Kasha varnishkes is a classic Jewish comfort food — an Eastern European Ashkenazi favorite. There are no fancy flavors here: Kasha (buckwheat groats) is toasted and mixed with bow-tie noodles and lots ...

A recent column featured a new food find, the Prohibition Bakery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Little did I know, this visit would take me back to some oldies too, places this native New Yorker’s ...

What would you do with a one-pound bag of toasted buckwheat groats, a.k.a. kasha? If you’re like most Ashkenazi Jews, you’d probably cook up kasha varnishkes, the Jewish “soul food” side dish made of ...

Remember the old commercials where peanut butter and chocolate collided into a spectacular combo that made both parts seem even tastier? A New York chef has done that. With bread. And kasha varnishkes ...

My collection of vintage recipes booklets is an inspiration for many of these weekly columns. During this time of uncertainty we seek comfort and security, and often it is comfort food, especially ...

Every Jew knows that a home-cooked meal warms the heart and delights the soul. While food is important to everyone, it is extremely important to the Jewish community. Meals are not just a casual ...

Status Burgers, Steak Dinners, and Sabrina Carpenter at Wild Cherry The Frenchette guys’ newest restaurant is pretheater dining that can upstage the show.