Food
Tasting KFWE’s Gourmet Offerings
Pin It For the second year in a row, I attended the Kosher Food and Wine Expo. Last year the food was, if I remember correctly, delicious … but I... Read More »
A Night at KFWE2012
Pin It When you look at the literary influences that I most admire (Poe, Hemmingway, and Thompson) you can’t help but notice a pattern. That pattern is one in which... Read More »
Yes. Palm Oil Truly IS Kosher.
Pin It It has become increasingly fashionable among some in my Jewish community to promote the notion that kosher food must be, what they call, “sustainable.” First, it is important... Read More »
“Hodu” This Year in Israel
Pin It There is a lovely children’s book called Rivka’s First Thanksgiving by  Elsa Okon Rael (Margaret K. McElderry Books; 2001). Set in 1910’s, it is the story of a little... Read More »
The Dreaded 3 Day Yom Tov (aka Foodfest)
Pin It It’s the dreaded three day yom tov – one that I usually get to avoid as a Jerusalemite (yup, I’ve got no issue lording it over y ‘all... Read More »
The Kosher Critic: The Best Kosher Ice Cream You’re Not Eating
Pin It If you have spent any time at any of the self-styled gourmet grocery stores you will notice that the number of products has quadrupled. This is a result... Read More »
The Kosher Restaurant and Wine Experience
Pin It One of the most iconic scenes in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is when Gene Wilder pulls back the doors of his tasting room and... Read More »
DEAL: Baron Herzog Special Reserve Syrah ’03 – Sold Out!
Pin It UPDATE: While today’s deal of the day finished, be sure to check out Gary Vaynerchuck’s other wine site, WineLibrary.com where there are terrific bargains on Kosher wines as... Read More »
Stock Up on Wine Before the New Year
Pin It Rosh Hashana is fast approaching. Don’t get caught having to run to the local story an hour before the holiday only to find the selection is tiny. While... Read More »
Not your parents’ Israeli cuisine…
Pin It I have visited Israel three times, all within the past five years. Friends and family who visited Israel many more years ago have related stories of the country... Read More »
KosherFest 2008 … a fresser’s delight!
Pin It Kosherfest is similar to any other convention held at any other convention center. The only difference, kosher food. Wait, wait, FREE Kosher food. The sound of that makes... Read More »
Agriprocessors: Why my family has stopped buying red meat
Pin It My wife and I have recently made the decision that, at least for the time being, we will no longer buy any Kosher butchered red meat (although we... Read More »
Restrictions on Food Tighten for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Pin It Every person of every creed, race, color and religion is welcome at the Olympics, correct? Well, Rabbi Levi Brackman writes in his column that the strict Chinese regulations... Read More »
Bull By Any Other Color
Pin It That’s right, it’d still be bull. In an attempt to take a break from the philosophical and creative ideas that have been the basis for most of my... Read More »
“Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs” WSJ article 7/1/08
Pin It For those of you who don’t get the Wall Street Journal, here is an outside view of the Agriprocessors matzav, and what some Jews are doing about it.... Read More »
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Real Mentch!
Pin It Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear from and talk to web personality, wine expert, and tremendously nice guy, Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library TV. I... Read More »
A Bubble Of A World
Pin It While at work, and in dire need of entertainment, my friend sent me a link to a restaurant review and urged me to look down to comment #25. ... Read More »
Don’t Eat a Peach or Raisins and Almonds because Carrot Juice is Murder
Pin It We are on the approach to the Pentecost, also known as Shavuot. On the holiday of Shavuot there is a well known custom not to eat any meat.... Read More »
Super Easy and Quick Flourless Chocolate Cake
Pin It This is a favorite, not just for Pesach, but all year because it is so delicious. Small slices, please, it is very rich. Ingredients: 1 12 ounce package... Read More »
