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…
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…
Greenberg’s Apple Macaroon Cake. Photograph courtesy of William Greenberg Desserts We love sweets from NYC’s William Greenberg Desserts, and we’re grateful the company cranks out such luscious kosher-for-Passover treats. They make great gifts for your Seder hosts, and show-stoppers for dessert at your own feast. Favorites: rich apple macaroon cake that translates as almond sponge…
Three flavors of doughka (for now…), left to right: lemon and olive oil, Mexican chocolate and sticky banana. Photographs by David A.M. Wilensky. Get that stale hamantaschen flavor out of your mouth. Get some delectable risen dessert carbs in before Passover arrives. Just get yourself over to the Chelsea location of Dough and pick up…
Mile End Deli’s Manhattan location will serve Passover dinner April 3 and 4. Photograph courtesy of Mile End. Here’s everything you need to know about restaurant openings and closings, chefs on the move and tasty events happening in the world of Jewish food. It seems like every restaurant in the Big Apple is hosting a…
With pastrami from Katz’s, a pickle from Pickle Guys and a bialy from Kossar’s, this twist on the cubano is a reflection of its Lower East Side roots. Photograph courtesy of The Comfort. There’s a new tenant at 399 Grand Street. The onetime site of Noah’s Ark, the Lower East Side’s last full-service kosher restaurant,…
New York’s new modern Mexican fast-casual place, Oxido. Facebook. What happens when a Mexican chef, a Korean restaurant franchisee, and a Jewish entrepreneur go out to eat? No, it’s not a Borscht Belt setup; the answer’s a snazzy “modern Mexican” restaurant that just opened in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. Oxido is the brainchild of Shmilly Gruenstein,…
Petite Shell’s kosher rugelach. Photograph by Liz Arronson Rueven/KosherLikeMe.com. …Manhattan’s Petite Shell, whose kosher rugelach have become a bona fide phenomenon among New York foodies, was named one of the city’s best coffee shops by Eater this week. While Eater waxed rhapsodic about Petite Shell’s dulce de leche mini-croissants, the real draw here is what…
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