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Jewish Food

Ed Schoenfeld, Jewish restaurateur who helped promote Chinese food in the 1970s and 80s, is dead at 72

Ed Schoenfeld, Jewish restaurateur who helped promote Chinese food in the 1970s and 80s, is dead at 72

Published January 18, 2022

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Ed Schoenfeld, a Jewish restaurateur who helped promote an array of Chinese food options in New York City over decades, died Friday at 72. Schoenfeld’s love of cooking...

Big changes, new bagels and a viral video, all new from Lefty's Bagels

Big changes, new bagels and a viral video, all new from Lefty’s Bagels

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 13, 2022

If your first rule of where you buy your bagels is to buy from someone who is sort of mean, no fun, and doesn't like making bagels, then please read no further. The guy's from Lefty's Bagels are...

Barley-Carrot_Croquettes. Photo: Michael Kahn

Tu B’Shevat seder features a lucky seven food species

MARGI LENGA KAHN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished January 13, 2022

Rabbi Eliyahu Safran of the Orthodox Union refers to the number seven as the perfect number. “Seven is completeness and wholesomeness,” he says. There are numerous examples in Judaism of the significance...

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #3

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #3

Rob Eshen, The ForwardPublished January 11, 2022

“This story was originally published on Jan. 9 by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” Everyone needs a go-to matzah ball...

Gluten free and dairy free macaroons

Enjoy this gluten free macaroon recipe now, then save for Passover

Rhonda Albom, Owner, Kibitzspot.comPublished January 11, 2022
This dairy-free and gluten-free macaroon recipe is a simple, fresh, and easy snack or dessert. It’s not just a Passover treat, so enjoy them anytime.
This week's Sunday Brunch pick: Rooster Downtown

This week’s Sunday Brunch pick: Rooster Downtown

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 6, 2022

Here’s the formula for a perfect Sunday morning: sleep past 7, take care of the dogs, make coffee and fill up two mugs. Bring the coffee and the dogs back upstairs to a lovely wife who is just waking...

5 Jewish food trends to look out for this year

5 Jewish food trends to look out for this year

Shannon Sarna, The NosherPublished January 6, 2022
Our food predictions for 2022 include herring sandwiches, potato milk and kosher bacon too.
Courtesy Joan Nathan, and “Jewish Cooking in America”

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #2

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 4, 2022

The St. Louis Jewish Light, a lot of soup recipes in our database.  A precursory search found over 200 soup recipes, some dating back 30ish years. Because recipes do not go bad, we’re going to bring...

Remembering one "The Loop's" best: "Riddles Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar"

Remembering one “The Loop’s” best: “Riddles Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar”

Harley Hammerman, Special For the St. Louis Jewish LightPublished January 2, 2022

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....

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Does the cheesecake shortage of 2021 mean that Christmas is becoming more Jewish?

Andrew Silverstein, The ForwardPublished December 23, 2021

This story was originally published on [DATE] by The Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from The Forward delivered to you each morning. Promptly at noon Friday, I went to a Philadelphia...

Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?

Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?

PJ Grisar, The ForwardPublished December 22, 2021

This story was originally published December 25, 2019 by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” Every year around this time a certain handwritten...

Photo Courtesy of Missouri Historical Society

The remarkable true story of the Freund Baking Company

Nine PBS, Special For The Jewish LightPublished December 22, 2021

Since 1807, Jewish St. Louisans have played a significant role in the region’s development—their names grace department stores, buildings, and landmarks. This story was originally published by Nine...

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