Israeli Bread Crisis Continues

Posted on: November 21st, 2007

Israel's institutional bakeries have stopped producing price-controlled loaves in protest of the government's refusal to allow them to raise prices.

Kosherfest Israel

Posted on: November 21st, 2007

The food and hotel industries in Israel are gathering at the end of the month for the Israeli version of Kosherfest.

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – November 19, 2007

Posted on: November 19th, 2007

An interesting article about Israel and kosher food can be found on the Cattle Network website.  It contains lots of useful information on exports, imports and the Rabbinate.  Seems there is a great caf? located in the Merage Jewish Community Center in Irvine, California.  Under the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Orange County, the Blueberry [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – November 12, 2007

Posted on: November 12th, 2007

With thoughts of Thanksgiving in the air, magazines are running their “Best Turkey” surveys.  Over at Cook’s Illustrated the taste testers have chosen Rubashkin’s Aaron’s Best frozen kosher turkey as one of the best.  No surprise there for anyone who has ever tasted their poultry. Live or work on the Upper West Side?  Great news – [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – November 5, 2007

Posted on: November 5th, 2007

Across the Atlantic, Scotland‘s only kosher restaurant, L’Chaim, is getting high praise for its latkes and chopped liver. Conversation over this past week was about “Exit” the new energy drink being marketed to Charediim in Israel.  Under the strictest of supervision, this Red Bull-like drink, will, according to the company’s owner, give energy to those who [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – October 29, 2007

Posted on: October 29th, 2007

Dave Cook’s Eating in Translation offers tidbits of information on interesting foods from around New York City.  Looking through this past week’s selections there is apple studel from Sander’s in Williamsburg and Kaff’s in Boro Park, as well as a crispy flatbread from Oneg.   Living in LA and looking for a new business – well, there [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – October 8, 2007

Posted on: October 8th, 2007

In Washington DC this week?  Take a ride over to the Hillel at Georgetown University and join them for the grand opening of new Colonial Kosher Caf?.  Steak Night takes place on the 11th.  Contact info@gwhillel.org for more information.  There has been quite a bit of remodeling at the East Side Kosher Dairy Supermarket.  And [...]

The Icing On The Cupcake

Posted on: October 2nd, 2007

All across America, in major cities nationwide, there has been an outcry, a major clamoring, and a "waiting-on-line-around-the-block" type of fixation for cupcakes.

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – September 24, 2007

Posted on: September 24th, 2007

Steak lovers rejoice!  Members of “The Kosher Blog” have recently hosted a steak-tasting test and have posted their results.  Surf on over to find out which cuts of meat stand the test of taste and grill.  It may not be Chanukah yet but in some parts of the country the chilly nights have begun.  And [...]

Israel’s Nutrinia Brings Magic Of Mother’s Milk To Formula

Posted on: September 19th, 2007

In the first 24 hours of life, a nursing baby gets a big zing of power from its mother's milk.

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – September 17, 2007

Posted on: September 17th, 2007

For years eating kosher and eating gourmet did not go hand in hand. Nowadays however, you can find gourmet and exotic recipes totally in keeping with Jewish laws and traditions.

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – September 3, 2007

Posted on: September 3rd, 2007

Our theme today is great kosher food. Traveling way, way south this year?

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – August 6, 2007

Posted on: August 7th, 2007

Fans of the New Hampshire Fisher Kats had an extra treat at their most recent ballgame...

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – July 30, 2007

Posted on: July 30th, 2007

From the heart of Seattle, Washington comes a spice sure to challenge your palette - Bacon Salt.

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – July 25, 2007

Posted on: July 25th, 2007

South Florida, rejoice!

Star-K’s Kashrus Seminar To Benefit Polish Jewry

Posted on: July 25th, 2007

Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Poland contained the second largest Jewish community in the world, with nearly 3.5 million Jews.

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web — July 3, 2007

Posted on: July 3rd, 2007

Good news comes to those who wait – beginning this summer Jelly Belly jelly beans will be certified kosher by the Orthodox Union.   And in other OU news - ou.org is launching a kosher cooking channel, Simply Kosher, with original videos from some of today’s top chefs.  Looking for a parve cream to decorate your cakes with?  Look no [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – June 18, 2007

Posted on: June 18th, 2007

What do you do if you find yourself living outside an Orthodox community – or in a community too small to have a kosher butcher?  You can travel to the nearest city or town where kosher meat is readily available and shlep things home or you can log on to glattondemand.com and choose your selection [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web – June 14, 2007

Posted on: June 14th, 2007

Talk over the past week is about Arcady Gaydamak purchasing 51% of the Tiv Taam supermarket chain.  The chain, which is not kosher, had originally begun as stores for Russian Israelis but over time had broken into the secular Israeli market.  Mr. Gaydamak has said that all non-kosher food would be removed from the shelves [...]

Kosher Tidbits from around the Web — June 4, 2007

Posted on: June 4th, 2007

They say the best way to watch a baseball game is with food in one hand and a soft drink or beer in the other. Well, rumorhas it the best potato knishes at a ballpark can be found at RFK Stadium in Washington DC and amazingly enough they’re kosher. As a matter of fact quality [...]