Dish spent part of the weekend at NADA Art Fair, the younger, looser sibling of New York’s massive Frieze New York. Among the works on display: This bacon Star of David by New York artist Chloe Wise at the booth of Geneva’s Galerie S. Bertrand. Don’t panic; no pork was used in the creation of…
The Deli Man’s got something new to kvell about. Houston deli Kenny & Ziggy’s has opened a second location — a 2,500-square-foot space “about the size of the original Second Avenue Deli or the Stage,” according to owner Ziggy Gruber. “It’s an intimate space, and completely haimish.” The new Kenny & Ziggy’s is located in…
Anti-Semitism may be running rampant in Budapest, but so is a Jewish-food craze. At least that’s what Travel + Leisure discovers in its latest issue: “Jewish food — whether descended from the Mediterranean or the shtetl — is hugely popular right now… Food trucks serve knishes stuffed, oddly, with lamb, and serious restaurants, like Macesz…
Last week, Dish told you about The Matzo Project, a new artisanal-matzo brand from two Brooklyn pals. Now, the same duo’s behind — wait for it — matzo ice cream. The Land of Milk and Honey is Ample Hills Creamery salted honey ice cream paired with The Matzo Project’s cinnamon-bun matzo buttercrunch, which mixes white…
Mile End regularly offers New Yorkers Montreal-style deli. Above, the staff posed last month with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (fourth from left), who stopped by for lunch. This week, the eatery will offer a Jewish feast of a different kind. In a few hours, foodie curators will take over Mile End Deli’s Manhattan location…
If you’re like some of us, you can be, um, spontaneous about Passover dining decisions. Luckily, you can still dash into two NYC locations for flourless items like macaroons, chocolate chip cookies, matzo quiche and salads. And if you’re truly indecisive, kosher-restaurant group Prime Hospitality is hosting Seders at two of its NYC eateries. Prime…
The crew at is hosting a predictably unpredictable Seder with a Middle Eastern flavor. Mile End executive chef Tony Nassif will whip up trad-with-a-twist plates like charred eggplant babaghanoush, sweet-and-spicy roasted peppers, duck chopped liver with shallots and gribenes and confit lamb shank. Tickets are $130 — wine and a copy of “The Unorthodox Haggadah”…
You could say matzo’s always been artisanal; it’s a labor-intensive product that usually bears the maker’s stamp. But Brooklyn’s is upping the ante with “small-batch” matzo in buttercrunch and salted varieties. A handful of retailers across NYC now carry it; more roll out on April 15. The box alone makes The Matzo Project worth seeking…
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