Michael Kaminer
By Michael Kaminer
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Food Zahav Food in Pittsburgh?
Michael Solomonov hasn’t opened a restaurant in Pittsburgh — yet. But a new kosher place there is using his recipes. Eighteen, opened by the owner of local Judaica shop Pinsker’s, serves everything from ice cream to sushi. But the draw has been Solomonov-inspired dishes such as shakshouka and hummus, all cribbed from the chef’s cookbooks….
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Food The Best Pastrami in L.A. and More of the Week’s Top Dish
It’s not at Canter’s or Wexler’s, but at the Ugly Drum, a humble stand at the L.A. Smorgasburg market. That’s the word from Zagat: “It’s not quite Jewish deli pastrami, not really Texas barbecue and not overwhelming smoky. It’s sort of a mash-up of all three, like the perfect L.A. story.” New Elijah’s in San…
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Culture Ringling Brothers’ Alana Feld Didn’t Have To Run Away To Join the Circus
After 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is packing up its tents for good. For a half-century, the iconic American entertanment company has been owned by the Feld family. Here’s how Alana Feld described her life’s work in the three-ring world in a Forward interview last year. Alana Feld runs her business…
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Food Artisanal Israeli Products at Your Doorstep
You could fly back and forth to Israel to keep up with the food and design scenes. But Emily Berg might have a better idea. She’s the founder of Blue Box, which delivers hand-picked gift boxes every month with goods sourced from artisan businesses in Israel, from kibbutzim to factories to home-based companies to collectives….
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Food Who Gives a Green Fig? Plus, More Dish
An Israeli-born chef is making waves with his cheeky “not-kosher” menu. At the Green Fig restaurant inside Midtown Manhattan’s Yotel hotel, Chef Gabriel Israel’s menu features twisty dishes like “Jaffa to Tijuana,” which is pork belly cooked with pomegranate juice, coriander, cinnamon, fresh oregano and star anise. It’s served with Mexican-style grilled corn on the…
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Food How a Nice Jewish Girl From New Jersey Became a Hot Sushi Chef
The pool of Jewish sushi chefs is shallow. The circle of female Jewish sushi chefs, even smaller. And Jewish women sushi chefs who are certified knife sharpeners? Possibly a society of one — Yael Peet. Now, the restless Brooklynite is breaking boundaries again. At Karasu, her white-hot new Brooklyn eatery, Peet’s forging a highly personal…
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Food Everything Bagel Sushi and All the Week’s Top Dish
Recipe of the week: Everything Bagel Sushi Rolls, unleashed on the world by the Food Network. Enrobed in sushi rice: Smoked salmon, cream cheese, onion flakes, dried garlic, sesame and poppy seeds. It’s served with wasabi, soy and pickled ginger. The recipe was inspired by one of the mystery ingredients featured on “Chopped” — smoked…
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Food Learning to Make Sausage With Seth Rogen — at Your Own Risk
Video of the week: Seth Rogen’s NSFW* sausage-making lesson in honor of his new animated extravaganza Sausage Party. “I don’t know why people don’t want to know how sausage is made because it’s maybe the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen,” he said. Check out the Vice’s Munchies video, and make sure the volume’s turned down…
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