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…
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…
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…
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:…
For one night, at least, kosher will once again star at the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which just announced its 2017 lineup. More of the Week’s Dish: New Orleans chef Alon Shaya, whose namesake restaurant is a James Beard Award winner, will host “Burnt Ends,” a kosher barbecue dinner at Miami’s Chabad…
We had the pleasure of meeting kosher/soul maven Michael Twitty at Toronto’s Ashkenaz festival, where he was a panelist at a talk we moderated. Now, he’ll be joining other culinary stars at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage for a new talk: A Gefilte Gumbo: A delicious tale of Jewish, African-American and Southern flavors, on…
It’s not too soon to start planning your Rosh Hashanah menu. We’re kicking off our coverage with just a few of the places around the U.S. offering holiday treats to go. Rosh Offerings From Breads Bakery Holiday challahs are the stars at Breads Bakery in New York City, which features raisin challah, marzipan with hazelnuts…
Pastrami soup dumplings. Pizza bagels. Jewish ramen. Oh, and fresh pasta. They’re all on the menu at Bullfrog Bagels in Washington, DC — the new sit-down sibling to a hugely popular bagel shop. About that pasta: Washingtonian reports that Bullfrog covers its bagels in an egg white wash before they’re baked, which leaves a lot…
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