Moment’s Talk of the Table celebrates the rich cultural history of Jewish foods from all over the world. An intellectual take on favorite and little known dishes—plus recipes. LATEST TALK OF THE TABLE 25 Aug Fall 2026, Food & Recipes, Jewish Food, Latest, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | What Am I? Chopped Liver! 07 Jul Food, Summer 2026, Talk of the Table The Story of American Jewish Food 24 Mar Food, Spring 2026, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Afikomen: Judaism’s Premier Treasure Hunt ALL TALK OF THE TABLE 05 Feb Food, Food & Recipes, Talk of the Table, Winter 2026 Talk of the Table | The Karma of Shawarma 08 Dec 2025 November/December, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Pati Jinich’s Mexican-Jewish ‘Macha’ 24 Sep Fall 2025, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Pizza Bagel 02 Jul Summer 2025, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Back to the Future: 50 Years of Jewish Food 07 Apr Spring 2025, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | This Passover, Try Inquisition Soup 28 Jan Talk of the Table, Winter 2025 Talk of the Table | Soups that Bridge Time and Place 09 Dec 2024 November/December, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | When Is a Latke Not a Latke? 30 Sep Fall 2024, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Stew of Seven Tastes 02 Jul Cover Story, Featured, Food, Summer 2024, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Hot Diggity Dog! 15 Apr Cover Story, Food, Spring 2024, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Versatile, Vengeful, Volatile Onion 28 Nov 2023 November/December, Featured, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Ever Malleable Marzipan 19 Sep Cover Story, Fall 2023, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Locusts Are Coming! 24 Jul Food, Summer Issue 2023, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Chat with ChefGPT 21 Apr Food, Spring Issue 2023, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Feast to Celebrate 75 Years 18 Jan Food, Highlights, Talk of the Table, Winter Issue 2023 Talk of the Table | Waste with Taste: Peels, Stems, Tops and More 15 Nov 2022 November/December, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Falafel: The Crunch that Binds or Ball of Confusion? 28 Sep 2022 September/October, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Feast Before the Fast 12 Jul Summer Issue 2022, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Cooking with Cannabis 04 Apr Food, Spring Issue 2022, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Adventures with Gefilte Fish 19 Jan Talk of the Table, Winter Issue 2022 Talk of the Table | The Satisfying Sweetness of Dates 23 Nov 2021 November/December, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Tale of Two Briskets 21 Sep 2021 September/October, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Bundt Is Born 14 Jun Summer Issue 2021, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Meatballs Cursed by Jews 23 Mar Food, Spring issue 2021, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Horseradish Chronicles 19 Feb 2021 January/February, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Persian-Flavored Purim 16 Nov 2020 November/December, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Great Topping Debate 22 Sep 2020 September/October, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Fasting for Body and Soul 17 Jun Summer Issue 2020, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Timeless Jewish Foods 17 Mar Spring Issue 2020, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Rice and Beans for Passover? 20 Jan Talk of the Table, Winter Issue 2020 Talk of the Table | A Savory Georgian Feast 18 Nov 2019 November-December, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Jews and ’Shrooms 16 Sep 2019 September/October, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Crock-Pot & the Sabbath Stew 30 May Summer 2019 Double Issue, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Simple Salads for Summer Nights 04 Apr 2019 March-April, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Foods of Passovers Past 28 Jan Jewish World, Talk of the Table, Winter Issue 2019 Manna Is Real and Not So Heavenly 01 Dec 2018 November-December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Why Feminists Should Eat Dairy on Hanukkah 12 Sep 2018 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Power of Couscous 09 Aug 2018 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table The Search for the Elusive Jewish Cocktail 07 May 2018 May/June, Israel, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Seven Dishes for Seven Decades 15 Mar 2018 March/April, Food, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Naturally Gluten-Free Holiday 17 Jan 2018 January/February, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Tu B’Shevat Seder for Mystics 14 Dec 2017 November-December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Michael Twitty’s Kosher Soul Food 17 Jul 2017 