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Turkey With a Side of Kasha Varnishkes
Of all the holidays — Jewish and otherwise — Thanksgiving is our hands-down favorite. It’s all about food and family. We’re thankful that it’s not about synagogue attendance, atonement or plagues. You could call Thanksgiving a pilgrimage festival. After all, in 1620 the Pilgrims sailed to their new home in America on the Mayflower. This…
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A Zabar’s Craft Beer Bar and All the Weekly Dish
Eli Zabar has expanded his with Eli’s Night Shift, a “craft beer bar” he’ll run with son Oliver. Also on offer: Signature cocktails and haimish dishes like fish & chips, house-made sausages and house-cured pastrami on rye with mustard. During the day, the space is one of Zabar’s Essentials cafés. Eli’s Night Shift, 189 E…
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5 Reasons Tel Aviv Is ‘Best Vegetarian’ City
A vegetarian dish at Nanuchka in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is home to the world’s best vegetarian food, says . On the list of must-visit spots: Vegan eateries Café Anastasia, Caffe Kaymak, and Tenat, an Ethiopian joint. “Veggie-friendly” options also make the cut, like Georgian resto Nanuchka, and The Herbert Samuel Restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton…
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Brunch for 60 in Los Angeles
French toast with za’atar butter and seared tomatoes from “Modern Jewish Cooking.” Images by . A few Sundays ago, I cooked brunch in front of 60 strangers — on stage. I was at the Skirball Cultural Center, the gorgeous Jewish cultural mega-ship based in Los Angeles, doing an event in support of my new book,…
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Recipes A Spiced Soufflé Loaf to Replace Pumpkin Pie
This is a wonderful pudding-like soufflé for a winter night. The cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves are a natural pairing with pumpkin and the warm spices adding depth to every bite of soufflé. Prepare in an attractive oven-safe dish, as you will be serving it directly from the baking dish. It should have tall sides as…
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Are You Ready for the Kosher Grape Juice War?
(JTA) – is coming to seder this year. For decades, America’s kosher grape juice market has been dominated by Kedem, whose sweet libations come in concord, blush, white, peach, diet and a variety of sparkling flavors. But with U.S. sales flat when it comes to non-kosher grape juice, Welch’s, America’s largest grape juice company, is…
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Recipes Cornbread Stuffing With Mushrooms, Delectable and Dairy Free
This parve cornbread stuffing starts with homemade dairy-free cornbread, which gets its moisture from easy-to-make creamy corn “milk.” My family’s Thanksgiving stuffing tradition is Pepperidge Farm. Those salty croutons flecked with a mix of herbs and spices, tossed with cooked celery, onions and mushrooms, and drowned in broth before being toasted in the oven (we…
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Babka Pie for Thanksgiving and All the Weekly Dish
Humble pie? Not at Israeli-owned , which is whipping up five new pies for Thanksgiving. Among them: chocolate babka (pictured above), a riff on its cultishly admired babka; a traditional double-crust apple pie; delicately spiced pumpkin pie; and a classic pecan made with caramel. We’re kind of pumpkined out, but Breads has also rolled out…
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12 Chairs Cafe Proudly Offers Israeli Experience — in Brooklyn
Shakshuka in pita, at the new branch of the 12 Chairs Cafe. Israeli-born chefs and restaurant owners in Manhattan usually try not to draw attention to their origins. It’s not that they are ashamed of their cultural background, but they tend to call the cuisine served at their establishments “Mediterranean” rather than “Israeli.” What can…
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Recipes Fried Green Olives
The perfect accompaniment to a glass of sparkling wine, fried olives are also a great addition to an Israeli-style breakfast. Sometimes the best dishes on a restaurant’s menu are the simplest ones. I love , the modern-Israeli eatery in New York run by chef Einat Admony. Admony’s cooking is inspiring across the board, from her…
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Ruffled Feathers Over Wegmans’ Kosher Labeling
A New Jersey lawyer is crying “fowl” over food-handling practices at a Cherry Hill branch of supermarket giant , calling its kosher labeling “misleading and fraudulent.” Adam Rosen alleges that the chain is unwrapping kosher chickens, cooking them in unsupervised ovens, seasoning the birds and then repackaging them with stickers that say “kosher.” “It struck…
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