving-eve dinner reservation. Some top kosher spots are stepping up to the plate if your holiday includes a night off from the kitchen. Abigael’s in Manhattan will feature a classic turkey roulade and autumn harvest salad as part of its extensive holiday menu. At Reserve Cut, the pricy Wall…
JTA — Anti-Israel activists vandalized a restaurant in Portugal because its head chef participated in a food festival in Israel. The perpetrators, who are believed to be activists for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, on Friday night spilled red paint on the façade of the Cantinho do Avillez restaurant in the northern…
There’s no traditional Thanksgiving dinner at Katz’s Deli, but according to owner Jake Dell, you won’t need one, since Katz’s turkey sandwich is “Thanksgiving in sandwich form.” The gargantuan sandwich “is an all-white-meat, hot-turkey number,” he said. “It’s what I eat most days because you can’t eat pastrami every day. You can get gravy with…
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…
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…
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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