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 Kosher Winery And Vineyards Scorched By Raging California Wildfires
The raging wildfires that have left a trail of destruction across northern California’s wine country have been fickle when it came to kosher wineries. One vineyard, Hagafen Cellars, sustained serious damage. The other, Covenant Winery, was largely spared by the devastating blazes that have killed at least 15 people and driven thousands from their homes….
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Recipes Spectacular Stuffed Cabbage, Revisited for Sukkot
The list of foods I don’t like is short. And today it got even shorter, because today I gave stuffed cabbage a second chance. My maternal grandmother often made this Ashkenazi classic, and as a kid I found the sweet-and-sour flavor of the sauce utterly objectionable. While everyone else at the table seemed to relish…
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Recipes Spicy Stuffed Peppers for Sukkot
Moving from Yom Kippur straight into Sukkot, I started to think about what to cook, of course, and checked a few books and online references for inspiration. Stuffed vegetables are de rigeur — they symbolize the hope for plenty during the harvest period — and being reminded of this, I thought of a crowd-pleasing recipe…
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Food Yotam Ottolenghi’s New Dessert Book Has The ‘Sweet’ Smell Of Success
A new book by Yotam Ottolenghi is cause for celebration. And when the book in question, from the author of such wildly popular cookbooks as “Plenty” and “Jerusalem,” comes out with a tome devoted entirely to dessert, well, it almost feels like we should declare a holiday. Not a national one, mind you, but one…
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Food Watch Molly Yeh Make Bagels (To Go With, Um, Blueberry Lox)
When blogger and cookbook author Molly Yeh starts cooking something up in her kitchen, it’s usually cause for celebration. Her food is as colorful as it is flavorful, almost always imbued imbued with a spirit of fun. So while the bagels Molly’s making in the video below aren’t exactly showstoppers, they are, in fact, meant…
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Food The Votes Are In! Here Are The Food Choice Award Winners
A delectable combo platter of modern and classic Jewish food businesses and brands took top honors this week in the first annual Forward Food Choice Awards. From the 2nd Avenue Deli, which opened its doors in 1954 and took the top spot for Best NY Deli, to Best New Kosher Restaurant, awarded to NY Brat…
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Recipes 10 Fresh, Easy Autumn Recipes To Make This Week
A lovely stillness has set in now that the festivities of Rosh Hashanah are behind us. I’m looking forward to a week of fresh, simple food — dishes that are light, easy to make, and take advantage of the bounty of incredible fall produce available at the market right now. This is the time for…
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Recipes ‘Little Book’ Offers Big Ideas For Jewish Holiday Hors D’Oeuvres
“The Little Book Of Jewish Appetizers,” by Leah Koenig, is a small, hardcover jewel box of a cookbook filled with a tightly curated collection of 25 vibrant, brightly flavored hors d’oeuvres. Many would serve as excellent starters for a Rosh Hashanah meal or a Yom Kippur break fast. But why focus on appetizers? “I really…
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