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“Drunken grandmother" challah babka with a marbled poppyseed filling and a bourbon sugar syrup for Purim. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Try this wicked babka with bourbon syrup, a new kind of Purim treat

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
Mexican-inspired wedding hamantaschen were custom-designed for J. staff writer Emma Goss and Héber Cruz Berber, who married on Feb. 23. (Beth Lee)
Posted inFood

J. writer’s wedding called for these custom-made Mexican Jewish cookies

by Beth Lee March 5, 2025March 5, 2025
Hamantaschen at Saul’s Deli in Berkeley. ( (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFood

UPDATED: Hamantaschen and beyond: Where to find Purim pastries around the Bay Area

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 4, 2025February 13, 2026
Yeasted Poppy Seed Hamantaschen (Micah Siva)
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Yeasted hamantaschen are funky, puffy, bready wonders

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 3, 2025June 19, 2025
Aviva ”Vivi” Bayun (top) talks to Beza Abebe about the dish she’s going to prepare during filming for a video series about Ethiopian Jewish cooking in Pleasant Hill on Jan. 12, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inSmall Bites

Ethiopian Jews cook their food and share their stories in Bay Area video series

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 28, 2025June 19, 2025
Hélène Jawhara Piñer's recipes include (from left) hummus with caramelized eggplant, stuffed eggplant with honey and labneh, and labneh with pomegranate seeds. (Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Sephardic culinary historian seeks to win over matzah skeptics

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 21, 2025June 19, 2025
A single piece of matzah sitting on a white surface
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Enter our ‘Matzah Madness’ recipe competition; Boichik Bagels goes to L.A.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 18, 2025February 18, 2025
Chef Spencer Horovitz (Photo/StarChefs) is the man behind Hadeem, which serves such dishes as cold smoked yellowtail with labneh and za'atar (Photo/Angelina Hong)
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James Beard noms for local chefs; Square Pie Guys do fire relief; Russian Jew on ‘Top Chef’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 10, 2025February 18, 2025
A plate of risotto on a table
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Creamy, plant-based barley risotto is ideal for Tu Bishvat

Micah Siva by Micah Siva February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
a close up of two people's hands holding "chambongs" — which resemble champagne flute glasses, but are held at an angle with the stem curving away from the glass as a straw
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How a wine bar’s Vietnamese chef and Jewish manager came to love each other’s cultures

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 5, 2025February 6, 2025

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