Does anyone ellse make petcha?
I'm making it right now. My husband has been asking for it. I used to make it all the time, but haven't for about 30 years. I called the kosher butcher this morning and he said he had calves feet. So...
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Nope, pretty sure they still don't take reservations. My best recommendation is to get there early.
View ArticlePardes: new menu section, attentive service, creative small plates still amazing
He changes his menu pretty often so I can't say I have tried anything that's on the menu right now, but I am jealous for you. Here's a picture of the dessert you're considering, btw:...
View ArticleMiami Beach Pre-Paid Shabbat Meals - update
http://www.greatkosherrestaurants.com/restaurants/2934/shabbat-at-the-miami-beach-jcc
View Articlelong-keeping travel bread for lechem mishna ??
Flour tortillas are what I've used for two week vacations - long shelf, life, and very packable. The one caveat is that they can actually get compressed in a tightly packed suitcase, so you end up with...
View ArticleAdvice from fast food store owners or people with knowledge about that: How...
I wanted to try Ruhlman's breading technique, which calls for a dip in flour then buttermilk and a final dip in flour. Here he says "Buttermilk: it’s all about the viscosity, not the buttermilk. If you...
View Articlekosherfest 2014
I was allowed into kosherfest early, and I saw some interesting booths including one Marzipan Bakery! It looks like the famous Marzipan bakery will be exporting their rugalach once again. No word on...
View ArticleGMO
It's not fear in my case. I figure we all have to go sooner or later but why put poison in our systems? When I was in Germany and Canada, frankly the food tasted much better and this is before I even...
View ArticleMumbai Kosher
Going to Mumbai the second week of December. Anything there other than Chabad?
View ArticleKosher at Costco in Baltimore/DC area
After visiting today, let me answer some of my own questions in case they are of interest to future readers of this thread. The bakery is OK-D, not Chalav Yisroel or pas Yisroel. There were a small...
View ArticlePardes: new menu section, attentive service, creative small plates still amazing
I'm heading over there this Sunday for the first time in about a year. Let me know how it was and if you have any recommendations!
View ArticleAdvice from fast food store owners or people with knowledge about that: How...
grt technical info. thx.
View ArticleKosher Hotel for Shabbos Chanukah
we are on of the sponsors for this retreat, it a 1st class affair: https://www.facebook.com/chanukahgetaway.retreat
View ArticleMiami Beach Pre-Paid Shabbat Meals - update
Just to follow-up on this: I sent an email to the Danziger Catering group that did the JCC meals and they said they will not be doing Shabbat meals this season due to large numbers of catering events....
View ArticleHibachi Express Queens, NY
Oh, OK. I don't think of tempura as traditional "fried" chicken. It's a much thinner batter, and a different type of coating when fried.
View ArticleAdvice from fast food store owners or people with knowledge about that: How...
I can not speak to the specific chicken served by KD. I never had it. I ate at KD once decades ago and had a burger, FEH. BUT from my days in the kosher catering and restaurant business: The best fried...
View ArticleKosher Hotel for Shabbos Chanukah
I think we're getting way off topic...which is about the food.
View ArticleWeren't we supposed to get 2 new Brooklyn (Crown Heights) restaurants?
"Proper BBQ revolves around the mantra of low-and-slow, a message of patience." Especially when dealing with NYC fire dept, health and zoning regulators!
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