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Andy Altman-Ohr

Andy Altman-Ohr was J.’s managing editor and Hardly Strictly Bagels columnist until he retired in 2016 to travel and live abroad. He and his wife have a home base in Mexico, where he continues his dalliance with Jewish journalism.

Posted inFood

Be still, my chicken heart: an Israeli dining experience in South Bay

by Andy Altman-Ohr January 22, 2016August 17, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

Shorty Goldsteins stands tall with new housemade bagels

by Andy Altman-Ohr December 18, 2015February 24, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

South Bays Jerusalem Grill reopens but it’s no longer kosher

by Andy Altman-Ohr November 26, 2015February 24, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

Two Jewish food trucks roll onto the scene but they’re for Google only

by Andy Altman-Ohr November 13, 2015February 24, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

Another Bay Area kosher restaurant shuts its doors

by Andy Altman-Ohr November 6, 2015February 24, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

A new boiled-and-baked operation pops up in San Francisco: Shegetz Bagel

by Andy Altman-Ohr October 9, 2015September 25, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

Googles first executive chef and lots of free samples on tap at Hazon food fest in Palo Alto

by Andy Altman-Ohr October 9, 2015February 24, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

Bubbie’s Love: An old-school Jewish deli in Sacramento area is 2 years old

by Andy Altman-Ohr September 11, 2015February 24, 2017
Posted inFood, Culture, Hardly Strictly Bagels

J.’s ‘bagel columnist’ takes on the New York Times

by Andy Altman-Ohr August 28, 2015September 25, 2017
Posted inUncategorized

Team USA is home from Berlin Maccabi Games, with medals and memories

by Andy Altman-Ohr August 14, 2015December 29, 2016

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