When the rest of the world thought beef brisket was too leathery to eat, Ashkenazic Jews proved them wrong. For centuries, they braised the cow’s breast low and slow, unlocking a succulence so ...

“Why is this night different from all other nights?” is the best-known question from the Passover family dinner (Seder) and is usually recited by the youngest person at the table. This year, because ...

Not long after I arrived in Texas, feeling the need to gain some savvy on local food, I attended a talk on barbecue for out-of-town food writers. A Dallas caterer who specializes in the stuff lectured ...

Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees after it was destroyed by the Syrians. Jews celebrate Hanukkah ...

Just before the first night of Hanukkah, Alexander Chack made latkes. He started with grating a big pile of potatoes, onions and carrots, then mixing the grated vegetables with eggs and forming them ...

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Passover begins Monday, April 22, as members of the Jewish faith gather to commemorate the Israelites' freedom from slavery by God in Egypt. In honor of the holiday, June Hersh, a New York-based ...

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If you think homemade brisket requires a day of hovering by the oven, Katsuji Tanabe wants you to know you’re doing it wrong. On Friday night, about 50 far-flung millennials tuned into a virtual ...