Today is April 22, 2025 / /
Today is April 22, 2025 / /
We wrote about Norman”s a long time ago, and we thought it was time for an update. Let us say right off the bat- Norman”s is a busy, noisy restaurant. The sound of lots of Anglos eating, drinking and generally having a heckuva great time fills the place (and it is quite sizable) with a Continue Reading »
For our annual dinner date for his birthday, My Most Favorite Lunch Companion and I chose Mike”s Bistro, at 228 West 72d Street on Manhattan”s Upper West Side. The experience was sublime – this place rates 6 forks on the KN 5-Fork Scale. The ambiance is lovely. You can sit in the “atrium” and watch Continue Reading »
Located on Emek Refaim (restaurant row) in the heart of the German Colony, this restaurant offers both sit down service and take out food. We ordered take out for five people for a home party. All we can say is thank goodness we all were in a festive mood and did not need the food Continue Reading »
Just can”t wait to get on the road again. Bye bye lovers making music with my friends and I can”t wait to get on the road again… Ok, ok- Willie Nelson promises not to write about kosher stuff, and we promise not to sing Willie Nelson songs. Yes, as you read this, we should be Continue Reading »
Here is a company that markets 100% organic flours. Flours include: Wheat, Spelt, Kamut, Oat, Rye, 6 Grain, Buckwheat, Rice, Corn, Quinoa, Millet and Tapioca. Wowzers! These flours are free of: preservatives, malted barley, potassium bromate, bleach, chemicals, fungql amylase, ascorbic acid, herbicides, additives, l-cysteine, irradiation, hormones and synthetic nutrients. In plain words, this stuff Continue Reading »
Beit Yitzhak makes fruit products that are 100% natural and 100% taste bud excitement! With two hashgachot (Chug Chatam Sofer and the Rav of Moshav Beit Yitzchak), these products are sure to be big hits here. In fact, we would not be surprised to find these items in gourmet food stores. NO ADDED SUGAR FRUIT Continue Reading »
In Queens, we are very lucky. We have a Pereg Spice store. In truth, that store is one of our fave hangouts. The intoxicating smell of all those spices, the beautiful displays and the colors are all wonderful to behold. There have been many new products lately at the store, and we thought it was Continue Reading »
We like pastrami and corned beef. Although many people prefer first cut brisket for corned beef, we prefer second cut. For pastrami, we prefer first cut, but we will happily take second cut. Alas, good pastrami meat is hard to find. So what happened? In one store, they carry roast beef that has been pastramied. Continue Reading »
Here is another winner of a recipe that we got out of Cook”s Country magazine. We tried it. It worked. We liked it. We hope you will, too. 1 1/2 pounds of carrots peeled and cut into 2 inch by 1/2 inch pieces. (Hint: first cut the carrot straight down the middle in half.)2 tablespoons Continue Reading »
Here is a great recipe we found in Cook”s Country magazine. We hope you will enjoy it. Ingredients:6 ounces ofsoftened cream cheese3 tablespoons of sugar1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon1 large egg1 cup of cold water1/2 cup of all purpose flour1 teaspoon of vanilla extract4 tablespoons of unsalted butterMaple syrup8 slices of large, good quality sandwich bread Continue Reading »
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