Anyone know the particular differences between Irish and Jewish corned beef? I’ve been thinking about this subject for a while, and owuld even love to read a history of corned beef if one were available, but I regularly...

Oh, I’m a little bit crazy for the Jewish holidays. Usually I don’t let anyone bring anything (partially because my house is more kosher than any of my local relatives). The “not too much” part is skipping...

had an egg cream was probably a shared one in Brighton Beach with my grandmother. Surprised to see that Saul’s got bashed pretty well in the reviews on Bay Area City Search. No matter. I’ll see for myself. And if I...

My step-grandmother, who was Jewish, used to make me chocolate chip cookies when I was young. These were unlike any other chocolate chip cookies I’ve had. They were small and round, but fatter than the usual type of cookie....

My grandmother did not serve with a side dish but a starch is good to “sop up” the sauce. Barley or, maybe, mashed potatoes although that is not traditional in Jewish cooking, or at least the type I know.

I a looking for a recipe for the sauce for traditional Jewish style sweet and sour stuffed cabbage. I know how to make the cabbage rolls, I am seeking a recipe for the sauce that is not too sweet and makes a lot of gravy for...

the article is about old world Hungarian Jewish cooking, as preserved by the Satmar sect in NY http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/dining/13hanu.html I was a little surprised to see this discussed as such a rarity, but what do I...

I’ve wondered if Floyd Cardoz, the chef of Tabla came from one of the Indian Jewish communities. His last name strikes me as Sephardic and he talks about one of his grandmother's or mother’s beef recipes as being like...

Goldbergs in Factoria is the closest you will find to a Jewish Deli.

was predominantly Jewish—though not as Orthodox as it later became—but I’m not sure whether or not the deli itself was specifically Jewish. I always ate them cold, but I have no idea whether this was proper or...

sandwich, and for its old-fashioned soda fountain drinks; You can’t talk about Montreal Jewish delis without mentioning Snowdon Deli (parent of Centre St. in Thornhill); I think it’s the only one of the delis you...

My husband’s grandmother's 90th birthday is this summer, and we’d like to throw her a party with Jewish-style deli food. Any recommendations for a good caterer? (need not be kosher) How about for a place to host the...

Mildred Grosberg Bellin, author of mid-century Jewish cookbook classics "Modern Jewish Meals" and "The Jewish Cookbook" (and my grandmother), died on February 15, 2008, age 99-1/2. As reported in her obituary, her father Joe...

is? I’d love to be able to make it at home. Second question – can anyone recommend a book on Iraqi Jewish cooking,either in English or in Hebrew? TIA

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Jewish-Food-Odyssey-Samarkand/dp/0394532589 First, I’m a food and history buff, but not Jewish (not that there’s anything wrong with that). This book has been fascinating, and the recipes...