Michael Kaminer
By Michael Kaminer
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Food Hot Hummus at Dizengoff
This hummus is hot. Dinner at Dizengoff, which opened at Manhattan’s Chelsea Market in May, has become one of the city’s hottest tickets, reports Gothamist. Michael Solomonov’s counter-only spot hosts monthly suppers with Emily Seaman, Dizengoff’s chef. Related There’s another one in December, which you can book online — if you’re lucky enough to get…
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Food Jewish Bay-Area Chef Wins Chopped
Personal chef Heidi Rae Weinstein is the latest Jewish cuisinier from the Bay Area to win on Chopped, the Food Network’s popular cooking competition, our colleague Alix Wall reports in JWeekly. “I come from a family of foodies,” Weinstein said. “It’s in my DNA.” Her grandfather owned Bodenstein’s Jewish Bakery in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood,…
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Food Zaro’s Kosher Certification Rescinded
Last year, the Forward reported on a brouhaha around ham-and-cheese sandwiches sold at a Zaro’s bakery location in New York — which was certified kosher. Zaro’s didn’t appreciate the coverage, to the extent that an attorney reached out to us to “clarify.” The story got a coda last week; YeahThatsKosher reports that Zaro’s has “lost…
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Culture A Trip Back to a New York Where Everyone Was Jewish and Gay
‘Gay Gotham,” the landmark new show at the Museum of the City of New York, doesn’t directly address the Jewish experience. But culture impresario Lincoln Kirstein and maestro Leonard Bernstein, are among the ten figures the exhibit explores. “Through both men, we tell different stories about just how ‘out’ artists could be in that period…
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Food Swanky Vegan Comfort Food in Brooklyn, Through a Jewish Lens
Here’s renowned vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz on Modern Love, her new Williamsburg, Brooklyn, eatery: “Chinese food, Indian food, Jewish food obviously. Our menu has some Russian influences, some French-Canadian influences, but it’s really all through the lens of a Brooklyn Jew,” she tells the Village Voice. The resto’s website describes the cuisine as “swanky…
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Food Italian Eatery Becoming Deli for a Day
St. Louis chef Ben Poremba has announced a November 20 pop-up of AO&CO, the Jewish-deli concept he first teased in 2015. The provisional menu features bagels, smoked fish, chopped liver, chicken soup, corned and smoked beef brisket. The pop-up happens at Parigi, his acclaimed St. Louis resto. Jewish delis, Poremba tells the Post-Dispatch, are “kind…
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Food Heard It Through the Israeli Grapevine
The King David Wine Bar opened newishly, carved from a lobby renovation at Jerusalem’s iconic King David Hotel. You’ll find more than 85 wines, all Israeli and kosher, including 14 by the glass. And Bar a Vin in Tel Aviv, a recent addition to the white-hot scene there, showcases 38 wines from around the world,…
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Food Countdown to Carnegie Deli’s Demise
A reminder that as of today, there are just two months to go in the countdown to Carnegie Deli’s demise. If you’ve never tried it, now’s the time. If, like our food editor, you have cherished memories of Carnegie, relive them while you still can. The legendary deli closes its doors forever on December 31….
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