2/29/12
On Gefilte Fish (and its many varieties)...
It's almost a year old (the article, that is) but it's still a great idea: the 2011 Great Gefilte Fish Taste Off!
2/27/12
On eating Jewish...
Some questions as we ponder the nature of the relationship between foods that signify Jewishness while having nothing to do with kashrut or Judaism:
Now that we have turned our attention away from food as a religious concern and toward food as a signifier of culture and eternity, one might ask, what is "created" about Jewish food in America? ("Created" here is opposed to "original," that is, what are the differences between foods of the first (immigrant) generation and foods of the second and third generations?)
"Safe treif." Discuss.
Maybe this is a West Coast-based bias, but I don't read Chinese food quite as Jewish as it once was. Is there a -different- ethnic food that serves as the "new" Chinese?
How much does the public imaginary have to do with the coding of some food as "Jewish" while others are not?
Why is the bagel Jewish? Or, is the more germane question: how is the bagel Jewish?
Now that we have turned our attention away from food as a religious concern and toward food as a signifier of culture and eternity, one might ask, what is "created" about Jewish food in America? ("Created" here is opposed to "original," that is, what are the differences between foods of the first (immigrant) generation and foods of the second and third generations?)
"Safe treif." Discuss.
Maybe this is a West Coast-based bias, but I don't read Chinese food quite as Jewish as it once was. Is there a -different- ethnic food that serves as the "new" Chinese?
How much does the public imaginary have to do with the coding of some food as "Jewish" while others are not?
Why is the bagel Jewish? Or, is the more germane question: how is the bagel Jewish?
B-I-N-G-O Tav HaYosher edition
Should you be looking for a way to get one more BINGO spot, here's a quick list of restaurants in California that have a Tav HaYosher hekscher:
CALIFORNIA
Los AngelesShawarma Palace - 8879 Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 (310) 777-0402
Le Shack Bistro at UCLA Hillel – 574 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 (310) 208-3081
Pico Kosher Cafe - 8944 W Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 90035 CA (310) 385-9592
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Hillel at UCLA - 574 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024
The Nut House - 8664 W Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 (310) 869 3124
Milky's Frozen Yogurt - 1429 South Robertson Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035, (424) 354-3197
Mexikosher - 8832 W Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035, (310) 271-0900
Schnitzly - 9216 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035, 424-249-3565
Mexikosher - 8832 W Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035, (310) 271-0900
Schnitzly - 9216 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035, 424-249-3565
Northern California
12 Tribes - Jewish Community Center of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, San Francisco 94118 - 415.800.8594
Amba - 6464 Moraga Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611, (510) 339-8000
Grand Bakery - 3264 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610-2739, (510) 465-1110
Oakland Kosher Foods - 3419 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610-2307, (510) 839-0177
2/24/12
Enough about what makes food Jewish...
...let's start talking about what foods are Jewish! Shall we start a list? What're your top 5 "most Jewish" Jewish foods?
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