kosher

Williamsburg

South Williamsburg got its first standalone kosher food pantry this week, and per Brooklyn Paper‘s coverage of the opening, the ribbon-cutting brought out more firepower than a neighborhood pantry opening usually does: Governor Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, Comptroller Brad Lander, Rabbi David Niederman and Met Council CEO David Greenfield all showed up to the … Williamsburg now has its own kosher food pantry

Falling For Pumpkin ice cream at Ample Hills

There are collaborations that feel focus-grouped into existence and then there is Ample Hills Creamery turning an entire loaf of Zabar’s cinnamon babka into ice cream. The Brooklyn-born scoop shop is teaming up with the Upper West Side institution (which is not certified kosher) on Holy Babka!, a limited-edition flavor arriving at all four Ample … Ample Hills and Zabar’s are turning an entire babka into kosher ice cream

Supermarket aisle with kosher food

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for city-run grocery stores has sparked plenty of debate, but if you’re an observant New Yorker, you probably have a single practical question in mind: will the supermarkets carry kosher food? The short answer is, probably, yes, and we’re not just guessing. Last week, the mayor unveiled more details about the … Will NYC’s city-run grocery stores carry kosher food?

The Pickle Guys

There’s a version of the Lower East Side that only exists if you know where to look: past the matcha bars and the vintage resellers, down a side street that hasn’t caught up with the rest of the neighborhood, where a woman in her mid-90s—a Holocaust survivor named Shaindel Schreiber—still works the counter at Moishe’s, … This new “pickles and babka” tour of the Lower East Side has gone viral

Doughnut Plant strawberry collection

Every month, Doughnut Plant, the NYC-founded donut shop with locations across Manhattan and Brooklyn that are certified kosher by the IKC, releases a themed collection of treats that showcase the season’s bounty. This May, all the focus is on strawberries. The special collection features four handmade donuts and a house-made drink starring the fruit and, … You have a few days left to devour these phenomenal strawberry-based kosher donuts

New Yorkers: today, lunch is served with a side of great laughs. From 1pm to 3pm, hilarious Jewish comedian Judy Gold is going to be slinging out knishes and egg rolls out of the iconic orange Manischewitz truck on Amsterdam Avenue near 73rd and 74th Streets on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. All of … Hilarious comedian Judy Gold is going to sell knishes and hot dogs out of the iconic orange Manischewitz truck on the Upper West Side today

And just like that, we’re talking about Purim. This year, the holiday kicks off on the night of Monday, March 2—which means it’s officially time to get a handle on all of our mishloach manot needs. Technically speaking, the mitzvah requires any Jew to send two different types of food to at least one other … NYC institution Zabar’s just released a kosher Purim gift box that’s got us salivating

Although our palates are currently focused on the vast variety of sufganiyot that New York affords us, we’d be remiss not to mention that Babka Bailout is back and better than ever at Bryant Park’s seasonal outdoor market, Winter Village. The only kosher outpost at the market, Babka Bailout debuted on-site last year to much … This delicious kosher babka spot is back at Bryant Park’s Winter Village for the season

Back in March, New York’s kosher food lovers flocked to 12 Chairs Café at 58 MacDougal Street for a special dinner series prepared by Israeli chef Avi Levi of Hamotzi, the renowned kosher restaurant in Jerusalem. Although not typically a kosher establishment, the downtown eatery temporarily turned its kitchen kosher and obtained certification for the … Israeli restaurant 12 Chairs Cafe is hosting yet another kosher pop-up dinner series next month