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Coffee With Your Dessert? How About in Your Dessert?

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Louise Fiszer, JE Feature

At some point in my life, I've had to give up spices, sweets, carbs, red wine, nuts and, years ago, cigarettes. I've been able to deal with all of those sacrifices, but I know that relinquishing coffee would make for an insurmountable unhappiness. My coffee addiction started very early in life, since my Bubbie always shared her "no-sugar-or-cream" thick, black...

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Kosher Food: It Has a Distinct Appeal That Stretches Far Beyond the Jews

You don't have to be Jewish to eat or cook kosher food. In fact, while the last 10 years have seen a dramatic upsurge in kosher cuisine, and double-digit increases in annual sales of kosher products, the people who are fueling this trend are not necessarily Jewish. The trend is also being driven by people for whom eating kosher is...

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Relive One of the Highlights of Israel: Breakfast

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Ethel Hofman, JE Feature

As I passed two husky young men in the dining room of the Dan Hotel, Tel Aviv, I overheard one of them say, "You'll never get this [breakfast] in Tennessee." That's a fact. Only in Israel, in every hotel, is the signature breakfast unforgettable. Tables piled high with fresh figs, dates, peaches, and the plums and grapes that still have...

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Deli Departs Jenkintown for Spot at Young Israel

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Aaron Passman, JE Staff

Hungry for a filet mignon? How about a "Philly Minyan" instead? That dish and others can be had from Klapholz's Kosher, which in August moved into the main building at Young Israel of Elkins Park, after six years at its former retail location on Old York Road in Jenkintown. Formerly known as Klapholz's Kosher Delicatessen, the business dropped the "deli"...

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'Simple Pleasures' Drawn From Israel's 'New' Cuisine

Janna Gur's The Book of New Israeli Food is a cookbook, a photography collection and a history lesson. This culinary cultural survey, a bestseller in Israel, will satisfy your appetite and your curiosity. With recipes both light and sumptuous, most coupled with lush photography by Eilon Paz, just flipping through this book will make your mouth water. From soups to...