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Food Need a great pre-Passover cocktail? Check out ‘Elijah’s Cup’
For years, I’ve been wondering why there hasn’t been a great cocktail created for the Seder. I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t four cups of wine enough? Well, no. I grew up drinking the customary four cups of Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine. I have a strong sensory memory of that experience, which I used to…
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Food When Purim falls on St. Patrick’s Day, drink a Haman O’Reilly
If Purim and St. Patrick’s Day, which both fall on March 17 this year, have one thing in common, it’s drinking. To mark the two holidays’ joint appearance on the calendar, Jay Sanderson, the former CEO and president of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, concocted a cocktail that combines the flavors of each. He…
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Food 8 Hanukkah-themed cocktails — and one perfect biscuit — to light up the nights
Holiday gatherings are certain to be smaller this year, but they needn’t feel less festive. These colorful Hanukkah-inspired concoctions are almost as much fun to make as they are to drink. Whether you’re a traditionalist, an adventurer, or a teetotaler, there’s something here for everyone. Mix them up for your pandemic pod, or consider sharing…
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Food Leonard Cohen Invented His Own Cocktail. The Jewish Museum Gave It A Happy Hour.
The lobby of the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan hummed with energy and clinking ice cubes. Museum-goers formed huddles in the entry of the converted mansion — some visitors sat at tables, while others scoured books that are on sale in the museum’s store. Everyone was holding a blush-colored cocktail invented…
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Food How To Throw A Leonard-Cohen-Style Cocktail Party
Booze and Vinyl, by Andre and Tenaya Darlington, is a sleek volume with suggestions for cocktails and music pairings — including recipes for listening to the iconic Songs Of Leonard Cohen album on vinyl. So here it is, some fresh new cocktail recipes courtesy of the Darlington siblings. Time to set the mood and let…
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Recipes Cocktails Dedicated To History’s Unsung Jewish Heroines
The following is an excerpt from “Drinking Like Ladies: 75 Modern Cocktails From The World’s Leading Bartenders.” These sassy broads, and the classic cocktails dedicated to them, are unsung heroines of Jewish history. Peruse through the biographies of these history-making heroines and then mix yourself the cocktail dedicated to them. It’s four o’clock somewhere and…
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Recipes 4 Spectacular — And Symbolic — Cocktails For The HIgh Holidays
During the High Holidays, many Jewish families are making sure they’re stocked up on sweet red wine, a traditional way of symbolically asking for a “sweet” new year. But symbolism within Jewish practice has expanded — such as with the use of an orange on the Seder plate — to accommodate an ever diversifying people….
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