Yiddish, which combined Hebrew with primarily Medieval German, was only spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. When they were busy “noshing” (eating) and “kvetching” (complaining). Sephardic Jews had a variety of ...

Ladino singer/songwriter Sarah Aroeste and chef/teacher Susan Barocas have teamed up for a unique project designed to keep Sephardic traditions alive. “’Savor’ is a multisensory conversation between ...

When I met Alan 24 years ago, I told him that when my father takes him to his garden and shows him his plants and trees, Alan will know that he is “in.” A year later, Alan stood up and made a speech ...

Outside of the Jewish community, Hanukkah is by far the most familiar Jewish holiday: Menorahs are sold in shops alongside tree ornaments, and folks of all stripes, semitic or otherwise, love to sing ...

Turkish bourekas (pastry), filled with almond herb ricotta and za’atar potato onion; tahini chocolate chunk cookies, filled ma’amoul walnut date pinwheels dusted with sugar, and apricot hamantaschen.

It’s spring, and Passover begins at sundown on April 22. So it’s just in time that a new cookbook has landed from Micah Siva, the San Francisco-based Jewish chef behind the Nosh With Micah blog.

Though it has a Yiddish origin, "nosh" is used enough in English slang that most tend to understand the implications. It's a snack, but it's more than that: It's food served with love. "Noshing is a ...

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. Vegans grew concerned last month when Gina and Andy Kalish announced the ...