I discovered Paula Shoyer through her Chocolate Chip Mandelbread. Rosh Hashana was approaching and mandelbread seemed, to me, to be the only dessert option on the horizon. Nothing would be complete without it. I asked around and someone shared Paula’s recipe with me. I recall having a few questions and Gil Marks z”l was kind enough to […]
Tag: Kosher Cookbooks
Chanukah Inspired by the Land of Israel: Food & Spirituality
Chana Bracha Siegelbaum has just published a new book called The Seven Fruits of the Land of Israel (Menorah-Books). The Torah singles out seven fruits (olives, dates and much more!) which grow in Israel for special mention. These foods thus have a special status in Jewish law and tradition. and Chana Bracha has created a guide […]
Celebrating Chanukah with Levana: Foodie Innovator of NYC
A recent article claimed that Jews who keep kosher have all become “foodies”. If there is one person to credit for kicking off this phenomenon, it is probably Levana. She brought upscale kosher dining to NY when the stereotype and expectation of kosher food was that it was deli food. And while there is nothing […]
Orly Ziv – Israeli Culinary Tourism Pioneer & Author: Chanukah (Day 3 of 8 for 8!)
We are celebrating day 3 of our effort to meet a cookbook author for each day of Chanukah with Orly Ziv of Israel. Orly offers a wonderful insight into Israel through her culinary tours and through her writing. And I really appreciate that she has agreed to join the 8 for 8 project: Eight cookbook […]
8 for 8 with Aviva Kanoff – The Indiana Jones of Cooking
It’s the second day of 8 for 8 where we are meeting one cookbook author each day of Chanukah. We are talking with Aviva Kanoff who just published her second cookbook Gluten Free Around the World. Aviva has been described as the “Indiana Jones” of cooking and there are a few reasons behind this nickname. The […]
8 for 8 with Ronnie Fein! Eight Cookbook Authors for Eight Days of Chanukah.
Welcome to the 8 for 8 series in honor of Chanukah 2014. We will be focusing on 8 cookbook authors, one for each day of the holiday. Let’s talk to these foodies and see how they celebrate Chanukah and what they are cooking, baking and enjoying! I do not promise that we will spell “Chanukah” […]
Meet Orly Ziv Creator of Cook in Israel – Our First Author Interview.
Authors are fascinating and important people. I also admit that as a publicist, I am biased. However, it is important to remember these are the people who actually have dreamed of a book and published it. I always say “Mazel Tov” to an author when they contact me. I explain that just getting the book […]
Cook in Israel – If Life Gives You Lemons…..Preserve Them.
I am excited to be working on publicity for the new cookbook succinctly entitled Cook in Israel. Author Orly Ziv is a culinary tour guide in Israel. She takes people to the places that provide the best produce and food making for a different experience than most tourists have. For foodies…..this is really a great […]
“This is the only chocolate cake you will ever need to make” – Levana Kirschenbaum Speaks Truth
“This is the only chocolate cake you will ever need to make” – this is how Levana Kirschenbaum introduces her Chocolate Cake recipe in her recent cookbook The Whole foods Kosher Kitchen. I am posting this picture to show that Levana is probably correct. I made the cake (it was fun). We served it to […]
Doing Social Media in Person at the KOSHER FOOD BLOGGER CONFERENCE
We are in touch all the time. Email, Facebook, Twitter….whatever. But to meet in person? Who ever heard of…. The Kosher Food Blogger Conference this week in NY was just that. It was social media the way we used to do it – meeting, schmoozing…even trading business cards (very quaint, I know). I am a […]