Foie Gras: The Indelicate Delicacy
Foie gras—the controversial and expensive delicacy described by the renowned food encyclopedia Larousse Gastronomique as “one of the jewels in the crown of French gastronomy”—is made from the liver of a specially fattened duck or goose
Study all Night: The Story of Jews and Coffee
Jews and coffee share an invigorating history.
Voila! French Jewish Food Arrives!
Stuffed Cabbage Recipe
Stuffed Cabbage: A Comfort Food for All Ages
What you call it usually depends on where your grandmother came from.
Jewish Word | Ghetto
Jewish Word | Tsuris
Lox: An American Love Story
Proud and Prickly with a Soft Heart
Muscular. Courageous. Bronzed. The stereotype of the sun-kissed sabra is Ari ben Canaan, as played by actor Paul Newman in the 1960 movie Exodus. The word sabra stems from the name of the prickly pear cactus—tzabar in Hebrew and sabr in Arabic—whose thick thorny skin covers a sweet and succulent soft flesh. An affectionate metaphor, it describes native-born Israelis whose rough and impertinent manners hide their good hearts and sensitive souls.