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Noidue Restaurant: Panini, Coffee and Nostalgia a la carte
There are several reasons Noidue Restaurant tugs at my heartstrings. Some questions come up about it quite often: I thought sharing my thoughts would make me feel somewhat more at peace with seeing a whole chunk of our lives behind us....
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Exciting New Kosher Restaurant in Brooklyn: Pardes
Image via Crown Heights
My friend Chaim Szmidt, of the Kosher Scene and I just love to talk about food, and of course consume it and then excitedly discuss it, as other people discuss their recent cruises or their recent shopping sprees (I…

Strange Fruit, Indeed: Horned Melon
Strange Fruit
Strange fruit is often what you might come across before Rosh Hashanah or Tu Bishvat on the produce stalls.
I cook up a storm on Tishrei (here is my giant Rosh Hashanah-Tisherei Menu and Recipes)
This past Rosh…

No Name Calling EVER, Stupid!
Mine is a family notorious for bringing every argument to its - hopefully favorable - outcome, no matter what it takes. Sometimes the argument is conducted in installments, court-style. Thank you, we are not considering reality TV. One guest,…