Monday, May 14, 2012
Israeli pastry chef makes it big as ‘Sweet Genius’
by Josh Lipowsky, JTA
As the minutes on the clock tick away, the chefs run about their kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj Mahal-themed desserts.. . .
Friday, May 4, 2012
Businessman seeks new hearing in Coca-Cola lawsuit
JTA
A Jewish Canadian-Egyptian businessman wants a full U.S. appeals court to rehear his lawsuit against Coca-Cola for using his family’s property in. . .
Friday, May 4, 2012
With a side of wry, a ‘schmucky’ deli truck rolls into L.A.
by Edmon J. Rodman, JTA
It’s not a dinner for schmucks but a lunch served by one.. . .
Thursday, May 3, 2012
N.Y. shul to kosher caterer: Pack your knives and go
JTA
A suburban New York synagogue has launched eviction proceedings against its longtime kosher caterer.. . .
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Livestock disease spreads to Gaza
JTA
A new case of a “novel strain” of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Gaza Strip, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. . .
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Availability of kosher food aboard Titanic sheds light on immigration via England
by Marshall Weiss, Dayton Jewish Observer
Of the 2,225 people aboard Titanic on its maiden voyage, 1,512 perished in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic when the ship went down in the. . .
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Kosher for Passover Coke barred from California
JTA
Kosher for Passover Coca-Cola has been barred from California.. . .
Monday, April 9, 2012
Mishap leaves Israeli brigade with seder meal of matzah and salami
JTA
Israeli soldiers in the Kfir Brigade ate salami and matzah for their seder meal after a base chef heated up the real seder food inappropriately,. . .
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Recipes to please the crowd and de-stress the chef
by Jamie Geller, JTA
Passover may be the mother of all kitchen yontifs — but stay cool, and don’t stress. Here are some of my favorite recipes from last Passover that. . .
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
My family’s Karaite-style Passover
by Brenda Gazzar, Contributing Writer
Never mind the gefilte fish and brisket, the mass-produced, cardboard-like matzah and the kosher-for-Passover wine. Instead, Passover seder at my. . .
Monday, April 2, 2012
How to make perfect matzah balls [VIDEO]
CookKosher.com
These quick and easy tips will pay big dividends. This year, make your Matzo Balls deliciously perfect!. . .
Monday, April 2, 2012
How not to feel like a matzah ball on Passover
by Elisa Spungen Bildner, JTA
It's April and steel shopping carts clang and collide like bumper cars in the kosher-for-Passover aisle of my local supermarket. Even in this mob I. . .
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Following the carp — the fish in gefilte — from lake to plate
By Jonah Lowenfeld
Big fish, cheap fish; sport fish, gefilte fish. With apologies to Dr. Seuss, that’s a decent summary of the situation for carp today.. . .
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Q&A with pastry chef Chris Hanmer
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Award-winning pastry chef Chris Hanmer doesn’t let a little matzah meal scare him. Hanmer, who, in 2011, came in first in the second season of. . .
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Position yourself for Passover’s traditions
By Judy Zeidler
After many years of reciting the Passover story around our dining room table, we made a major change. My family decided to re-create the seders held. . .
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Nevada inmates to receive kosher meals after lawsuit is settled
JTA
The Nevada Department of Corrections, responding to an inmate's lawsuit, agreed to provide Orthodox Jewish inmates with kosher-certified meals.. . .
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Thousands turn out for kosher chili contest in Dallas
JTA
Temple Shalom won the first turkey chili competition at the Kosher Chili Cook-Off in Dallas.. . .
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
French prime minister calls for end to ritual slaughter
JTA
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon advised Muslims and Jews to forego ritual slaughter practices he deems un-modern, sparking controversy.. . .
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Poppy seed pleasures
By Judy Zeidler
It all began with Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, who became a vegan when she married King Ahasuerus and moved into the palace. She. . .
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Anti-boycott lawsuit against food co-op is dismissed
JTA
A lawsuit seeking to overturn a Washington state food co-op's boycott of Israeli goods was dismissed in state Superior Court. Thurston County. . .
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Preseason victory for Mets-against a kosher vendor
JTA
The New York Mets can prevent a kosher food vendor from selling its wares on Shabbat, a federal judge ruled. Judge Jack Weinstein of U.S. District. . .
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
New boycott called over Israeli chocolate bars
JTA
The leaders of Israel's cottage cheese boycott are calling for a new boycott over the high price of chocolate bars. The calls came earlier this week. . .
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Kashrut supervisors trained in Poland
JTA
Following an increasing demand for kosher food in Poland, 17 Polish Jews graduated from a seminar certifying them as kashrut supervisors.. . .
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Bagels regain bread status in Ireland
JTA
Bagels were granted equal status with soda bread in Ireland following a government decision to reclassify the traditionally Jewish favorite as. . .
