RECIPE: Yemenite Charoset/Charoset Truffles
Judy Zeidler
March 25, 2009
1 cup pitted, chopped dates, 1/2 cup chopped dried figs
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Food
Tel Aviv Grill Comes to Encino
Dikla Kadosh
March 18, 2009
Itzik Hagadol knows how to “open up a table,” as they say in Israel.
The restaurateur, whose real name is Itzik Luzon, has a reputation in Tel Aviv for lavishing his guests in Middle Eastern style — serving up an abundance of food that includes heaping platefuls of salads. After 14 years of booming business in Yaffo, Luzon has brought his popular restaurant, Shipudei Itzik Hagadol (Big Itzik’s Skewers), to the Encino Commons with help from his son, Amos, and their business partner Michael Fainman. Itzik Hagadol Grill opened its doors to a parking lot thronged with people on March 3.
Kosherfest 2008 is heaven on earth for foodies
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December 3, 2008
Each year Kosherfest organizers hold a competition for the best new kosher-certified products. This year, Zelda\’s Sweet Shoppe of Skokie, Ill., took top honors with a \”Southern Pecan Pie.\”
Postville Jewish community struggles to survive after raid
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After former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin was arrested earlier this month, Rashi Raices joined several dozen members of this town\’s Jewish community in volunteering the equity on their homes to guarantee his return to face trial.
Tasty Middle Eastern flavors tweak Thanksgiving table
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November 20, 2008
The couple, accustomed to the piquant taste of French, Italian and Middle Eastern cuisine, were unimpressed with the traditional meal\’s relatively bland flavor. They decided to develop a Thanksgiving menu that would reflect their signature style, infusing holiday staples with exotic ingredients like date syrup, wine and dried fruits.
Agriprocessors closed — now where’s the beef?
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November 20, 2008
The kosher meat market is in a tailspin as production at the Agriprocessors\’ meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, which had been operating at a fraction of its normal capacity since May, finally ground to a halt this week. The company, whose meat was sold under the labels Rubashkin\’s and Aaron\’s Best, among others, filed for bankruptcy Nov. 4.
Troubles at meat plants prompt increased fear of kosher beef shortages
Ben Harris
November 7, 2008
With the kosher meat producer Agriprocessors facing mounting financial problems, and a fire-related shutdown at another major kosher producer, industry insiders say major supply disruptions are inevitable and kosher consumers should brace themselves for some rough times
Rubashkin son arrested, Agriprocessors fined $10 million in kosher slaughterhouse probe
Jewish Journal
October 30, 2008
Sholom Rubashkin. son of Agriprocessors founder Aaron Rubashkin, was arrested by immigration officials and was due to appear in federal court today.
Buying local produce adds spice to holiday dishes
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September 18, 2008
As an avid farmers\’ market shopper, I welcome the holiday season by noting what\’s at the market, rather than by turning the page of my calendar. The High Holy Days are a time of endings and beginnings, and nowhere in my everyday life is this more apparent than when I visit my local market this time of year.
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