Talk of the Table | The Karma of Shawarma
The vertical rotating rotisserie tower of meat is deliciously innovative, but it’s difficult to pin down its Middle Eastern origins.
Talk of the Table | Pati Jinich’s Mexican-Jewish ‘Macha’
“I really believe that food makes us open up something we wouldn’t open otherwise, just like with poetry or music.”
Talk of the Table | The Pizza Bagel
Whether or not you view the pizza bagel as deeply ingrained in our cultural consciousness, the pizza bagel’s origin story is a mess of competing claims.
Talk of the Table | Back to the Future: 50 Years of Jewish Food
If you were a devotee of Jewish food and alive in 1975, you might remember...nothing much at all.
Talk of the Table | This Passover, Try Inquisition Soup
The Inquisition tried to expose Crypto-Jews through their food—the dishes they prepared, the foods they avoided and food-related rituals.
Talk of the Table | Soups that Bridge Time and Place
Jewish food has always been a mix of tradition and adaptation, shaped by the laws of kashrut, Shabbat practices and the ingredients available in the regions where Jewish communities settled.
Talk of the Table | Hot Diggity Dog!
“He is the creature whose yells make night hideous, and whose wares make dreams that poison sleep,” began a Nashville newspaper’s 1886 characterization of the wienerwurst vendor.
Talk of the Table | The Locusts Are Coming!
Peering into the jar, I can see the little brown heads, eyes, bodies and wings of about 30 dried locusts.
Moment Wins Best Magazine Column at Dateline Awards in DC
"What do you know about falafel?"
The question wasn’t so much lobbed at as artfully dodged by the proprietors of Amsterdam Falafelshop, a beloved Washington, DC,...
From 2009 | The Pomegranate: A Rich and Holy History
Pomegranate designs were embroidered on the robes of the ancient high priests and adorned King Solomon’s temple
Talk of the Table | Simple Salads for Summer Nights
Summer Salad Recipes, Fatoush salad, Charred Eggplant salad, Moroccan carrot, matbucha
Talk of the Table | The Foods of Passovers Past
Once-favorite Passover dishes like russell, schav and even kugel are being replaced by healthier dishes that are easier to prepare.