B’nai Mitzvah Planning 101
J. G. Friedman
March 11, 2004
So you\’re going to have a mitzvah — whether it is a bar or a bat, the planning begins early.
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Here Comes the Bridal Shower
Beverly Levitt
February 12, 2004
Instead of spending upwards of $30 per person and having the whole family kvetch about \”prosaic pasta\” and \”commonplace chicken,\” or spending even more money hiring a caterer to tramp through your house and schmutz up your kitchen, how about making our delicious, do-able menu and toast the bride with a heartfelt \”mazel tov!\” and a glass of Champagne in your garden?
De-Stress the Simcha
Judy Zeidler
March 13, 2003
On Monday evening, we will celebrate Purim, the holiday that commemorates the liberation of the Jews in ancient Persia, and reminds us of
the triumph of Queen Esther and her uncle, Mordecai, over Haman, the wicked prime minister.
A Great Party Happened Here
Linda Morel
November 28, 2002
"Entertaining is a lot like gardening," Linda Burghardt said. "You can\’t make mistakes."
Passover
Naomi Pfefferman
April 2, 1998
\”I\’m a Jewish girl, and my husband\’s a Catholic,\”says Barbara Lazaroff, who has been married for 15 years to renownedchef Wolfgang Puck.\n\nAbout 12 years ago, Passover was a lonesome timefor Lazaroff, most of whose Jewish relatives lived out of town. SoSpago regulars nudged her to create a restaurant seder, and she consulted withhubby Wolf (\”He said, \’We can make shrimp.\’ I said, \’I don\’t thinkso,\’\” Lazaroff quips).\n\nThe result was the first seder ever held in anupscale Los Angeles eatery, with kosher-style (i.e., not strictlykosher) fare a la Puck\’s trendy-interpretive cuisine.
Dining Out…
Rob Eshman
December 11, 1997
As a rule, you don\’t go to museums to eat. Unless you\’re like me — someone who, when push comes to shove, prefers great food to great art. I make no apologies: The last time I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I ate a tasteless, watery and expensive fruit salad in the cafe there. That I remember. What exhibit I was there to see I\’ve long forgotten. It had something to do with famous dead artists.
A Hole in Kosher L.A.
Diane Arieff
December 11, 1997
By deciding to introduce meat products into its formerly all-dairy outlets, Noah\’s Bagels has provoked a strong response from observant Jewish noshers
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