(JTA) — Sandra Lawson didn’t expect to perform a public benediction at her local pub in Philadelphia’s Roxborough neighborhood. But when her friend Jay, who was entering firefighter training, asked her for a blessing earlier this year, she stood with him in the middle of the room and put her rabbinical school training into action….
Philip Gelb learned to cook at the elbow of his Aunt Rose. The Oakland, California-based chef just came out with his first cookbook, While Gelb doesn’t like to stress this fact, the book is vegan, as is he. But that shouldn’t matter, he said. “Every culture has food that happens to be vegan, which is…
Veggie Chorizo Scramble Tal Ronnen’s Crossroads respectfully declines to make modifications to its dishes but if you have allergies the staff will make sure you eat safe. The already small menu at this L.A. eatery is further reduced if it is tree nuts that cause you physical discomfort, but all a diner should need is…
Mushroom stock is a versatile staple to keep on hand — its deep, rich flavor and color make it a great substitute for beef stock. We save the scraps of vegetables from the soup — peels, ends and stems — to fortify the stock, so nothing goes to waste. If you have it, you can…
Freshly baked loaves of vegan challah cooling on racks at the Hazon Food Conference. On a chilly December morning, dozens of people gathered around bowls of dough, ready to bake. What brought us there was the at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Connecticut, and more specifically, a workshop entitled “Yeast of Eden: Baking…
Serves 8-12 Zucchini can be watery and lacking in flavor or texture, so when Scot proposed putting a vegetable lasagna that featured zucchini on the menu, I was skeptical. But the flavors he builds into this lasagna are extraordinary. It’s an Italian flag on a plate — green pesto, white almond ricotta and rich red…
Nana Shrier in her Georgian restaurant, Nanuchka, in Tel Aviv. Reuters — Nana Shrier, owner of the stylish Georgian restaurant Nanuchka in downtown Tel Aviv, shocked Israel’s culinary world when she removed all animal-based products from the menu. A year later business is thriving, defying those who predicted its demise. Nanuchka is part of a…
Cinnamon Snail food truck in happier times. Facebook Vegans and omnivores alike are in mourning. Cinnamon Snail, the popular kosher, vegan food truck, will no longer roam the streets of New York City. For five years, the truck, which Yelp named the 4th best eatery in America in 2014, has served up creative, gourmet vegan…
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