BY SUSAN KEMPPAINEN, SPECIAL FOR THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH LIGHT
• Published December 22, 2021
Five decades ago, when preemie care was still a new science, I was born at 30 weeks and weighed 3 pounds, 4 ounces. My grandmother said she’d bought bigger chickens. Since I was an itty-bitty thing and...
There are some foods that we as Jews simply identify as “Jewish Food.” It’s a cultural marker and allows a common thread to exist among Jewish communities around the world. Among the food styles...
Avi Dresner, THE FORWARD
• Published December 20, 2021
There was no way my father, 92 and with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer, could wait in the 40-minute line for what we knew would be his last meal at Katz’s Deli, so we dropped my sister off and went...
Harley Hammerman, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published December 19, 2021
Have you ever wondered what happened to that restaurant you once loved and have memories of dining at with your family and friends? We did! There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to...
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Jordan Palmer, CHIEF DIGITAL CONTENT OFFICER
• Published December 16, 2021
Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, the Webster Groves mainstay will now close its doors on December 19th instead of December 23.
Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream Closing
In a statement, the store said,...
Katie Silver, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Senior
• Published December 14, 2021
Crêpes?
If you’re like me, this is a dessert (or entrée) that you probably don’t think of very often. That is until I had a strange conversation with my mom; then they really rose to the forefront...
(JTA) — Europe’s two kosher foie gras factories aren’t in France, by far the leading consumer of the fatty liver product. Nor are they in England, home to Europe’s second-largest Jewish population.
Instead,...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 13, 2021
While the job description may read "actor," their lives can dissolve into the normal functions of a human being once they leave the set. Actors still need to pump gas into their car and just go shopping...
There are some foods that we as Jews simply identify as "Jewish Food." It's a cultural marker and allows a common thread to exist among Jewish communities around the world. Among the food styles that...
Nestled along the stretch of Delmar, just west of the Loop, sits the quaint building housing Winslow's Table.
The former sit-down restaurant has transformed into one of those charming little places...
While Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, a Webster Groves mainstay since 2003, will close on Dec. 23, owner Beckie Jacobs plans to open a significantly larger Serendipity store in The Grove this spring.
“This...