Alix Wallis a freelance writer in Oakland, Calif. where she specializes in Jews, love and food.
Alix Wall
By Alix Wall
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Food Taste Testing ‘Isa Does It’ Everyday Vegan Recipes
Would You Make This?” is a sporadic column where personal chef Alix Wall evaluates a new cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. It’s been 10 years since the Brooklyn born and raised Isa — pronounced like Lisa, without the ‘L,’ — Chandra…
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Recipes Cooking Jamie Geller’s Fast, Fresh Family Recipes
“Would You Make This?” is a sporadic column where personal chef Alix Wall evaluates a new cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. I have to admit that I had no idea who Jamie Geller was before receiving “Joy of Kosher: Fast, Fresh…
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Food A Match Made in the Vegetable Patch
When Smadar and Oded Lerner of San Jose decided to marry almost 25 years ago, Smadar told him two things she wanted for their future children: to speak Mandarin and go to church. Secular Israeli that he was, Oded was willing to make that concession for love. Today the Lerners live observant Jewish lives, something…
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Food Teen Chef vs. Government Shutdown
The government shutdown already has veterans and federal workers up in arms. Now, you can add an 18-year-old Jewish chef to the list. Until last week, Sarah Rosenthal was spending long hours in the kitchen. The Seattle resident was scheduled to fly to Washington D.C. last Friday, and compete on Saturday for the title of…
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Food DIY Pastrami from ‘The Artisan Jewish Deli’
“Would You Make This?” is a sporadic new column where personal chef Alix Wall evaluates a new cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. The truth about deli food like pastrami, most of us tend not to eat it very often (and for…
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Recipes Taste Test: ‘Artisan Jewish Deli’s’ Stuffed Cabbage
Along with making my own pastrami, I was excited to test Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sauce (though I know them as stuffed cabbage) from Nick Zukin and Michael C. Zusman’s “The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home”. This is a dish I grew up on; my Russian-born grandma made it all the time. And when I…
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Recipes A Very Mollie Katzen Sukkot Menu
“Would You Make This?” is a sporadic new column where personal chef Alix Wall evaluates a new cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. When I became a vegetarian at 19, Mollie Katzen was the first person I turned to. “The Moosewood Cookbook”…
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Recipes ‘Ottolenghi’ Offers Fantastic Twists on Rosh Hashanah Recipes
“Would You Make This?” is a sporadic new column where personal chef Alix Wall evaluates a new cookbook by making two of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. Hi, my name is Alix and I’m a member of the cult. The cult of Ottolenghi, that is. I…
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