My father loved food with a passion that many reserve for sports, music, or some other endeavor. My dad waxed poetic about fresh sweet corn and good brisket, apple pie in the fall or small-farm, hand …
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By Joni Schockett
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6/14/23
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Eli Dancour and his brother found themselves in a situation that many kosher restaurant patrons are familiar with; they were eating tacos that nobody would confuse with authentic Mexican cuisine. But …
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By Nati Burnside
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6/7/23
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An article I recently read about Shavuot spoke about the dramatic noises, fire and seismic activity surrounding Moses’ receipt of the Torah. If one is to believe Cecil B. DeMille, there was a …
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By Joni Schockett
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5/18/23
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According to tradition, Shavuot — the two-day holiday that begins on 6 Sivan (this year, the evening of Thursday, May 25) — marks the Israelites’ receiving of the Ten Commandments …
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By Ethel G. Hofman
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5/18/23
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Coney Island Avenue between Avenues J and K would seem like a great place to open a kosher restaurant. That’s probably why there are about 25 places in a three-block radius. But when Bakar …
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By Nati Burnside
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5/18/23
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While platters of falafel, pita and Israeli salad adorn many tables on Yom Ha’atzmaut — a nod to Israel’s well-known cultural foods — the celebration of Israel’s …
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By Naomi Ross
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5/10/23
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If there was ever a holiday that celebrates the strength and intelligence of women, Shavuot is it. Yes, I know that this joyous holiday is most commonly associated with Moses bringing the words …
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By Joni Schockett
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5/10/23
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When Golan Chetrit, owner of Noi Due Gelato, received an invitation to compete in the Gelato Festival World Masters, he noticed that it was being held the day before Yom Ha’atzmaut, …
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By Faygie Holt, JNS
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5/3/23
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THESE days, we are lucky to have so many options for high-end restaurants in the tri-state area. And while that’s obviously a good thing, it leads to different attitudes from the two different …
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By Nati Burnside
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5/3/23
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When I was a kid, my mother made fish once a week, usually on Thursday nights. I hated it. No matter what fish she made or how she prepared it (she baked and broiled, fried and poached and even made …
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By Joni Schockett
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4/26/23
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