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Jewish Food

(L-R) CH Cdr. Aaron Kleinman; CH Capt. Brian Stamm; Rabbi Eli Eleff; Rabbi Daniel Sharratt; and CH Maj. Elie Estrin outside the USS Cole on their tour of Navy ships for a kosher fact finding mission.

Initiative makes kosher more accessible in U.S. Navy

By Howard Blas, Chabad.org/newsPublished August 21, 2023

When Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel DiLiscia sets out this month for two years on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, the nuclear engineer and electrician is hopeful that his kosher-food experience will...

St. Charles Jewish Festival to feature kosher food from Chicago's Zelda Catering

St. Charles Jewish Festival to feature kosher food from Chicago’s Zelda Catering

Published August 10, 2023

The team at Zelda’s Catering, based in Chicago, Illinois, will be making the 5-hour trek this weekend to serve as the primary food vendor at the third annual St. Charles Jewish Festival which will be...

A Southern spread featuring a blintz casserole, Hoppin' John and a "kosher" okra gumbo combines histories of Eastern Europe, the American South and the continent of Africa. (Forrest Clonts)

Our Southern kitchens are where Black and Jewish traditions come together

Rachel Gordin Barnett, Lyssa Kligman Harvey, JTAPublished August 9, 2023

(JTA) — We grew up in South Carolina in the late 1960s and ’70s, one of us from the capital city, Columbia, and the other from the small town of Summerton. The foods served on our respective tables...

Ben Poremba

Ben Poremba moving three restaurants to the new Delmar Maker District, near his Deli Devine

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished August 8, 2023

Jewish restauranteur Ben Poremba’s three Botanical Heights eateries — Elaia and Olio and Nixta — will close Dec. 31 and move next year to the Delmar Maker District, the area along Delmar between...

Lubavitch of Iowa Torah Center and Maccabee’s Kosher Deli in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by Jackson Richman/JNS.

TikTok endorsement of Iowa’s sole kosher deli piles on the orders

Published August 7, 2023

(JNS) Sarah Booz, a recent transplant to the Midwest from New York, found a familiar taste of home more than 1,100 miles away. In a video that has now received more than 275,000 views (and counting),...

How to make s'mores challah panini at home

How to make s’mores challah panini at home

Jamie Geller, JaimeGeller.comPublished August 7, 2023

Summer is for kids and building memories. A panini sandwich with melty marshmallows and creamy chocolate with bananas is tempting for everyone, big kids included! INGREDIENTS 8 slices challah,...

Kosher shopping options expanding in St. Louis area

Kosher shopping options expanding in St. Louis area

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 7, 2023

When it comes to food trends, kosher remains a hot and growing one, to the tune of more than $25 billion a year. This is one of the reasons that St. Louis shoppers will find an expanded kosher food section...

Why saying "thank you" after a meal is a kind and spirtual act

Why saying “thank you” after a meal is a kind and spirtual act

Rabbi Lori LevinePublished August 3, 2023

On a hard and arduous journey, one plagued by hunger, thirst, conflict and fear, it can be difficult to keep the end in mind. This is especially true of a 40-year journey during which an entire generation...

The best Jewish food at Aldi

The best Jewish food at Aldi

ADRIANA CHAVEZ, THE NOSHERPublished July 26, 2023

(Kveller via JTA) If you want a reliable place to shop for groceries with unbeatable prices, you turn to Aldi. This German grocery chain has amassed a cult-like following due to its affordable prices and...

Morton Meyer, and Seven Gables Inn, circa 1990

Morton Meyer: From Army intelligence agent to renowned restaurateur, a journey of love, travel, and culinary innovation

Harley Hammerman, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 25, 2023

There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to celebrating the restaurants of our past. We are partnering with the site’s creator Harley Hammerman and celebrating these wonderful stories....

Caitlin Stayduhar and Nathan Litz. File photo: Bill Motchan

St. Louis brand of green Sriracha stands out in shortage of red Thai competition

BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished July 20, 2023

Pepper sauce is a hot commodity. That is, it’s very popular. The Huy Fong brand of hot, red Sriracha chili sauce, with its distinctive rooster logo, is hard to find these days because of a weather-related...

Students from The Innovation School at Cool Valley, as they learn to make challah during an internship

St. Louis students find ‘kismet’ through baking challah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 10, 2023

During the spring, Mark Sauer, a self-professed "foodie" saw a social media post about a workshop offering to teach anyone to bake traditional Jewish challah. "My wife is Jewish and loves challah, so...

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