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Michael Kaminer

By Michael Kaminer

Art
12 Unforgettable Images by Forgotten Jewish Cartoonists

For every Al Hirschfeld — whose splashy retrospective just opened at the New York Historical Society — there’s a Sam Berman or Alan Jedla, star caricaturists whose fortunes faded along with the glory days of newspaper cartooning. But Drew Friedman and Stephen Kroninger won’t let them disappear. In fact, they conjured the artists on May…

By Michael Kaminer May 13, 2015 | 6 min read
Food
L.A. Losing Solley’s and All the Weekly Dish

So Long, Solley’s Craving some brisket or matzo-ball soup from Solley’s in L.A.? Get there fast. The Sherman Oaks eatery will close June 6 after more than 50 years on the same corner, according to the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. A rent increase is to blame. Now owned by the chain, Solley’s “has scores…

By Michael Kaminer May 12, 2015 | 2 min read
Food
Two Tasty New Projects From Max and Eli

Max and Eli Sussman are great at book titles. Their first was dubbed ; their second took the modest handle “The Best Cookbook Ever”. They’re also pretty good in the kitchen. And their third tome — “Classic Recipes for Modern People” (Olive Press) — spotlights their cooking chops and dead-on wit in equal measure. Detroit-born,…

By Michael Kaminer May 11, 2015 | 4 min read
Food
Mother’s Day Brunch With a Brooklyn Beat

Watch chef Ilan Hall whip up a spring brunch with soul. For fans of and telegenic chef-owner Ilan Hall, spring brings a double helping of good news. First, Hall and his business partners announced they’re reopening their Los Angeles restaurant, which shuttered right after its Brooklyn offshoot opened. Downtown foodie mecca Grand Central Market will…

By Michael Kaminer May 6, 2015 | < 1 min read
Culture
The Libyans Give Ancient Music a Fresh New Sound

The Libyans are actually Israelis. But Yaniv Raba and Yankale Segal have carved a singular pop niche by reimagining ancient Libyan-Jewish sacred hymns, or piyutim, as worldbeat anthems. With their distinctly modern mashup of musical styles, they’re also rescuing a beautiful genre of devotional poetry that came very close to disappearing. Arabic, African, Turkish and…

By Michael Kaminer May 6, 2015 | 3 min read
Food
Mimi’s in Manhattan and All the Weekly Dish

Hummus Empire Mimi’s Hummus, the six-year-old Brooklyn charmer that won a for the Big Apple’s best Israeli-style hummus, is crossing the pond. Owners Mimi Kitani and Avi Shuker will open two Manhattan outposts this summer. One will occupy a stall inside the new Vanderbilt food hall near Grand Central Station; a second will take root…

By Michael Kaminer May 5, 2015 | 2 min read
Food
Carnegie Deli Shut Down Over Illegal Gas Line

For once, you won’t have to deal with long lines at today. But that’s because the Midtown sandwich-and-schmooze institution has been closed by Con Edison, New York’s power company. Con Ed contends the Carnegie used “a Y-shaped piece of plumbing” to misappropriate natural gas for six years until it was abruptly shut down on Friday,…

By Michael Kaminer Apr 28, 2015 | < 1 min read
Food
New East Village Mexican and All the Weekly Dish

Pulpo a la Vera Cruzana, as shown in a “Coming Soon” notice on Rosie’s Twitter feed. A Jewish guy, an Irish girl and their new Mexican “baby”: Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman, the pair behind Big Apple favorites , Cookshop, and Hundred Acres, just opened Rosie’s in the East Village, which bills itself as an…

By Michael Kaminer Apr 28, 2015 | 3 min read

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