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Now showing in IMAX, the film was inspired by the director’s trip to Israel
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News Sundance Town Goes Kosher
The picturesque resort town of Park City is known for many things — among them powdery snow and a prestigious independent film festival. Kosher cuisine, not so much. This may be changing. Just in time for the Sundance Film Festival, which descends on this winter hamlet each January, Canyons Resort opened the glatt kosher Bistro…
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Food Sundance Goes Kosher
Indie filmmakers may never have to eat treyf again. A new restaurant in Park City, Utah, just a snowball’s throw or so from the Sundance Film Festival (January 19-26) is serving up new kosher cuisine. The 85-seat restaurant, Bistro at Canyons, is described as the first kosher restaurant at a North American ski resort. There…
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