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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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Recipes Polar Vortex Beef Borscht
Photographs by Liza Schoenfein Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: about 3 hours Serves: 8 2½ pounds beef chuck cut into 2-3 inch pieces 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 32 ounces lower sodium beef broth ½ cup tomato paste ½ cup apple cider vinegar ¼ cup honey 4 dill fronds (about…
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‘MeToo! Hummus’ Is Trying To Change Its Name To Literally Anything Else
Ramona Hazan’s vegan and gluten-free MeToo! hummus hasn’t been flying off the shelves recently, due to an unfortunate coincidence. After all, ‘me too’ tends to remind shoppers of viral hashtags telling horrifying stories of sexual harassment, instead of the catchy brandname it once was fourteen years ago. At first, Hazan thought she could capitalize on…
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Israel’s King Of Artisanal Bread Is Now Bringing His Magic To NYC
A phenomenon in Israel, celebrity chef Erez Komarovsky has now turned his sights from Israel’s food scene to Manhattan. After achieving unprecedented success in Israel, with his Lechem Erez bakery stretching to 30 locations, Komarovsky has decided to open up a 50-seat restaurant in Union Square called Mint Kitchen. Before local ingredients and unexpected flavors…
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Jewish Foodies Are Turning Increasingly To Mexican Food — Despite The Politics
Over the past ten years, Jews have flirted with Mexican-Jewish food, creating unexpected fusion recipes (poblano matzo balls, anyone?), kosher taquerias, and Jewish-Mexican bakeries. With Izzy Eidelman, the creator of Izzy’s Kosher Steakhouse, now setting his sights on a taqueria in the beta-testing kosher area of Crown Heights (after all, if you can open a…
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Bimbo Bakeries’ Supermarket Bread Is Back To Being Kosher, After An Outcry
In 2017, Bimbo Bakeries kissed its kosher certification goodbye, but in 2019, it is in the process of getting those coveted kosher consumers back. Bimbo Bakeries covers Arnold, Sara Lee and Ball Park brands, as part of the largest baking company in the United States, based out of Pennsylvania. America may only be 2% Jewish,…
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Babka Fervor Is Spreading From Brooklyn To The Bay Area
Despite New York’s recent babka boom, it is Palo Alto, of all places, that is home to the only babka-centric bakery in the world. Silicon Valley’s appetite for babka has proven insatiable at Ayelet Babka Bakery, where the sweet and savory babkas sell out by early afternoon every day. When the bakery’s founder Ayelet Nuchi…
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Top 7 Foods To Bring To A Shiva House
It’s not always easy to know what to say to someone in mourning. A lot of times people can make the mistake of saying ‘it was meant to be,’ or ‘at least they didn’t suffer,’ or ‘well, she was pretty old, wasn’t she?’ So instead of putting your foot in your mouth, consider giving your…
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Israel Ranks 6th World-Wide For Veganism Popularity In 2018
In a recent Chef’s Table analysis of world-wide vegan habits, Israel was ranked 6th for the second year in a row, with a Vegan Popularity Score of 78. This is no surprise, considering that at least 5.2% of Israelis follow a vegan diet, and even fast food pizza brand Domino’s decided Israel was the place…
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Celebrity Israeli Chef Opening Gluten-Free Restaurant ‘Arba’ In NYC
The Israeli culinary migration to New York is continuing apace. What was originally planned as a pop-up for a few months, starring Chef Nir Tzuk, is turning into a new restaurant in every way. To be called Arba, it will open in early February in the Upper West Side, and is now in final preparations…
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Woke Jews Are Finding Environmental Meaning In Tu B’Shvat
Ask any Jewish elder what Tu B’Shvat is and you might get a confused glance. But ask any younger coastal dweller with a Twitter handle, and they might be able to tell you: it’s an agricultural New Year’s Day for the trees, and the people who appreciate this holiday are trending younger and younger. Akin…
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