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12.27.2012

Celebrating with Cookies and Champagne

 

Wondering how to celebrate the launch of 2013?

I’ll wager that bubbly and sweets are on your menu. Check out Lil’ Miss Cakes and her whimsical idea for merging the two. Continue reading

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  • #97: Real Food Real Farmers Real Westport

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    The season is here!

    Westport Farmers’ Market opens Thursday, May 23 with 30 plus vendors and a weekly rotation of  local chefs sharing tastes and tips.

    Green toast at high noon on opening day to celebrate.

    50 Imperial Avenue, Westport, CT

    10-2 every Thursday May 23-November 7.

    click for vendor list and more info. See you there!

     

  • #96: NYShuk and Haven’s Kitchen Team Up

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    photo: Leetal Arazi

    photo: Leetal Arazi

    How about a Middle Eastern Shabbat Dinner  in NYC with the Brooklyn mavens of couscous? Mark your calendars and buy tix early!

    Deets:  Two eves being offered: May 17 or July 26, both begin @ 7 PM at Haven’s Kitchen with NYshuk  Chef Ron Arazi and pastry chef, Leetal Arazi.

    Learn to hand roll couscous, simmer dried fruit and nuts with slow roasted KOSHER lamb, compose Middle Eastern salads. Eat it with your new friends and wash it all down with an ARAK cocktail.

    L’Chaim!

    Click here for more details and to register.

     

  • #95: Mother’s Day (hold the bacon)

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    No chance of treif on this menu for Mom’s celebration:

    Mother’s Day Brunch at Center For Kosher Culinary Arts
    Sunday, May 12, 2013
    10:30am – 1:30pm
    $75 per person

    Join Chef Avram Wiseman, Dean of students at CKCA, as he leads participants through a full menu of classic breakfast and brunch dishes. Moms and kids of all ages welcome!

    Click HERE to register or for more info. Happy Day!

  • #94: Dishcrawl Old Greenwich; VEG option!

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    Will we be eating this? NOBODY knows yet.

    Will we be eating this? NOBODY knows yet.

    Have you heard? Dishcrawl dates in Greenwich, CT flew off the laptops so quickly that a third date has been added.

    Don’t wait though:

    Dishcrawl June 11, 7 PM

    $45 buys you a tix to join other foodies, check out four outstanding local restaurants in one evening, and enjoy the surprises waiting for you. You’ll find out where you start by e-mail, 48 hours before.

    Tell Jesse Leeds- Grant, Greenwich Dishcrawl Ambassador,  that you are vegetarian if that’s what you’d like: jessel@dishcrawl.com.

    Hints about participating restaurants and chefs will be dropped periodically on twitter @Dishcrawlgre

    Register by clicking Dishcrawl.

  • #93: Hunger in the U. S. A.?

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    Buy Tickets Now to A Place at the Table on Sun April 28 at 4 pm at Westport Town Hall

    This film takes viewers inside the lives of three people struggling with hunger in America. A panel discussion featuring Chef and CEO / President of WholesomeWave  Michel Nischan will be held after the screening.

    The film is rated PG. TIckets are $10 and available at WestportCinema.org or at the door.

     

  • #92: Not Just Another Food Conference

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    Michael Solomonov

    Torah of Food

    Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, CT

     

    Join guest chefs and educators to explore the connection between food and Torah through text study, farm tours, cooking demos, permaculture workshops and lively Shabbat services. All kosher meals are included and are from ethically sourced, farm fresh ingredients.

    Presenters include cookbook author, restauranteur and teacher, Levana Kirshenbaum, and Michael Solomonov, James Beard Foundation award winning chef and owner of Zahav and Citron and Rose, Philadelphia.

    Click here for more info and registration. Use discount code “friend” for $50. off weekend fee.

  • #91: Expand Your Chocolate Horizons

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    Chocolate Fest at 92Y in New York —may just have you drooling as you taste and chat with some of the world’s most talented tastemakers. Sip a chocolate cocktail, pair cheese with confections, sample rare treats and savor classic French pastries.

