When Chef Raz Shabtai’s North Miami restaurant, Mutra, became the world’s first kosher restaurant to earn a Michelin star earlier this year, it marked a historic moment for kosher fine dining—and challenged long-held assumptions about what kosher cuisine can be. For Shabtai, who grew up in Jerusalem surrounded by his beloved grandmother’s cooking and hospitality, […]
We’ve all been there. You’re at a company barbecue when someone hands you a hot dog with a friendly nod. “Don’t worry,” they say. “It’s Hebrew National. That’s kosher, right?” To many Americans, “kosher hot dog” and “Hebrew National” are practically synonymous. For over a century, the brand has held a unique place in American […]
You’ve never had nachos like this before!
My internship with the Beijing Academy of Sciences came to an end — unexpectedly. I was 26, it was 2014 and I didn’t know where to turn. I was hoping to find a new internship that could turn into a job in China didn’t have a plan B. I hardly knew anyone where I lived (a […]
If you were at last week’s Kosherpalooza, you know how awesome it was. Tons of food from so many vendors lined the walls and Instagram celebs milled about at this kosher consumer show. I was swept up in the joyful energy and shared love everyone had for really good, interesting and delicious kosher food. Here, some […]
Popinsanity Gourmet Popcorn is a business that almost never started. The popcorn machine that made the first batch of the heavenly and now uber-successful snack (even Oprah thinks so!) was just a day away from being at the curb, awaiting its fate in a garbage dump somewhere. Yankey, the son of a mashgiach (kosher supervisor), […]
