Molly Yeh’s Apple Cider Brisket: A treat for brunch, too

September 27, 2019

By MOLLY YEH

This slow-cooked brisket is featured on season 4 of Molly Yeh’s Food Network show “Girl Meets Farm,” which captures her life on a sugar beet farm. Flavored with apple cider and maple syrup, it embraces Rosh Hashanah...

Why cold soups are really Jewish

July 18, 2019

By SUSAN BAROCAS

When my 7-year-old son and I traveled to Budapest in 2002, we arrived at my friend Katalin’s flat at 11 a.m. It was already over 90 degrees F. and there was no air conditioning. We could barely...

Here are 6 favorite Jewish foods you should stop eating

July 08, 2019

By ALIX WALL

With summer barbecue season finally here, Americans everywhere will be firing up their grills and feasting on their favorite foods.

But many of our culinary indulgences come with a cost. We’re not just talking about foods that...

Chinese-Jewish chef Molly Yeh is nominated for an Emmy

March 20, 2019

(JTA) — Chinese-Jewish chef Molly Yeh was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for best culinary host for her show “Girl Meets Farm.”

In an Instagram post, Yeh wrote that she is “completely verklempt” to be nominated. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPkKDcAiAi/

“Girl Meets...

This woman combines Jewish and Japanese cuisines, from gyoza kreplach soup to mochi latkes

October 26, 2018

By JOSEFIN DOLSTEIN

(JTA) —Kristin Eriko Posner recalls feeling torn right before she finalized her conversion to Judaism. Though she felt an affinity to the religion from a young age and was eager to embrace the faith of her now...

Had enough sweet stuff at the New Year? Here’s some savory for Succot.

September 22, 2018

By MEGAN WOLF

(JTA) — So much at the Jewish New Year is sweet — first fruits, honey, honey cake. By the time Succot rolls around, we’re often looking for something savory to offset it all

Regardless...

Hydrox, the original kosher sandwich cookie, is accusing Oreo of sabotage

August 13, 2018

By BEN SALES 

(JTA) — You know what Oreos are.

They’re two delicious chocolate cookies sandwiched around a creme filling. Oreos also come in Double Stuff, vanilla, birthday cake and pumpkin spice (really).

There is debate on how they should...

OP-ED: Food critic Jonathan Gold had the chutzpah to take immigrant food seriously

July 23, 2018

By ROB ESHMAN

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Jonathan Gold was more than a food writer. Every obituary will tell you that, and so would he.

“Food is a way to look at the world,” he told me once. “I mean, everybody...

You Can Make An Entenmann’s Danish at Home (And You’ll Never Look Back)

June 19, 2018

By SONYA SANFORD 

(The Nosher via JTA) – I grew up in a home where almost every meal was made from scratch. In retrospect, I’m grateful for the delicious healthy food I grew up eating, but at the time I...

Nosher: Frozen Limonana: The Israeli slushie your summer needs

June 08, 2018

By CHAYA RAPPOPORT

(The Nosher via JTA) – Limonana is a classic Israeli drink that combines freshly squeezed lemon juice and mint leaves for a unique Israeli-style lemonade treat that’s beloved throughout the country.

Limonana is a combination of the...