Sixth Sense

It was a warm muggy May night in Miami Beach but still diners ate outdoors just inches from the parked cars on Harding Avenue. For those who have not noticed, Harding Avenue has emerged as one of the hubs of kosher dining in the US. In fact, no South Florida vacation would be complete nowadays without dining at such

From everything I have seen of late kosher diners are itching to get back to indoor dining. It is not that the outdoor option is not welcome now that the weather is turning warmer, it is just that there was a pent-up yearning to dine out. In any event, that is the message I am hearing from restaurant owners and managers.

Rabbi Zecharia Senter, who passed away last week, was a big guy physically but even bigger as an educator and leader of kosher. Rabbi Senter would frequently relate the story of Stuhmer’s Bread that launched its ad campaign to the Jewish community on the first night of Passover. He emphasized that any company that

David Mintz, the founder of Tofutti, who died last week, always made it clear that it was the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who is responsible for the creation of Tofutti. “I was in the catering and restaurant business and I asked him what business to use my expertise in.”

I had occasion to speak to quite a few retailers in the past few weeks and was encouraged to hear the optimistic outlook for the upcoming Passover. The Passover aisles are now open for business with an unprecedented array of products, including many new innovative items. Many families will be spending the holiday at home

Chicago…A leading kosher food expert was concerned that there would be a major matzoh shortage this Passover. He wasn’t concerned about production or even Covid-19 related delays. He predicted that the growing network of kosher food banks around the country would buy up the supply before ordinary consumers had a chance

A trip to Manhattan usually meant a stop at Mendy’s on 34^th Street. It wasn’t just because the restaurant became an iconic kosher destination thanks to Seinfeld. No, it was an opportunity to enjoy their real “heimish” matzoh ball soup or great chicken or liver salad sandwiches. Imagine my surprise the other day

For the second year in a row, Adelle is planning a Seder with only her husband Izzie. It is unlikely that her children in Milwaukee, Los Angeles and Bet Shemesh will be able to travel. The 25+ Seder attendance of 2019 will not happen, Adelle said sadly. “We will be sitting at home and talking about our children who will

Imagine a life where your food is delivered automatically, your weekly preferences already stored on your computer. Even the kosher pizza store already knows your preference of toppings. The takeout store delivers your spaghetti and meatballs on Tuesday evenings. A number of younger couples told me recently that they are

A miracle, say the rabbis, is an event that happens out of the ordinary. Not in the “normal” realm of things. The Chanukah miracle of a small jug of oil that defied its norm of burning for only one day and instead burned for 8 days, was the perfect example of such a miracle. As Jews celebrate Chanukah this year, things