In the St. Louis region, those seeking kosher carryout options have three go-to restaurant options: Kohn’s Deli, Gokul Indian Restaurant, and the Circle@Crown Center. Additionally, Breadsmith in Glendale offers a selection of kosher baked goods. Those craving kosher sushi can find it at Ladue Crossing Schnucks on Wednesdays after 2 p.m. and Thursdays after 9 a.m.
This limited scope of options is why the Chabad Supper Club was launched back in May 2023. Now the eagerly anticipated fourth edition of the Supper Club is getting geared up and will begin taking orders.
“It’s time to put the fun back into St. Louis kosher,” says Rabbi Chaim Landa, with Chabad of Greater St. Louis, the organization behind the popular community service. “Our goal is to make kosher easy, accessible and fun.”
Once again, chef Ari Raskin will prepare the meals in the kitchen of the Morris & Ann Lazaroff Chabad Center and Regional Office, under the certification of the Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis. Raskin hails from Montreal where he is well-known to many for his exotic cuisine and highly acclaimed pop-up restaurant which offers unique, kosher food.
The limited menu will offer:
Israeli Shnitzel Challah
Crispy shnitzel, fried eggplant, tahina, matbucha, cabbage, pickles and harif.
Beef Crunch Wrap
Pickled onions, avocado and garlic “crema.”
Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice
Crispy fried cubes of sushi rice with spicy tuna, chive and sweet soy drizzle.
Patatas Bravas
Roasted potatoes with smokey romesco sauce and aioli.
“I’ve been getting questions non-stop about when we’re hosting the next supper club, and I’m super pumped to finally be able to share the menu – it’s going to be extra special,” says Roman Peysakhovich, a local kosher foodie and Chabad volunteer who has been taking the lead on this effort.
Roman Peysakhovich
Peysakhovich was born in Belarus where he spent his early years. His grandmother told him stories about how the family had to go into the woods to celebrate Passover because observing Jewish holidays and customs was not easy or simple. When he moved here from Minneapolis two years ago, he found fewer kosher options than in his former home. He felt the St. Louis Jewish community could benefit from more kosher choices.
“We have to make it easier for Jewish families here to get kosher food,” he said. “I took my idea to Rabbi Chaim Landa from Chabad and we got to chatting. Some people think the only way to do kosher food is with a full-blown restaurant with investors. There are other options, other things you could do to get some good kosher food going. It got us to thinking that we could provide good gourmet kosher food.”
Landa said that Chabad acts as a facilitator for Peysachovich’s vision, the Chabad Supper Club is by no means a signal that the organization is getting into the restaurant game.
“This is not about business,” Landa said. “It’s about community and people coming together and making kosher accessible and fun.”
“Here we are sitting in America, and it shouldn’t be hard to make good kosher food accessible,” he said.
For more information and to place your order online, visit: www.ShowMeChabad.com/Supper
