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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner Will Get ‘Weinerrific’ Hot Dog For First Shabbat Dinner In Prison
Anthony Weiner’s first lunch in the big house consisted of pizza, spaghetti and a garden salad, TMZ reported, but for Shabbat dinner, he’ll get a hot dog. “A Weinerrific dinner,” TMZ said. Weiner will be dining in at Federal Medical Center in suburban Devens, Massachusetts. The disgraced ex-congressman is beginning serving a 21-month prison sentence…
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Fast Forward All Is Now Right In The World, Because Bamba Is Coming To Trader Joe’s
Look, 2017 has been a tough year. Political divisions have torn our country apart. Climate change is making our planet increasingly inhospitable. “The Emoji Movie” was a thing. But lo, good news has emerged from the food wizards of Monrovia, California: Trader Joe’s will soon be selling Bamba. The famed Israeli snack, which is frustratingly…
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Fast Forward Cocaine Kingpin Wins Damages Over Kosher Prison Food — Then Loses It In Clawback
A jailed drug dealer won nearly $6,000 from the British government after being denied kosher food in prison — only to see the government take back the money as it tries to claw back his ill-gotten profits. Frederick Colverson was convicted of conspiring to supply class A drugs and sentenced to 25 years in prison…
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Food Score A Seat At Star Chef Solomonov’s Israeli Brunch
The New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF), which runs October 12–15, is packed with every kind of culinary happening: dinners, demos, tastings, classes, parties and more. But the event that caught my eye (go figure) is an Israeli brunch on Saturday at noon hosted by James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov. The Israeli-born,…
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Food Toronto Food Fest Shows Can-Jew Attitude
Pickles and pastramis. Borscht and bourekas. Latkes and lox. Toronto’s rocking Jewish food scene was the star of the second-annual Noshfest, which took place on an unseasonably warm Canadian Thanksgiving, Monday, October 9. More than 1,500 locals packed a midtown arts center to meet the machers and mavens of Can-Jew cuisine. “We wanted a fun…
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Life How $500-A-Night Kosher Resorts Tell Untold Story Of Orthodox Wealth
Somewhere up the cobblestoned street of Capri’s Via Croce, past the teeming summer flocks of upper class Americans and Asians sporting identical resort wear, past the linen and perfume boutiques: You’ll find yourself at the steps of the Capri Tiberio Palace (starting at $350 Euro a night) — a charming hotel overlooking the azure waters…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Protests Non-Kosher NYC Free Lunch Program
The Orthodox Union is urging New York City to arrange for kosher certification of a free school lunch program, which observant Jewish and Muslim students have so far not been able to eat. “The mayor is openly discriminating against students in nonpublic and religious schools,” Orthodox Union CEO Allen Fagin told the New York Daily…
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Food The Votes Are In! Here Are The Food Choice Award Winners
A delectable combo platter of modern and classic Jewish food businesses and brands took top honors this week in the first annual Forward Food Choice Awards. From the 2nd Avenue Deli, which opened its doors in 1954 and took the top spot for Best NY Deli, to Best New Kosher Restaurant, awarded to NY Brat…
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