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‘Patis Bakery’ Offers Hot New Kosher Date Spot On The Upper West Side
With Pardes, the boundary-pushing restaurant he ran in Brooklyn, Moses Wendel reinvented kosher for the foodie generation. Now, he’s doing the same for kosher bakeries. Patis, which opened in Manhattan this summer after launching in New Jersey last year, is bringing an artisan touch to kosher baked goods in “what’s not a typically kosher environment,”…
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This Modern Jewish Deli Is Committed To Supporting Women And Queer People
A decade since David Sax published Save the Deli, his rallying cry for old-school Ashkenazi food, there’s still much hand-wringing over the disappearing Jewish delicatessen. But a new generation is rebooting the whole deli concept, sometimes in unexpected places with unconventional approaches. Manhattan’s Harry & Ida’s creates Instagrammable hybrids like carrot hot dogs; buzzy Freedmans,…
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Kim Kushner’s Rosh Hashanah Apple & Olive Oil Cake
Simplicity at its finest. A humble vanilla cake, topped with a mosaic of apple slices, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar—only this one is made using olive oil, which gives it a rich, Mediterranean taste. Tried and true, it will tempt you to make it time and time again. Makes one 9-inch (23-cm) cake 1/2 cup…
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Recipe: Roasted Salmon Topped With Squash & Zucchini Crunchies
A side of salmon can always feed a big crowd, and this recipe – a staple of mine — works well for guests of all ages and palates. Beautiful salmon topped with crunchy spiralized squash and zucchini ribbons: the colors are gorgeous and the taste is delicious. You just can’t go wrong. I like my…
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Kim Kushner’s Sexy Red Kale with Red Beets & Fresh Dill in Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
I love the look of red kale and red beets. I know that salad isn’t supposed to be sexy — but the colors of this one make it so. I use whole endive leaves, peeled off gently one at a time to maintain their beautiful flower-petal appearance, and toss with the deep red kale, crimson…
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This Rosh Hashanah, Celebrate With a Classic Persian Dish of Antiquity
One of the greatest glories of Jewish cuisine is its diversity – a celebration of the Diaspora that touches upon the antiquity of our people, as well as the joys and sorrows and memories that are the apron strings we cling to as the New Year turns. As an Ashkenazi Jew, my memories are closely…
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Kim Kushner’s Gingery Healing Broth With Mushrooms, Carrots, Leeks & Kale
This is more than just an amazingly fragrant soup: it’s an all-in-one pot meal. Chicken, veggies, and noodles in a light, gingery-garlic golden broth really nourishes in more than one way. I know that traditionally chicken matzo ball soup is meant to be the go-to when you’re feeling under the weather, but I opt to…
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Where To Book A Rosh Hashanah Restaurant Dinner
If you’re looking forward to Rosh Hashanah dinner – but not necessarily to cooking – fear not. Restaurants around the country are rolling out special menus for the High Holidays this year. Here are some of our favorites. Please note: None of these are kosher. Prices are per person, and don’t include taxes, beverages, or…
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The Fascinating Story Behind ‘Russ & Daughters’, On Exhibit Now
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Center for Jewish History (@centerforjewishhistory) on Aug 30, 2019 at 11:45am PDT Delicious, but such tiny portions. That’s the feeling after noshing on “Russ & Daughters: An Appetizing Story”, a compact exhibition that opened this week at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. Russ &…
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In an Expansive New Cookbook, Leah Koenig Takes on the Jewish Culinary Canon
What is Jewish cooking? “It depends entirely on whom you ask,” Leah Koenig answers in the introduction to her latest book, “The Jewish Cookbook,” which contains over 400 Jewish recipes from around the globe. “Jewish communities fanned out from the Middle East to places near and far,” she writes. “These communities were bound together by…
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Leah Koenig’s Chicken Hamin (Stew) With Bucatini
Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 8 hours 15 minutes Serves: 6 Like other Shabbat stews, this dish, hamin macaroni, cooks overnight, and is traditionally served at Saturday lunch. Any thick, long pasta will work in this dish, but bucatini holds up perfectly to the low and slow cooking. • 1 pound (455 g) bucatini…
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