Liza Schoenfein is a former food editor of the Forward and author of the blog Life, Death & Dinner. Follow her on Instagram @LifeDeathDinner.
Liza Schoenfein
By Liza Schoenfein
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Food Russ & Daughters Makes Twitter Top 10 List
Twitter just released a list of the New York City restaurants that were most tweeted about in 2017 — and Jewish appetizing icon Russ & Daughters (@LoxPopuli) is No. 3. That the 103-year-old stalwart has been embraced so thoroughly by social media is not entirely surprising. Owners Josh Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman, first…
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Food 12 Most Gorgeous Israeli Vegan Dishes You Must Try
So you’ve heard Tel Aviv is the world’s vegan capital. Just about every travel and food magazine is raving about it. And we happen to agree. There’s nothing quite like Israel’s colorful culinary concoctions, a harmony of Western and Eastern cuisines combined. Why not give it a try yourself? Here are our favorite vegan recipes,…
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Recipes 12 Most Gorgeous Israeli Vegan Dishes You Must Try
So you’ve heard Tel Aviv is the world’s vegan capital. Just about every travel and food magazine is raving about it. And we happen to agree. There’s nothing quite like Israel’s colorful culinary concoctions, a harmony of Western and Eastern cuisines combined. Why not give it a try yourself? Here are our favorite vegan recipes,…
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Recipes 7 Perfect Suppers For Marathon Sunday
On this chilly and gray Marathon Sunday I sat warm and cozy in front of my TV, awed by the incredible athleticism of the world’s top runners — and in particular, of the women’s 1st-place finisher, the 36-year-old American Shalane Flanagan. Because food is always on my mind, I started thinking about what would make…
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Food ‘In Search Of Israeli Cuisine’? Now You Can Find It On Netflix
With this week’s Netflix release of award-winning filmmaker Roger Sherman’s documentary “In Search of Israeli Cuisine,” interest in Israeli food — already trending in the U.S. — can only increase. The film just hit Netflix in the U.S. and Israel, as well as Amazon and iTunes. “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” is a food-lover’s tour…
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Food Absolute Bagels Reopens After Revolting Health Reports — But Can It Recover?
If there’s one day of the year when New Yorkers have a high tolerance for all things gross and unappetizing it’s Halloween. So it’s fitting that Absolute Bagels reopened that day, after being cited by the Department of Health and temporarily closed October 26 for a number of revolting violations. These included “evidence of mice…
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Recipes How To Make Easy, Delicious Za’atar Chicken — When You Don’t Have Any Za’atar In The House
It’s true. I made one of my favorite easy dinners — chicken with the Middle Eastern spice blend za’atar — even after discovering that I didn’t have any za’atar left. And even with the added time it took to make my own mixture (of course I’m going to tell you how), the chicken pictured above…
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Food 5 Halloween-Candy Alternatives Kids Will Hate More Than Raisins
They may have been a hit when the kiddies were still in strollers — when they picked them out of those little red boxes with sticky fingers. If raisins are received while trick-or-treating, however, they will most likely be used as tiny projectiles — ones that are more likely to be thrown at you than…
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