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HOTEL DESIGNATED KOSHER KITCHENS NOT A PANACEA FOR ALL

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HOTEL DESIGNATED KOSHER KITCHENS NOT A PANACEA FOR ALL

Posted on May 7, 2013

FROM KOSHER TODAY (MAY 6, 2013) Growing Number of Kosher Kitchens in Hotels Presents Challenges for Some Rabbis SANTA MONICA, CA — The Loews Hotel in Santa Monica features one of an estimated 40 designated kosher kitchens in the US. As many as 10 hotels have responded to a program by the Rabbinical Council of Continue Reading »

FUNKY CHUNKY

Posted on May 2, 2013

James Brown (AKA the godfather of soul) used to say, “Make it chunky like a monkey.” No, we never understood it, either! Now there is a company that has taken this theme to a most delicious place. Funky Chunky makes a whole lot of OU-D products that are all hand crafted by actual humans and Continue Reading »

DESIGNER HUMMUS

Posted on May 1, 2013

Sigh. It had to happen sooner or later. After all, we have spinach hummus, garlic hummus, lemon hummus, so why not this new offering from Sabra? ASIAN FUSION GARDEN HUMMUS Traditional flavors of Asian cuisine join a classic Mediterranean dip. Bold ginger and delicate sesame are folded into the creamy hummus, and then garnished with Continue Reading »

SKITTLES KOSHER IN ISRAEL!

Posted on April 30, 2013

SKITTLES ARE KOSHER IN ISRAEL. They are certified Kosher Mehadrin Parve by the Bedatz KF Rav Yisrael Lichtenstein of London and approved by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. They are being produced, though, in the Czech Republic at a Wriggly’s plant over there and then imported to Israel. Essentially, it appears that they were re-certified Continue Reading »

VIP SAYS THEY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE

Posted on April 26, 2013

FROM KOSHER TODAY APRIL 22, 2013 Kosher Company Says it Continues to Produce Quality Products Despite Seizure By Staff Reporters QUEENS, NY — A kosher manufacturer of a host of products that was accused of producing the products in a plant infested with rodents would not comment on the accusations because of the ongoing investigation Continue Reading »

THE SILENCE HAS BEEN DEAFENING

Posted on April 25, 2013

Strange, init? Outside of the Failed Messiah blog and some general newspapers, there has been precious little written about VIP foods. We are not conspiracy nuts, but we are starting to wonder if there is a conspiracy of silence going on. Where are all the Jewish media? How can it be that no one seems Continue Reading »

BIG KOSHER CHEESE NEWS

Posted on April 24, 2013

Stop the presses! Extra, extra read all about it! Polly-O string cheese is now OUD kosher! Some markets already have the new packaging with the OU. Watch for the new kosher cheese in your local food emporium. The company has announced that over the next many months, other Polly-O products will appear with the OU Continue Reading »

CARROT KUGEL

Posted on April 23, 2013

FROM MY JEWISH LEARNING Carrot Kugel Ingredients 1 cup matzah cake meal 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 1/4 cups grated carrots 2 eggs 1/2 cup melted butter Continue Reading »

INDEED, WHERE WAS THE MASHGIACH?

Posted on April 22, 2013

Now the Federal Gov’t has removed over one million dollars of “food” items from VIP Foods (Kojel, etc). Maybe it is just us, but we find this whole affair to be disgusting. No, not the Health Dept. or the Federal Government- rather the company. We posted an alert on Face Book, and we got a Continue Reading »

HOLY RAT “URP” BAT MAN! NYC SHUTS DOWN KOJEL FOR HEALTH REASONS

Posted on April 19, 2013

FROM THE NY TIMES Food and Drink April 12, 2013, 6:24 pm Comment Kosher Food Maker’s Inventory Seized Over Rodent Infestation By LUKE HAMMILL V.I.P. Foods, whose Queens headquarters were infested with rodents, according to federal authorities, sells its products under several brands, including KoJel.Screengrab from V.I.P. Foods Web site. V.I.P. Foods, whose Queens headquarters Continue Reading »