     

    Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    Click here for more information and tickets. Click here for a list of the impressive line-up of producers.

     

  • #90: Come for Dinner Y’all

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    photo: Donny Tsang

    photo: Donny Tsang

    City Grit Southern Style Shabbat Dinner

    City Grit is a culinary salon in NoLiTa and brainchild of Sarah Simmons, recently named one of America’s Greatest New Cooks by FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE. 

    Sarah’s delicious Southern-influenced Shabbat dinners are a super special, multi-course dinner featuring her take on traditional Jewish classics.

    Kosher Like Me?  Not a problem. Specify VEGETARIAN when registering here.

    When: Friday, April 19th at 7:30pm
    Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry)
    Price: $55, wine and beer available for purchase

  • #89: Israel Sustainable Food Tour

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    photo posted with permission from HAZON

    photo posted with permission from HAZON

    May 22-27, 2013

     

    Enjoy six glorious days touring Israel and experiencing the sustainable food movement first hand through a partnership of Hazon and the Heschel Sustainability Center.

    VISIT food growers and producers

    MEET change makers, activists, chefs

    EXPLORE issues of food justice

    TASTE the most inspired food

    Click here for more info. and to register.

     

     

  • #88: Time to Sign Up for your Summer CSA

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    Sport Hill Farm, an organic farm in Easton, CT, has announced that registration is open for their weekly, summer CSA (running early June-Mid October). Pick up will be at Westport’s Wakeman Town Farm, Fridays, 1-7PM.

     Find more information and Register while shares are still available.

  • #87: Leave your Passover Seder to the Experts

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    Looking for restaurants offering Passover Seders?

    Prime at the Bentley (500 East 62nd Street at York) AND Solo (550 Madison Avenue btw 55th & 56th Streets) both offer strictly kosher Seders in NYC.

    Here’s the scoop:

    • Seders will be held both nights. The Seder includes 3 courses, a Seder plate, Hagaddah and option to be with a Rabbi holding a communal Seder ($149/person + tax and tip AND $85/child under 10 years old + tax and tip)
    • Call for reservations. Solo : (212) 833-7800
    • Prime at the Bentley: (212) 933-9733
  • #86: The Ultimate Passover Gift Box

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    Add flavor and laughs to your Seder when you bring along or ship ahead Gefilteria‘s fresh, artisanal Gefilte fish, carrot citrus horseradish, sweet beet horseradish (all kosher), a copy of Old Jews Telling Jokes (maybe not so kosher) and a matching apron to humor your host. Click here to order while supply lasts.

  • #85: Brazilian Cooking Taste and Demo

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    Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, Brazilian Chef and cookbook author,  will demo and share tastes of her Brazilian specialties at a women’s cooking event in Westport, CT. Event will be kosher.

    March 13 @7 PM

    $36. pp

    Click here to register. Location will be sent upon registration.

  • #84: Second Night Seder at Balaboosta

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    photo: Ania Grucia

    photo: Ania Grucia

    On Tuesday, March 26Th Balaboosta will join forces with Chef David Tanis (New York Times columnist) and Pastry Chef Keren Weiner (Il Buco) to present an inventive second night Seder dinner.

    The celebration will include a five course Seder dinner , wine pairings and live music by Shahar Mintz and Naomi Less.

    $120 per person including wine pairing

    Vegetarian options are available if requested in advance. The lucky afikoman finder will be rewarded, of course!

    The festivities begin at 6:30 PM.

    e-mail alex@balaboostanyc.com for reservations.

  • #83: Maple Sap is Flowing

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    Warmer days and cool nights of early spring prompt the sap to flow.  Learn about it at

    Warrup’s Farm (organic) in Redding, CT. as they demonstrate how sap is collected and made into syrup.

    March 9/10

    March 16/17

    11 AM- 5 PM

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