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Quinoa Will Save Millions Of Jews From Starvation This Passover
A Brief History of Quinoa You’ll probably be shocked to hear that quinoa used to be the poor man’s food. (Whole Foods clearly didn’t get that memo.) When the Spanish invaded South America, they mocked the grain and called it “food for the Indians”. They forbid the cultivation of the grain, and the Incas (who…
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A Kosher Chipotle-Style Restaurant Opens In Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore will be getting a kosher chipotle-style ‘The Daily Special’ at 201 N. Charles St. for a quick bite as soon as Passover ends. The restaurant will feature the delicacies of Chef Daniel Neuman, previously of kosher steakhouse ‘Serengeti’ in Pikesville, Maryland, according to Ayelet Dresin, who is co-ordinating the launch. So dream big,…
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Would You Eat An Ice Cream Called ‘Poor Jews’?
Slavitsa is a food company that’s no stranger to bad press. They’ve been in hot water before for “Obamka” ice cream, naming the chocolate dessert after former president Barack Obama (complete with a picture of an African boy on the wrapper and derogatory -ka suffix!), and for another ice cream with a Ukranian slur. So…
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Is Paul Ryan Kosher? Wikipedia Says No
Lots of delicious things aren’t kosher, from shellfish to cheeseburgers, but Paul Ryan isn’t exactly something Jews have ever felt the need or desire to want to eat. Some lone, noble hero, likely operating out of the private sanctity of his mother’s basement, recently updated the invertebrate Wikipedia page to classify American politican Paul Ryan…
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Joan Nathan Looks Back On Her Legacy
Eleven cookbooks. Four decades in the food industry. Fifty countries visited. Recognition from the James Beard Foundation and the IACP. Her latest cookbook, King Solomon’s Table is a reminder of just how prevalent Joan Nathan is in the Jewish culinary world. Has Joan Nathan done it all? To most people in the food world, Joan…
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Missing Tel Aviv? Find A Piece Of It In Williamsburg
Williamsburg has no shortage of places to eat, nor of Middle Eastern-cum-Israeli cuisine. Yet somehow, a little cafe on Union Avenue stands out. ‘Reunion’, owned by Eldad and Inna Mashiach, serves classic Israeli dishes with a side of Tel Aviv attitude. The unassuming space is as comfortable in hipster Williamsburg as it would be shuk-side…
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Jewish Barbecue Is The Best — Even If You Hate Brooklyn BBQ
Some senators recently took to Twitter to mock Vice’s new article on the rising popularity of Brooklyn barbecue. The article went viral as people took affront to the pathetic, sparse spread and New Yorker exceptionalism. The Internet has spoken, and it has declared Brooklyn barbecue ‘not a thing.’ Why is Brooklyn barbecue taking over the…
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The One And Only Kosher For Passover, Fairly Traded Chocolate
The only formally certified fair trade and kosher for Passover chocolate of recent years, no longer exists, exactly. In 2013 some of the chocolate bars made by the fair trade Equal Exchange Chocolate were certified kosher for Passover. This first-ever Passover kosher/fair trade certified chocolate combo resulted from a project initiated by Ilana Schatz, Founding…
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How Jewish Food Infiltrated The Mainstream
There’s a Chinese restaurant on every corner of New York City, followed in short order by a Mexican, Thai and Asian one. So why aren’t there more Jewish restaurants? Are there any foods that are indigenous to the Jewish people? Do the immigrant roots of Jewish food make it less appealing to the culinary avant…
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Where Does Your Falafel Come From? An Interview With Celebrity Chef Adeena Sussman
Celebrity chef Adeena Sussman recently moved to Tel Aviv after years of working her food magic in New York. I sat down with her this past week to talk about Chrissy Teigen, Israeli food versus American food, and how to eat more adventurously. “My move to Israel drove me to understand what Israeli food means,”…
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How Instagram Became The Biggest Source Of Shabbat Dinner Anxiety
Recently, I decided to drop out of all my food-based Facebook groups — there are only so many pictures of homemade macarons with perfect “feet” I can take without feeling bored. I love to cook—and eat—but when I prepare a perfect batch of challahs, my first impulse is not to take a photo and post…
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