Hot L.A. Chef Inspired by Rosh Foods From Childhood in Israel
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Bestia, the Los Angeles hotspot that books up months in advance, doesn’t offer High Holidays menus. But chef Ori Menashe is all about the New Year.
His Italian-inspired cuisine is heavily influenced by childhood erev Rosh Hashanah meals prepared by his Georgian-Jewish father in Israel, he tells the Jewish Journal.
On the table during these all-night feasts: Terrines of foie gras or beef kibbeh patties; at least a dozen plates of mezze-style salads; saffron-infused chicken soup; and a main course of grilled or roasted fowl.
“My father would have like 30 quails on a bed of rice with dill, pine nuts and dried fruit, depending upon what he had in the pantry,” Menashe recalls.
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Michael Kaminer is a contributing editor at the Forward.
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