Matzo-meal-fried chicken at the Lower East Side has become so popular that it’s spawning its own take-out spot. Owner Richard Kimmel tells the New York Times that Kitty’s A Go Go will feature an edited selection of the “Jewish food with a Southern drawl” inspired by his grandmother, who worked for a talent agency in…
Jewish, gluten-free-friendly lunch spot, Friedman’s, will replace New York’s “Polish Tea Room,” Cafe Edison. The late, lamented “Polish Tearoom” is getting a new life. Midtown Manhattan’s , whose haimish food and atmosphere drew theater folk for decades, will soon be replaced by “Jewish rustic” spot Friedman’s Lunch, the Daily News reports. Look for signatures like…
Sporting a sparkly tank top on a sweltering Sunday, Judy Perly steps onto a tiny platform that doubles as the stage at , her downtown Toronto restaurant. “I was in yoga class,” she tells the packed room of brunchgoers at “Bella! Did Ya Eat?”, Free Times’ hugely popular Jewish weekend buffet. “Everyone’s doing their ‘oms’….
Ivan Orkin’s dashi-braised brisket is served with a Tokyo-style teriyaki sauce, scallions and an apple-ginger-honey chutney. My friend Ivan Orkin is a culinary alchemist; a cultural mishmash artist in the kitchen; a man with one foot planted firmly in New York’s hip downtown food scene and another, as firmly, in Tokyo. (If you’ve read our…
Holidays come early to Breads Bakery, which is offering its festive challah (above) and other Rosh Hashanah items starting Friday. You don’t have to wait until Rosh Hashanah to sink your teeth into High Holidays goodies at Israeli-owned in Manhattan. Starting September 4, watch for festive round challahs with poppy, sesame, flax, pumpkin, sunflower and…
1) Duck blintzes with duck confit, barley, foie gras, celery and sour cherry at in Philadelphia 2) Matzo brei with salami and maple syrup at Mile End Deli in New York 3) Pickled herring trio on pumpernickel at Russ & Daughters Cafe in New York 4) Matzo-ball soup with herbs, vegetables, schmaltz at The General…
They are so busted. A quote-unquote “kosher” deli in New York’s Penn Station has been selling ham-and-cheese and other “blatantly non-kosher” sandwiches, according to the web site . In photos posted on the site a kosher certification sign from New York’s Orthodox Kashruth Certification Services hangs in Zaro’s window. The certification “was for a different…
The Lower East Side Dairy restaurant, closed in the 2nd Avenue fire, lives to see another day. Here, B&H’s delicious blintzes, photographed by . These days, the typical tale of mom & pop restaurants, small scale bookstores, indie art supply shops, dive bars and many other historical landmarks in New York City goes something like…
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