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table The Lost Magic of the Wooden Pickle Barrel 24 May 2017 May-June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Palestinian Haute Cuisine Heats Up 18 Jan 2017 January-February, Jewish World, Talk of the Table, World The Delectable Dumpling Diaspora 06 Dec 2016 November-December, Food, Food & Recipes, Talk of the Table The Great Hanukkah Clanging 06 Dec 2016 November-December, Food, Food & Recipes, Talk of the Table Gelt-y Pleasures for All Ages 12 Sep 2016 September-October, Talk of the Table Honey Cake Cocktail 20 Jul 2016 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Foods to Beat the Heat 31 May 2016 May-June, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Just (Deli) Desserts 29 Mar 2016 March-April, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Parsley, Celery and Cilantro, Oh My! 12 Jan 2016 January-February, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Babka 11 Nov 2015 November-December, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Ethiopian Food 02 Sep 2015 September-October, Talk of the Table Honey: How Sweet (and Holy) It Is 01 Jul 2015 July-August, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Shakshuka 05 May 2015 May-June, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Salt, For God’s Shake! 10 Mar 2015 March-April, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Kosher Cheese Comes of Age 28 Jan 2015 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Parsnip 11 Dec 2010 November-December, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Latke 11 Dec 2014 November/December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Olive Oil 03 Sep 2014 September/October, Food, Food & Recipes, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Test-Tube Burgers: Holy Cow? 08 Jul 2014 July/August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Paprika 21 May 2014 May/June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Cheesecake: A Dairy Tale 17 Mar 2014 March/April, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Slivovitz: A Plum (Brandy) Choice 20 Jan 2014 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Bukharian Cuisine: A Taste of the Silk Road Food, Talk of the Table Recipe: Bakhsh 18 Nov 2013 November-December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Foie Gras: The Indelicate Delicacy 03 Sep 2013 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Study all Night: The Story of Jews and Coffee 2011 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Buon Appetito! Rome’s “Jewish Soul Food” 08 Aug 2011 May-June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Open Sesame: The History of Halvah 2011 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table, World Voila! French Jewish Food Arrives! 2011 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Stuffed Cabbage: A Comfort Food for All Ages 2011 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Culinary Lessons from a Libyan Prison 26 Jul 2013 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table From Pickles to Salmon, the Joys of Kosher-Style 02 Jul 2013 July-August, Big Questions, Talk of the Table Is There a Secret Ingredient in the Jewish Relationship with Food? 02 Jul 2013 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Michael Pollan: High Priest of American Food 11 Jun 2009 July-August, Culture, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Jewish Fizz: Seltzer, Egg Creams & Cel-Ray 13 May 2011 March-April, Israel, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Lebanon vs. Israel: A Delicious Culinary War 06 May 2013 May-June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Vegan Cooking: Deliciously Metaphysical 2012 September-October, Culture, Food, International, Israel, Talk of the Table From Iraq With Love 20 Mar 2013 March-April, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Wine: Ambrosia of the Jews 15 Jan 2013 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table The Spicy Tale of India’s Jewish Cuisine 02 Jan 2013 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Notable Cookbooks 01 Nov 2012 November-December, Food, Talk of the Table Lox: An American Love Story 2012 July-August, Issues, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table The New Gene Cuisine 2012 May/June, Arts, Food, Issues, Series, Talk of the Table The Food of Great Fiction 2012 January-February, Issues, Talk of the Table Cholent: The Truest of All Jewish Foods 27 Oct 2009 November-December, Culture, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Jews and Chinese Food: A Love Story 11 Oct 2010 July-August, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Borscht: Hot and Cold and Red All Over 04 Oct 2010 March-April, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // The Wandering Eggplant OTHER DEPARTMENTS BIG QUESTIONS READ MORE → ASK THE RABBIS READ MORE → JEWISH WORD READ MORE → VISUAL MOMENT READ MORE →
25 Aug Fall 2026, Food & Recipes, Jewish Food, Latest, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | What Am I? Chopped Liver!
