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Food Maury Povich Buys a D.C. Bar
Two Jewish media stars walk into a bar… …and buy it. No joke: Sports commentator Tony Kornheiser and talk-show maven Maury Povich have purchased Chad’s, a popular hangout for Washington, D.C., media folk for decades. The pair plans to upgrade the beer and wine menu, build a podcast studio for Kornheiser’s online chat show and…
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Food Unkosher Comedy Series Puts Treyf Front and Center
Some would argue that there’s nothing funny about treyf. And the trio behind [“Traif (An Unkosher Series),”](An Unkosher Series ““Traif (An Unkosher Series),””) a new online comedy based on Brooklyn’s very real Traif restaurant, would argue that they’re wrong. When Chef Jason Marcus opened the eatery — a bagel’s throw from Satmar enclaves in Wiliamsburg…
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Food Katz’s Deli — With a British Accent?
Apparently, Monty’s Deli is the new Katz’s. At least that’s what owner Marc Ogus is saying about his new London deli, opening this month in the city’s historically Jewish East End. Ogus and co-owner Owen Barratt, both in their 20s, are promising pastrami, “bottomless coffee, brunch — including a giant potato latke and fried egg…
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Food Marvelous Macarons, From Russia With Love
How’s this for an only-in-New-York story: Russian Jew meets Israeli-born Frenchman on a trip to New York. She leaves Moscow to join him in Manhattan. They start an artisan macaron business. And Macy’s Herald Square courts them to open a shop. It’s not a movie script. It’s Polina Andris’s life, and Made by Pauline is…
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Food How to Taste 300 Kosher Wines in a Day
Time to pick a designated driver: More than 300 kosher wines and spirits will be on hand for sampling at this year’s Kosher Food & Wine Experience, the annual extravaganza hosted by distributor Royal Wine. Among wines making their debut at KWFE 2017, February 13 at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, are Terra di Seta Assai,…
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Food The Latest in Kosher Food Delivery
Kosher by drone? That’s probably next. In the meantime, there’s Koshwhere, a new service that delivers kosher packaged meals to travelers who preorder through an app. Launched by a former IDF soldier, Koshwhere fills orders through a network of more than 400 kosher kitchens — and delivers to more than 200,000 non-kosher hotels and Airbnb…
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Food Giant Bagel Menorah Gave Bethesda Toasty Glow
Chew on this: Our post-Hanukkah prize for the year’s best menorah goes to the “Bagel-Norah,” a 10-foot-tall model made from 400 bagels. Who came up with all the dough for this project? Chabad Bethesda in Maryland, whose previous Hanukkah extravaganzas have included giant menorahs of ice, Legos and jelly beans. “You can either just do…
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Food It’s Kosher in the Bahamas
It was better in the Bahamas — unless you kept kosher. Until now. Atlantis, the massive Paradise Island resort, is partnering with Glatt kosher tour provider Kosherica to offer on-site kosher catering services for the first time. The Atlantis is also touting special “cultural touches,” including a “beautifully decorated chuppah overlooking the crystal-blue Bahamian waters”…
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