Photograph and recipe courtesy of Abe Fisher. The Latke Makes one big latke, cut into wedges to serve 2 large Idaho potatoes, peeled and grated 2 tablespoons flour 2½ teaspoons salt 1 egg Combine all ingredients quickly, don’t overmix. Using a skillet or sauté pan over medium heat, fill hot pan halfway with oil. Let…
A happy Hanukkah mistake becomes a delicious breakfast. Photograph by Yishai Margulies In preparation for Hanukkah, I had my heart set on creating the ultimate gluten-free and vegan sufganiyot — doughnut holes digestible to all. And, after a total of three fruitless hours waiting for my dough to rise, I should have given up. I…
Growing up in a Venezuelan Jewish home opting out of nightly family dinners was never an option. But every once in a while, I wished it was. Surprisingly, it wasn’t that I wanted to watch the finale of American Idol which always happened to air during dinnertime or that I would have rather had dinner…
Courtesy of Hersh’s It must be a first for Baltimore: An Asian-Jewish culinary mashup, courtesy of an Italian joint and a hip local coffee shop. Siblings Stephanie and Josh Hershkovitz, who own Hersh’s pizzeria in downtown Baltimore, are teaming with Phil Han, the Korean-American owner of sleek new cafe Dooby’s, on a June 19 Jew-sian…
It’s almost latke time! You weren’t the only one making a trial run this weekend. Emmy Rossum got excited and posted the following video to Instagram with the caption “HANNUKAH CAME EARLY. #gf #potato #latkes.” Catch Emmy in season 3 of “Shameless,” which premieres on January 12 at 9 p.m. EST on Showtime.
The once-in-a-79,000-years superfeast of Thanksgivukkah is upon us, which can only mean many of us will be shopping for all the best and freshest stuff. With Thanksgiving already being a day to thank for the harvest, acquiring your pumpkins and turkey at your local farmers market only seems logical. The Pilgrims certainly didn’t import their…
By now, surely you’ve heard the news: Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah are one and the same. Once in a lifetime doesn’t quite capture the specialness of this event: Thanksgivukkah happens only once every 79,000 years. To those of us who love to cook, that means one thing: We better make this meal…
There’s a new cookbook about shmaltz! (More details to come soon on JCarrot.) In the meantime check out this first look. [Eater] Brisketlab. We really live in a wonderful world, when places like this exist. [Serious Eats] Eight desserts for eight nights of Hanukkah. Personally, we love the marshmallow dreidels. [Serious Eats Some seriously wacky…
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