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Food Robert de Niro Has Brush With Deli Greatness at Ben’s
Ben’s Best Deli in Rego Park, Queens, was transformed into a movie set for The Comedian, which co-stars Edie Falco and Robert de Niro. , the iconic kosher deli in Rego Park, Queens, enjoyed a brush with greatness this week — or maybe it was actor Robert de Niro who had the brush with deli…
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Food Russ & Daughters, Moving on Up
The distance between New York’s Lower East Side and Upper East Side is only a few miles, but the neighborhoods could hardly be more different. My grandfather Ben Schoenfein was born on the Lower East Side in 1899, 15 years before opened its doors at 179 E. Houston Street. The original appetizing shop still stands,…
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Food New Kosher Bakery in Brooklyn, Plus All the Weekly Dish
Brooklyn’s getting a new kosher bakery this summer. Danny Branover, the Lubavitche owner of Crown heights kosher wine bar , will open the yet-unnamed shop nearby, DNA Info reports. More to come. New Kosher Market in N.J. Meanwhile, another kosher market’s opening in Clifton, New Jersey, home to a sizeable Orthodox population. Seasons, a kosher…
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Food Hipster Halva in NYC
The new Seed + Mill in Chelsea Market. From left, Rachel Simons, Lisa Mendelson and Monica Molenaar. The seed of a business idea came to Lisa Mendelson after she and her banker husband left Tel Aviv for New York in 2014. “I’m obsessed with tahini, and when I moved to New York it was difficult…
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Food Mayor Bill de Blasio Celebrates Carnegie Deli Reopening
Mayor Bill de Blasio thanked owner Marian Harper (left) ‘for restoring this jewel in our crown.’ At least one fan at ’s official reopening ceremony this morning insisted that the legendary eatery makes “the best pastrami sandwich in the city.” That’s Mayor Bill de Blasio, who beamed as he cut a ceremonial cheesecake while the…
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Food Israeli Pastry Chef Gets James Beard Nod — for Bakery in Idaho
The James Beard Foundation announced its today and among the names, one jumped out at us. Moshit Mizrachi-Gabbitas of Janjou Pâtisserie in Boise, Idaho, was nominated for Outstanding Baker. “I am obviously extremely delighted and humbled to be nominated,” Mizrachi-Gabbitas said by phone from her bakery. “Such an honor to be on this list.” So…
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Food Brooklyn Museum Goes Kosher
The ’s going kosher. AM NY reports that the museum’s BKM Café will add OK-certified Glatt kosher items to its menu, all provided by Wolf and Lamb, the upscale kosher steakhouse and caterer based in midtown and Brooklyn. BKM Cafè will serve kosher meals on Shabbos, too. Zak the Baker Eyes Deli Miami baker Zak…
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Food Hummus in Hanoi
Fresh produce on display at an outdoor market in Hanoi, Vietnam. JTA — Shahar Lubin earned his culinary chops in Israel and, later the United States, cooking his way through more than 20 restaurants, starting at the age of 16. Still, it was a leap when he moved to Vietnam and opened a restaurant of…
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