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Upper West Side: Kosher Restaurant My Most Favorite Food Opens in Time for Passover

It seems strange that it’s taken until now for longtime kosher eatery My Most Favorite Food to set up an outpost on the Upper West Side. Regardless, the restaurant will be throwing open its doors March 25 at 247 W. 72nd Street just in time for Passover.
The eatery is counting on Upper West Siders of [...]

Lox Gets a Thumbs Down from ultra-Orthodox Rabbis

Is nothing sacred? Grub Street reports that a group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis has deemed lox nonkosher. Why?  Because salmon — and fish like cod, tilapia, flounder, and halibut — harbor a tiny parasitic worm called anisakis. Read more here.

Kosher Thanksgiving Class at Le Marais Slated for Nov.10

Kosher brasserie Le Marais will be hosting a class tomorrow on how to prepare a kosher Thanksgiving meal. Le Marais, 150 W. 46th St. 212 869 0900. (Via The Food Section)

Madoff Cookbook: Not Too Kosher

The New York Times reported today that while Bernie Madoff was allegedly fleecing clients to the tune of billions, his wife Ruth found time to author a cookbook.
The Great Chefs of America Cook Kosher: Over 175 Recipes From America’s Greatest Restaurants was written in 1996, according to the Times, to expose “kosher palates to new [...]