Devra Ferst
By Devra Ferst
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Food 14 Ways of Looking at a Latke — Reimaging the Classic
While our blogger Temim Fruchter has been on the search for the perfect Hanukkah donut, I have been hunting down an unusual and creative gourmet latke as a reprieve from classic recipes. So far this year I have sampled 14 varieties – ranging from classic to topped with braised beef, purple potato to ginger and…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Hanukkah Edition
This week in the world of Jewish food we’ve all been lusting after delicious fried Hanukkah goods, but in case you need a break, we bring you some healthy Hanukkah culinary options as well. Happy Hanukkah. For Hanukkah recipes from Mario Batali’s Latkes with Apple Sauce to Brisket Bourguignon check out Serious Eats’ Hanukkah page….
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News The Twisty History of Jewish Kid Lit
Bullying, suicide, abuse. In recent years, the genre of Jewish teenage literature has tackled subjects once considered so taboo, not even the most progressive authors would touch them. These “problem novels,” as they are called — exemplified recently by books like “Gravity,” by Leanne Lieberman, in which a teenage girl from an Orthodox family realizes…
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Food Pumpkin Cranberry Challah for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving weekend is arguably the ultimate time for Jewish food-lovers. With lots of family around to cook for, no need to shop for Christmas and several days off, there are hours and hours of open time to sip tea (or wine) at home and leisurely cook, filling your house with sweet and sumptuous smells of…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Walmart’s Local Food; A Jewish Thanksgiving
The Jewish Journal, in anticipation of Thanksgiving, ponders how “to turn the Jewish obsession with food into a Jewish call to what is popularly called food justice.” Nikki Cascone, from Top Chef season four, will open Octavia’s Porch, “the first and only Global Jewish restaurant on the Lower East Side” next week, Grub Street reports….
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Food Sachlav: The Hot Chocolate of the Middle East
A mug of warm apple cider, a glass of mulled wine, or a cup of hot chocolate is the perfect thing to take off the chill as the air gets nippy and sometimes coming in from the cold isn’t quite enough to warm us up. But what do Israelis – in a country that historically…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Olive Season in Israel; Famous Vegans; Perfect Shabbat Chicken
After our Q & A earlier this week with Matisyahu, we’re thrilled to read the Village Voice headline: “Meatless Moguls: Bill Clinton, Russell Simmons, and Steve Wynn Among the Planet’s ‘Power Vegans’.” And for those who like meat, but prefer their veggies, New York magazine announces “Here Come the Vegivores” in an article that explores…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Biblical Beer; Foodie Halloween Costumes; Croissants in Israel
• Beer might be the “in” drink of the moment, but it goes back as far as ancient Israel. The Biblical Archeology Review this month traces the bubbly drink’s roots in “Did the Ancient Israelites Drink Beer?”. • The Fork in the Road blog reports that the famed Guss’s Pickles, which closed its 85-year old…
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