Most Orthodox Jews take kosher food for granted, typically an area with hundreds of thousands of Jews will have at least a few kosher restaurants to choose from. Somehow, God passed over the Bay Area when he preordained that we…
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Have your next sheva brachos at Wendy’s
H/T Rachumna
I heard you found kosher cheese at…
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw large bags of kosher and cholov yisroel cheese at Smart and Final last week, I myself am not a fan of shredded mozzarella or cheddar, but I knew plenty of people who…
Rabbis in Israel force restaurant without mechitzas to close
Charedi Rabbis in Israel, backed by Agudath Israel have decided that certain restaurants without mechitza’s who serve women should lose their hashgacha. Warm Eating, is at the center of the controversy. Not only do they not have a mechitza in…
What’s the best kosher restaurant in New York?
I would hesitate to call myself a foodie, but being in the profession for a couple years now I’ve definitely an appreciation for good food and wine. The truth is, I haven’t had the chance to eat out much, I’m…
One hechsher is not enough anymore
When’s the last time you actually bought something with one hechsher on it? If you answered recently, you probably aren’t that frum. The sad truth of the matter is that products with one hechsher just aren’t kosher enough anymore. Never…
Chesed Week: Make skittles kosher
While there may be wars on foreign shores, rioting in England and the world economy is collapsing, we have more pressing matters here at home, like the campaign to make skittles kosher. Skittles bring back fond memories, to me it;s…
Where is the Achdus?
Author wished to remain anonymous: How many electricians does it take to screw in a light bulb? That’s an old joke, yet when we think of the kashrus industry, it has certain parallels. Let’s examine the kashrus hashgocha industry in…
First there was kosher water and then there was kosher dog food
I can’t remember the first time I had heard that some brands of bottled water had kosher symbols on them, but I can remember how crazy I thought that to be, probably just as crazy as folks who grew up…
Is a Safe-Treif Certification in the works?
Kashrut authorities have been able to make money on certifying all sorts of odd things that once never really needed a hechsher. We all joke about the kashrus of water, fruit, and even toilet bowl cleaners. This is no joke,…
Kosher food certification is modeled after the Mob
It seems like a long time has gone by since the Rabbis declared New York water needs a hechsher due to them finding bugs. I always wondered how they would find bugs and suddenly out of nowhere the kasharus industry…
I don’t hold of that hechsher
Amy’s Kitchen makes some amazing and healthy products, their canned chili, refried beans and soups are all amazing as well as their microwavable pizzas, Asian and Mexican meals are all very tasty and mostly vegan and organic. The problem is…
Being Dan L’kaf Zechus (giving people the benefit of the doubt)
A lesson in giving people the benefit of the doubt as illustrated by this video I took at Kosher Fest.
Kosherfest: The worlds Largest Kiddush
I know this video is kind of belated, but definitely not outdated, food will never become outdated because we need it to survive. This years kosherfest was definitely not as good as last years – mostly because the civilians found…
Olgas on Smith: My favorite restaurant in Brooklyn
I have been eating a bit healthier lately, and have noticed that there is an absolute dearth of healthy kosher restaurants in the city, what the Jews call healthy is a far cry from great tasting and actually healthy. Sure…
What do you think of kosher restaurants that are open on shabbos?
I ate at Cafe Viva on the upper west side last night, I have heard countless people rave to me about their pizza, and so I decided to pay them a visit before an event I went to at the…
Out of town restaurant politics
I have lived and stayed in enough Jewish communities to understand that many places don’t have a kosher restaurant simply because of community politics. Community politics can get in the way of many things, but restaurants are usually a huge…
Sure sign the economy is going downhill fast
I recently posted about how Kosher Delight changed their skinny fries to those mashed potato filled ghetto mushy fries. Yet again last night I went out to eat and ordered fries and was deeply disappointed, this time it was at…
Christian Salt maker ries to compete with Kosher Salt
I never knew the salt market was that large, but I guess some Christian guy thought that Kosher Salt controlled too large a share, because he hopes that his Christian Salt is better than the kosher stuff. It got me…
Kosher Delight used to have the best fries
But the other night to my unpleasant surprise I realized that they changed and went to the obviously cheaper and more generic fat fries with mashed potato filling. I was horrified to say the least, so horrified that I made…
Baltimore Kosher Pizza Rivalry: Mama Leahs vs. Tov
Every city has their rivalry, in the Jewish world it usually takes place in the form of food. Pizza is probably one of the most hotly debated topics when it comes to kosher food, mostly because of it is accessible…