Recipe From the archives: These recipes from the early 1900s are just as tasty today By Faith Kramer Mar 21, 2022 Ever wonder what the earliest recipe columns in this newspaper were like? Now that J. and its predecessor publications’ archives have been digitized, I was able to explore what local Jews were…
Small Bites ‘Jew-ish’ deli opens in Napa; local alum gets big post at Bon Appétit By Alix Wall Mar 22, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Loveski Deli, a new “Jew-ish” deli concept, opened in Napa’s Oxbow Market in Napa on March 22. Given that its owner is…
Organic Epicure Ready to nosh? Try funfetti or pizza hamantaschen By Alix Wall Mar 1, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Micah Siva describes herself as “oddly passionate about hamantaschen,” something that started with her love of…
Small Bites Piroshkis for Ukraine; Ottolenghi coming to town; Ethel’s Bagels update; etc. By Alix Wall Mar 14, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Galant Food Co. is donating 100 percent of all proceeds from the sales of its Paramount Piroshki through March 25 to…
Small Bites Wise Sons, Sababa, Proposition Chicken join Mountain View hub By Alix Wall Jan 14, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Elaine Corn, the Sacramento-based food journalist and ceramicist whose menorah was on the cover of J.’s Hanukkah issue…
Recipe Matzah balls bursting with veggies and salmon topped with haroset By Faith Kramer Apr 7, 2022 At holiday dinners, most people look forward to traditional favorites, but I find there is room to tweak the menu to introduce variations and new recipes. So for this Passover, I am adding carrots,…
Recipe Three tasty — and scholarly — Sephardi Jewish recipes By Faith Kramer Jul 28, 2021 “To eat is to remember.” That phrase from Hélène Jawhara Piñer’s “Sephardi: Cooking the History” sums up the theme of this new book about the culinary heritage of Iberian Jews (before and after the…
Small Bites Wine and jazz on the Covenant patio; Fermentation maven SandorKraut comes to town By Alix Wall May 19, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Covenant, Berkeley’s kosher winery, has opened a patio outside its production facility on Sixth Street, where people…
Recipe Zesty toppings give flavor boost to grilled lamb and cauliflower By Faith Kramer Jun 9, 2022 Tangy tamarind-tomato sauce puts a Near Eastern spin on grilled cauliflower, and an herb-packed tahini sauce provides a Middle Eastern accent to grilled lamb chops in recipes that get extra flavor…
Film In new documentary, Arabs and Jews find peace — in the kitchen By Liza Schoenfein, Forward Feb 8, 2022 This piece first appeared in the Forward. Star in a TV cooking competition, you get famous. Try to make Middle East peace, you get ignored. That’s what happened to chef Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, who made…
Recipe Oh my gourd: 2 punchy pumpkin recipes for fall By Faith Kramer Nov 7, 2019 You might not realize it, but pumpkins are featured in many Jewish culinary traditions. What you do know is that, here in America, pumpkins and pumpkin-pie spice are almost official fall flavors.…
Recipe 2 of my favorites from the Dept. of Leftover Recipes By Faith Kramer Feb 21, 2020 Here are two recipes I love but haven’t been able to share until now due to space considerations. The first recipe is bursting with Middle Eastern flavors and is perfect for family Shabbat meals.…
Books Author Jennieke Cohen draws on her Filipina-Jewish heritage in new take on ‘My Fair Lady’ By Andrew Esensten Jan 31, 2022 England, 1833. Queen Charlotte, King George IV’s only child, sits on the throne. A lowly orphaned baker hawks his savory pastries on the streets of London. Two students from the Royal Academy of…
Organic Epicure ‘Feed Your People’: Big-name chefs share their big-batch recipes By Alix Wall Oct 9, 2018 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. “Being part of the tribe, you just want to feed your people. You can’t help it,” says Leslie Jonath, who believes that…
Organic Epicure South Bay blogger’s new cookbook is full of Rosh Hashanah recipes By Alix Wall Aug 30, 2021 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Some day in the (hopefully) not too distant future, when talk turns to how productive or unproductive we were during…
Recipe A hearty, old-school meal: Pot roast and baked cabbage By Faith Kramer Jan 24, 2022 Winter makes me crave the hearty, full-flavored foods often favored by Eastern European Jews — such as this Paprika Pot Roast in a rich, slightly spicy sauce accompanied by tender Baked Caraway…
Recipe Recipes for Av: Tofu skewers for mourning, smoky beef kebabs for love By Faith Kramer Jul 14, 2020 We observe two Jewish holidays in the month of Av, which begins on July 22 this year on the Gregorian calendar. The Three Weeks, which is a period of mourning ending with Tisha B’Av, a day of fasting…
Recipe This crispy cauliflower schnitzel will take your seder beyond the brisket By Micah Siva Apr 4, 2022 Preparing for a Passover seder can be stressful, especially if you are hosting guests with different dietary preferences. For a holiday that has animal products in almost every course, from chicken…
Food Star chef Alon Shaya helps a Holocaust survivor recreate recipes from his youth By Margaret Littman, JTA Mar 3, 2021 Visiting Yad Vashem a decade ago, Alon Shaya got to see some of the Jerusalem Holocaust museum’s culinary artifacts that aren’t always on display to the public. It was the James Beard Award-winning…
Recipe We’re basically getting another Thanksgivukkah this year — here are 15 recipes for it By Shannon Sarna, JTA Nov 22, 2021 This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Way back in 2013, American Jews got the ultimate holiday gift: the convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. Sweet potato kugel, cranberry filled…
Food Holiday Recipes By J. Correspondent Sep 18, 2003 Salad of Marinated Beets with Horseradish and Carrot-Orange Vinaigrette Served with Hagafen 2002 Sauvignon Blanc Serves 8 For salad: 3 lbs. assorted beets rock salt 1 red onion, julienned in 1/8…
Food ROSH HASHANAH RECIPES: By J. Correspondent Sep 3, 2004 Grilled lamb, ragout take center stage at Holy Day table In a low-carb-crazed era, Jewish breads still worth the calories Honey cake…
First Person Matzah memories with my mother By Linda Bernstein Apr 20, 2022 “And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had taken out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, since they had been driven out of Egypt and could not delay; nor had they prepared any…
Organic Epicure At Pilot Light Cafe, watch planes come and go in Half Moon Bay By Alix Wall Apr 13, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. When Shoshana Wolff made illicit matzah ball soup in her dorm room her first year in college — using a forbidden hot…