24 Mar Food, Spring 2026, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Afikomen: Judaism’s Premier Treasure Hunt
05 Feb Food, Food & Recipes, Talk of the Table, Winter 2026 Talk of the Table | The Karma of Shawarma
08 Dec 2025 November/December, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Pati Jinich’s Mexican-Jewish ‘Macha’
02 Jul Summer 2025, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Back to the Future: 50 Years of Jewish Food
02 Jul Cover Story, Featured, Food, Summer 2024, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Hot Diggity Dog!
15 Apr Cover Story, Food, Spring 2024, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Versatile, Vengeful, Volatile Onion
28 Nov 2023 November/December, Featured, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Ever Malleable Marzipan
18 Jan Food, Highlights, Talk of the Table, Winter Issue 2023 Talk of the Table | Waste with Taste: Peels, Stems, Tops and More
15 Nov 2022 November/December, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Falafel: The Crunch that Binds or Ball of Confusion?
16 Sep 2019 September/October, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Crock-Pot & the Sabbath Stew
30 May Summer 2019 Double Issue, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Simple Salads for Summer Nights
01 Dec 2018 November-December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Why Feminists Should Eat Dairy on Hanukkah
12 Sep 2018 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | The Power of Couscous
09 Aug 2018 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table The Search for the Elusive Jewish Cocktail
07 May 2018 May/June, Israel, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Seven Dishes for Seven Decades
15 Mar 2018 March/April, Food, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Naturally Gluten-Free Holiday
17 Jan 2018 January/February, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | A Tu B’Shevat Seder for Mystics
14 Dec 2017 November-December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Michael Twitty’s Kosher Soul Food
17 Jul 2017 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table The Lost Magic of the Wooden Pickle Barrel
24 May 2017 May-June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Palestinian Haute Cuisine Heats Up
18 Jan 2017 January-February, Jewish World, Talk of the Table, World The Delectable Dumpling Diaspora
20 Jul 2016 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Foods to Beat the Heat
29 Mar 2016 March-April, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Parsley, Celery and Cilantro, Oh My!
10 Mar 2015 March-April, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Kosher Cheese Comes of Age
28 Jan 2015 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Parsnip
11 Dec 2014 November/December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Olive Oil
03 Sep 2014 September/October, Food, Food & Recipes, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Test-Tube Burgers: Holy Cow?
08 Jul 2014 July/August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Paprika
21 May 2014 May/June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table // Cheesecake: A Dairy Tale
17 Mar 2014 March/April, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Slivovitz: A Plum (Brandy) Choice
20 Jan 2014 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Bukharian Cuisine: A Taste of the Silk Road
18 Nov 2013 November-December, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Foie Gras: The Indelicate Delicacy
03 Sep 2013 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Study all Night: The Story of Jews and Coffee
2011 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Buon Appetito! Rome’s “Jewish Soul Food”
08 Aug 2011 May-June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Open Sesame: The History of Halvah
2011 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table, World Voila! French Jewish Food Arrives!
2011 September-October, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Stuffed Cabbage: A Comfort Food for All Ages
2011 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Culinary Lessons from a Libyan Prison
26 Jul 2013 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table From Pickles to Salmon, the Joys of Kosher-Style
02 Jul 2013 July-August, Big Questions, Talk of the Table Is There a Secret Ingredient in the Jewish Relationship with Food?
02 Jul 2013 July-August, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Michael Pollan: High Priest of American Food
11 Jun 2009 July-August, Culture, Food, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Jewish Fizz: Seltzer, Egg Creams & Cel-Ray
13 May 2011 March-April, Israel, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Lebanon vs. Israel: A Delicious Culinary War
06 May 2013 May-June, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Vegan Cooking: Deliciously Metaphysical
20 Mar 2013 March-April, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table Wine: Ambrosia of the Jews
15 Jan 2013 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table The Spicy Tale of India’s Jewish Cuisine
02 Jan 2013 January-February, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Jewish World, Talk of the Table Notable Cookbooks
2012 July-August, Issues, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Talk of the Table The New Gene Cuisine
27 Oct 2009 November-December, Culture, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Jews and Chinese Food: A Love Story
11 Oct 2010 July-August, Talk of the Table Talk of the Table | Borscht: Hot and Cold and Red All Over
