The Thermometer Interview: Anna Chipczyńska
Spotlight: Poland. Temperature: 90 degrees and climbing.
The Thermometer Interview: Karel Schwarzenberg
Spotlight: Czech Republic. Temperature: 70 degrees.
The Thermometer Interview: David Hirsh
Spotlight: United Kingdom. Temperature: 80 degrees and climbing.
The Thermometer Interview: Anton Pelinka
Welcome to The Thermometer Interview, a new series of conversations that will test the temperature of Europe. With America on
Fiction // Yiddish Land
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Talk of the Table | The Feast Before the Fast
Vered Guttman highlights the preparations that take place for the Yom Kippur pre-fast meal, and gives a recipe for Moroccan Sfenj Doughnuts.
Spring Cookbooks for Passover and Beyond
King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking Around the World / Fress: Bold Flavors from a Jewish Kitchen / Matzo: 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long
Talk of the Table | Kosher Cheese Comes of Age
When Brent Delman was growing up in Cleveland, his culturally Jewish family, like their Eastern European forebears, ate lots of soft, fresh cheese—cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese—without worrying much about whether it was kosher. After all, cheese is just curdled milk, and as long as it’s not eaten with meat, what could be treif about it?
Sufganiyot: The Other Hanukkah Treat
Nowadays sufganiyot are much more than jelly doughnuts—fillings run the gamut from different preserves to custards to chocolate.