Devra Ferst
By Devra Ferst
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Food Mixing Bowl: NYC’s Best Challah?; Hummus Addiction
New Yorkers no longer have to go to Tel Aviv for Uri Scheft’s extraordinary bread, his shop has come to Union Square. [Grub Street] Apparently, an addiction to hummus is a thing — and Kate Moss is suffering from it. Sorry, Kate. [Grub Street] Shabbat dessert is a great time for a special treat. Try…
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Recipes Mixing Bowl: Recipe Archive, Shabbat Pancakes
Pancakes for Shabbat breakfast? Yes, please. Ruth Reichl shares her favorite recipe. [RuthReichl.com] Next month’s TEDxManhattan is all about food — and you can stream it! [Grub Street] National hot pastrami sandwich day. Really, everyone should celebrate this. [Eatocracy] The LA Times opens its recipe vault. Jackpot! [LA Times] This is our kind of art…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Brisket Trend; Ethereal Hummus
Where can one find a good black and white cookie these days? Max Falkowitz has the answer. [Serious Eats] How do we love hummus? Let us count the ways (and places to eat it). Here are 14 of ‘em. [Serious Eats] If you would rather make your hummus, the great Deb Perelman has a recipe…
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Food What’s Jack Lew Eating at the Inauguration?
What will the Orthodox White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew be eating for lunch on January 21st? We’re not quite sure, but his dining companions will be feasting on a meal that’s as treyf as they come. Earlier today the menu for the traditional Inaugural Lunch in Statuary Hall was released and it starts…
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Recipes Mixing Bowl: Giving Matzo Balls a Rest; Resolution Recipes
Bubbes around the world share pictures of themselves cooking in their kitchens. So cute, we almost want to pinch someone’s cheeks. [The Kitchn] Give the old matzo ball soup a rest and try carrot soup with tahini and crisped chickpeas. [Smitten Kitchen] Things are getting real! Here are 20 unspoken truths about the food world….
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Food Mile End Recovers After Sandy
There are few Jewish restaurants I love more than Brooklyn’s Mile End. The Montreal-style deli made a name for itself by updating the idea of deli, taking the time and care to smoke its meats in house, bake its own bread and for a long time, drive bagels in weekly from Montreal to hold true…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Brisket Lab; Hanukkah Recipes
There’s a new cookbook about shmaltz! (More details to come soon on JCarrot.) In the meantime check out this first look. [Eater] Brisketlab. We really live in a wonderful world, when places like this exist. [Serious Eats] Eight desserts for eight nights of Hanukkah. Personally, we love the marshmallow dreidels. [Serious Eats Some seriously wacky…
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Recipes How To Avoid Latke Fatigue
Tonight will be the fifth night of Hanukkah, meaning I’m right on schedule. I have entered into the arena of latke fatigue — and perhaps you have to. It’s at this point in the holiday that I have had more than one too many classic, plain potato latkes. Many of them were delicious, made up…
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