Scholars have long debated whether the Talmud does in fact declare it a mitzvah to drink alcohol on Purim. Or more accurately, to drink enough on Purim that one cannot distinguish between “cursed be...
Ben Poremba always knew the power food had to stir up memories in people, but he was not prepared for the reaction his father had the first time he tasted his egg salad. The chef and restaurateur had just...
Nathaniel Reid is used to acclaim.The world-class pastry chef and owner of Nathaniel Reid Bakery has been racking up awards for years now, winning such accolades as Pastry Chef of the Year by the U.S....
(JTA) — This isn’t your grandfather’s steak.The Israeli company Aleph Farms announced Tuesday that it had produced the world’s first “slaughter-free steak,” using a mix of 3-D printing technology...
By Harley Hammerman, MD
• Published February 10, 2021
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 celebrating...
(The Nosher) - Leave it to Sephardic Jews to make even a pedestrian dish — the ubiquitous matzah brei, a mash-up of fried matzah and egg — into something sublime.In his landmark book “The Sephardic...
(The Nosher) – I see your carefully curated Instagram brunch with chia seed pudding, avocado toast and kombucha and raise you this: Chremslach.Chremslach (‘chremsl’ for singular) are better known...
By Ellen Futterman / Editor-in-Chief
• Published February 8, 2021
Goldie’s Bagels in Columbia, Mo. has a slogan, a tagline if you will, that pretty much sums up its mission: “Made by moms for your mornings, meetings and mazel tovs.”“We dream of having a café...
Tara Gallina has a hard time wrapping her head around just how different things were last year at this time. Back then, she and her husband, Michael, were celebrating a series of professional successes...
This article originally appeared in The Nosher.You love challah. You love pizza. It might be time to combine these two cherished carbs together in one pan.If you often make big batches of challah, this...
This piece originally appeared in The Nosher.I have been making challah for my family and friends forever, and I kept at it in 2020, when challah baking became a trend on social media. But as the year...
Sonya Sanford / My Jewish Learning
• Published January 27, 2021
(The Nosher) Plov is a rice pilaf-style dish that became popular in the Soviet Union by way of Uzbekistan. Plov’s popularity in Russia can be traced back to at least the time of Alexander the Great....
