New: “A Harlem Shabbat Dinner Is Attracting Celeb Chefs”, Forward.com, May 16 2019
“The invitation from New York’s Jewish Food Society intrigued me: Why would superstar chef Marcus Samuelsson cook Shabbat dinner at a small JCC alongside Travel Channel food savant Andrew Zimmern and other notables?” More
New: “Hotel Review: Hotel Birks, Montreal”, The New York Times, May 3 2019
“While it imparts zero sense of place — the mood’s more Mitteleuropa than Montreal — the hotel’s bling-y opulence does create a plush cocoon.” More
New: “This Chef Is Making Artisanal Bread With Kasha Varnishkes”, Forward.com, April 29 2019
“Remember the old commercials where peanut butter and chocolate collided into a spectacular combo that made both parts seem even tastier? A New York chef has done that. With bread. And kasha varnishkes. And schmaltz and onions.” More
“Asian, Vegan, Or Keto: Seder Menus Are Leaning Trendy”, Forward.com, April 15 2018
“Is your seder leaning Asian, vegan, or keto this year? A new report says you’re not alone.” More
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“Lucky Lee’s, Promising ‘Clean’ Chinese Food, Is At Center Of ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Firestorm”, Forward.com, April 12 2019
“A Jewish celebrity nutritionist — and her so-called ‘clean’ Chinese food — is at the center of a cultural-appropriation firestorm after she opened a Greenwich Village restaurant this week.” More
“Where To Get A Seat At A James-Beard-Award-Winning Passover Seder — and Others In NYC And Beyond”, Forward.com, April 12 2019
“When did Passover become so cool? You’ll have options this year for biodynamic, Indian-inspired, and James-Beard-Award-winning-chef seders.” More
“Carl Reiner On Judaism, Atheism And The ‘Monster’ In The White House”, Forward.com, April 1 2019
“At 96, Carl Reiner still slays. The comedy deity, who is being honored this week at the Westchester Jewish Film Festival, has maintained his singular outlook — melding the clear-eyed and cockeyed, the everyday and absurd.” More
