The Big Schmear

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The Dairy Restaurant
Guest: Graphic Artist & Writer Ben Katchor Who knew there would be so much to say about the history of the dairy restaurant? Ben Katchor begins the story for us during biblical times in the Garden of Eden (the first restaurant) and takes us on an amaz...
The Jewish Food Society
Guest: Amanda Dell My guest on this episode is Amanda Dell, Program Director from The Jewish Food Society. The work they are doing to capture and archive Jewish family recipes and recipe stories from around the globe is critical to our understanding of...
Koval Distillery Shines as a Hero
Guest: Sonat Birnecker, President Koval Distillery Koval Distillery Founders: Dr. Sonat Birnecker & Dr. Robert Birnecker, Master Distiller & CEOI am talking with Sonat Birnecker from my favorite distillery, Koval.
Sharing A Shabbat Meal – May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Guest: Gabrielle Leon Spatt As most of us continue with the stay-in-place orders I decided to invite Gabrielle Spatt of The Blue Dove Foundation to talk with me about Mental Health Awareness Month. The Blue Dove Foundation focuses its resources on the...
Sharing a Shabbat Meal: May is Mental Health Awarness Month
Guest: Gabrielle Leon Spatt As most of us continue with the stay-in-place orders I decided to invite Gabrielle Spatt of The Blue Dove Foundation to talk with me about Mental Health Awareness Month. The Blue Dove Foundation focuses its resources on the ...
What’s Your Go-To Condiment? (#52)
Guest: Carolyn Sherman Gutierrez I had great fun talking with Carolyn Sherman Gutierrez of ISH. Who knew horseradish could be so versatile? Or come in so many flavors? I've had fun experimenting at home (too much time) and even got my husband on-board!...
A New Passover for 2020 with Gefilteria (#51)
Guest: Liz Alpern & Jeffrey Yoskowitz Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz, co-founders of Gefilteria join me to talk about creative ways to think about Passover during this time of Covid-19. Passover will be a challenge for sure but maybe we can find a s...
Is Tahini the New Peanut Butter in Your Kitchen Yet? (#50)
Guest: Amy Zitelman Co-founder and CEO of Soom Meet Amy Zitleman, Co-Founder and CEO of Soom. Haven't heard of them yet? Soom is a tahini manufacturer located in Philadelphia founded and owned by three sisters, Amy,
A Tribute to the Queen of Kosher Cuisine, Norene Gilletz (#49)
Guest: Nina Glick On this special episode we pay tribute to Canada's Jewish Julia Child, Norene Gilletz who passed away last month. She leaves us with an amazing Jewish food legacy. She published 12 cookbooks,
The 100 Most Jewish Foods (#48)
Guest: Alana Newhouse Photo Credit: MIchelle Ishay I love the book, and I think you will too. It's full of history, stories and of course, recipes! Imagine deciding to compile a book of the 100 Most Jewish Foods! Where would you start?