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Archive: February 2008

GABRIEL RESTAURANT

Posted on February 15, 2008

Every time we eat in Gabriel, we think it couldn’t get any better. And every time we go there, we find that they have found a way to make it even better. At some point, based on the pattern, they will achieve Aristotelian perfection! And believe us, they are not far off! Gabriel is a Continue Reading »

CLUB SAVINGS

Posted on February 14, 2008

Recently on AOL, an article in the business section featured a comparison of prices between Costco and Giant Supermarket. Here are some of the findings: Tropicana OJ, No Pulp:The unit cost at … Costco: $1.31 per quart Giant: $2.00 per quart Difference: $0.69 per quart Warehouse Savings: 53% Ritz Crackers:The unit cost at … Costco: Continue Reading »

KOSHER TODAY’S NEW FOODS FOR PESACH LIST

Posted on February 13, 2008

From Kosher Today (Monday, Feb 11, 2008): Exclusive: New Passover Products Health and Gourmet Items Lead Unprecedented Number of New 2008 Passover Items New York… by Eda Kram… The galaxy of new products for this coming Passover (eve of April 19 – April 27) spans almost every food category, but health and gourmet dominate at Continue Reading »

JOY GRILL- JERUSALEM

Posted on February 12, 2008

Four of us headed on over to 24 Emek Refaim for an amazing dinner at Joy Grill. We used to love eating at Joy Express- this is the grown up version. When we got to the restaurant, it was mobbed. They offered to seat us in the outside dining room. It was totally enclosed with Continue Reading »

CUP O JOE

Posted on February 11, 2008

CUP O JOE is a chain of light dairy restaurants all over the place. Aviso: Not all of them are kosher. Down the block from the Dan Panorama hotel in J’lem there is a kosher Cup O Joe (right next door to Olive and Fish, and a couple of spaces from Little Italy restaurant. Cup Continue Reading »

PENN STATION KOSHER KRISPY KREMES

Posted on February 8, 2008

FROM: Kosher-NY Kosher Bites UPDATE – PENN STATION KRISPY KREME Dear Kosher-NY Friends, Finally, a Final Word on the Penn Station Krispy Kreme: Yes, the donuts at the Penn Station Krispy Kreme still come from the Milford, CT, Krispy Kreme certified by the HKC. However, the KOA now certifies the kashrut at the Penn Station Continue Reading »

LACK OF FOLIC ACID LINKED TO DEMENTIA

Posted on February 7, 2008

From the BBC, dateline Feb 5, 2008 Broccoli is one of the foods which contains folic acid Dementia is three times more common in people whose blood is low in folates, a form of vitamin B particularly found in green vegetables, a study suggests. The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry study followed 518 South Continue Reading »

OOOH, NORMAN

Posted on February 6, 2008

Four of us went to Norman’s Steak and Burger on Monday night. It was a typically cold Jerusalem winter night, but not so cold that we couldn’t sit in the heated outdoor diningroom. We opened up with a tasting platter: fries, onion rings (a Norman legend!), meatballs, chicken wings and chicken fingers. Along with the Continue Reading »

BUFFALO STEAK HOUSE

Posted on February 5, 2008

Located at the end of Emek Refaim, this glatt kosher steak house is a most welcome addition to fine dining in Jerusalem. They do meat, and they do meat exceptionally well. We first ate at Buffalo back during Thanksgiving week. The place was mobbed. The food was excellent, but the service was excruciatingly bad! Things Continue Reading »

EATING OUT IN JERUSALEM

Posted on February 4, 2008

So we arrived here in the midst of the snow storm on Weds of last week. Jerusalem was pretty much shut down due to the snow. That first night, we took the kids (how do you refer to your married children?) to dinner at Cup of Joe. No one wanted a big meal- light dairy Continue Reading »