A cup of joy at Aharon Coffee
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2014
Although Aharon Vaknin is relatively new to the business of coffee, he is long familiar with its rituals and traditions.
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Jewish groups launch fair trade network
Jewish Journal
September 5, 2014
A new partnership has launched to enable the purchase of kosher “fair trade” coffee, tea and chocolate while supporting Jewish communal efforts on human trafficking and worker justice.
Starbucks’ tea spin-off will be kosher, just waiting for ‘rabbi to bless it’
Jewish Journal
October 31, 2013
Having conquered coffee, Starbucks is now moving into tea. The coffee giant’s newest venture, Teavana, launched with a tea bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Slice of life: Perfect fall pumpkin recipes
Jewish Journal
October 15, 2012
Once upon a time in a land before Starbucks there existed this stuff we call coffee. Not half fat mocha late skinny with frappo organic raw sugar and a twist of Madagascar kumquat syrup or a Free range micro tannic free Sumatran upside down turbo tea.
Buzz-worthy espresso
Jewish Journal
July 22, 2011
There is nothing like an espresso in the afternoon: the swirl of caramel-colored coffee foam; the dark, robust burst of flavor; the infusion of energy. The latte and the cappuccino are delicious, too, fortifying in the morning, sweet later in the day. I’ve been ordering these drinks for years, but until I met Moti Menachem at his cool espresso bar in the Westfield Topanga mall, I had no idea why only a few of those cups were ever truly great.
Mourning the Morning Call — back in New Orleans
Rabbi Anne Brener
March 16, 2007
I am a New Orleans Jew. The values of those identities fuel me like the smooth-yet-caffeinated drink that is the trademark of my hometown. I embrace the changing communal calendars and the rituals for their observances of joy and tragedy. These have taught me what it means to be human and how to extract eternity from the changing seasons.
‘Nighthawks’ Scribe Brings Hopper Painting to Life
Robert David Jaffee
August 31, 2006
Based upon Edward Hopper\’s famous painting of a late-night coffee shop on a desolate city street corner, Douglas Steinberg\’s new play, \”Nighthawks,\” which is having its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theater, features a painter who says only one word in the entire first act.
Mommy, Me & Cheesecake Makes 3
Melissa Maroff
April 6, 2006
OK, mom, so what part of eating that cheesecake is making you feel guilty? If you fear that little bubbela is annoying the other customers in the bakery, your worries are over.
Don’t Get Plagued by Tricky Desserts
Pamela Reiss
April 21, 2005
Many a great cook has been sent over the edge trying to produce some beautiful Passover baking.
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