Michael Kaminer
By Michael Kaminer
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Life Where To Get A Seat At A James-Beard-Award-Winning Passover Seder — and Others In NYC And Beyond
Let’s add a fifth question to the seder this year: When did Passover become so cool? Along with exquisite Sephardic and Mexican feasts, you’ll have options this year for biodynamic, Indian-inspired, and James-Beard-Award-winning-chef seders. Among the choices: Biodynamic at Bouley April 19, NYC: With a menu by iconic NYC chef David Bouley, this “celebration of…
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Culture Carl Reiner On Judaism, Atheism And The ‘Monster’ In The White House
At 96, Carl Reiner still slays. The comedy deity, who is being honored this week at the Westchester Jewish Film Festival, has maintained his singular outlook — melding the clear-eyed and cockeyed, the everyday and absurd. Busier than most people half his age, Reiner’s prolific on Twitter, where the current occupant of the White House…
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Food In Hospitality, Haimish Is Hot: Why Are Hotels Turning To Jewish Delis?
A new kosher deli wants to fill the pastrami-scented void left by long-departed Manhattan stalwarts Carnegie Deli and the Stage. Pastrami Queen, which opened inside Times Square’s sleek Pearl Hotel last week, is serving up house-made blintzes, old-school tongue sandwiches, and even chicken in the pot to sometimes befuddled tourists and seen-it-all locals. The eatery,…
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Life This Jewish Feminist Artist Was Poisoned — By Her Own Artwork
Gillian Genser barely survived a toxic relationship of biblical proportions. The man in her life was Adam — as in, the first human in creation. The toxic part came from thousands of mussel shells Genser ground to create a minutely detailed sculpture of him. And the struggle to survive is pitting Genser against heavy-metal poisoning,…
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Food The Israeli Celebrity Chef Who Served Pig On Yom Kippur Is Coming To NYC
There was the suckling pig recipe on Yom Kippur. There was the successful push to overturn a ban on the sale of bread during Passover. And there was the disappearing act after he sold his successful bakery chain. Now, Israeli superstar chef Erez Komarovsky is taking his bad-boy act on the road. As the Forward…
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Life Philadelphia’s Rising Drag Star Is A Ukulele Champion With Deep Jewish Roots
Not every bearded drag queen can play the ukulele in a towering purple wig and a dress made of balloons. But Eric Jaffe has turned that schtick into a burgeoning career in Philadelphia, where he’s become a nightlife staple. And the mold-breaking performer says that his Holocaust-survivor grandparents are partly to thank for his success….
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The Schmooze General Tso’s Poutine And Drag Queens: Best 2018 Jewish Christmas Events In The US
For many, Christmas is the “most wonderful time of the year.” For some of us, it’s just… Tuesday, this year. But there are plenty of places for Jews to observe in our own way — by eating and laughing. Here’s a roundup of the coolest Jew-y Christmas happenings across the country: City Winery, Chicago citywinery.com/chicago…
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Food Kim Kushner’s ‘I Heart Kosher’ Aspires To Be The New Bible For Entertaining While Jewish
Do what you want. It’s not exactly what you’d expect to read in a cookbook – especially one that’s kosher. But that’s the angle in I Heart Kosher, the bright, beautifully photographed new collection of recipes from kosher-food maven Kim Kushner. The book breaks down Kushner’s favorite recipes into easy-to-organize categories like Ready to Go…
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