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Chef Guy Vaknin, the founder of City Roots Hospitality and the culinary guru behind kosher NYC vegan restaurants Anixi, Beyond Sushi, Willow and Coletta, among others, just opened up his latest effort: Le Basque, an upscale vegan dining destination showcasing kosher-style French and Spanish cuisine. Taking over a remarkably beautiful space at 15 Union Square Le Basque is a new upscale vegan kosher restaurant that just opened near Union Square

“I’m so glad you are open!,” a prospective diner says as he approaches Olga, the maitre d’ at Lox, the relatively new restaurant in the basement of the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, on a recent Monday morning.  Formerly home to the only kosher outpost of the iconic Russ & Daughters, Lox at the Jewish Museum is the sort of kosher restaurant that New York deserves more of

Although the various hues of the Jewish lifestyle as connected to food and prayer are often explored in art shows and exhibits, it is not often that the culture’s history with dance takes center stage. “Dance to Belong: A History of Dance,” currently on display at 92NY, does just that: the exhibit sheds light on You have one month left to catch this NYC exhibit about the Jewish history of dancing

Overthrow Hospitality, the group behind some of the most excellent drinking dens in all of Manhattan (including Amor y Amargo and Proletariat), has recently gone big on all things kosher, turning five of their vegan restaurants into certified kosher destinations by Lighthouse Kosher: Ladybird, Third Kingdom, Cadence, Avant Garden and Soda Club, all within a This vegan pasta and wine bar in the East Village is now certified kosher

If you’re not yet familiar with Falafel Tanami, the tiny kosher Midwood shack that was named one of the 100 best restaurants in NYC by the New York Times two years in a row, it’s time you get acquainted with it: the family-owned eatery is opening a second location, this one in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood This famous kosher falafel joint in Brooklyn is opening in Tribeca this month

A new kosher restaurant is opening in midtown Manhattan this week: Bonito 47 is set to debut at 114 West 47th Street by Sixth Avenue near the Diamond District on June 5. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Bonito Downtown, by the same owner as upscale eatery Barnea Bistro, first debuted on 17th Street. New Manhattan restaurant Bonito 47 serves the only kosher meat omakase in the city