Paula Shoyer on The Food Network In September, The Food Network premiered a new cooking show, Sweet Genius, with master pastry chef Ron Ben–Israel as host and judge. There are eight original episodes, each featuring four pastry chefs who vie for a $10,000 cash prize. The chefs are challenged to...

by Guest Columnist & KosherEye Friend, Eileen Goltz The song starts out “I love you a bushel and a peck” and while I know they’re not referring to apples, the lyrics always come to mind this Yontif time of year when there is an over abundance of apple varieties. Gala, Golden Delicious, Rome,...

by Guest Columnist & KosherEye Friend, Chef Laura Frankel OK, the name is funny, but this is serious cooking. Spatchcocking poultry is the process of removing the backbone and sternum of a bird. The bird is then flattened out by pressing on it. The result is a bird that cooks evenly, quickly and...

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Tov Recipes In celebration of the Jewish New Year and Yom Tov season, we are delighted to spotlight holiday appropriate recipes from several of our culinary Stars. Some of these recipes are family treasures, beloved heirlooms from times past; some are updated creations;...

First Glance at the Kosher Nasft sofi™ Winners KosherEye enjoyed sampling and seeing many of the thousands of kosher certified products at the Summer Fancy Food Show. The show happens twice yearly. It is based on the east coast in the summer and the west coast in the winter. Food manufacturers and...

Happy National Ice Cream Month Let's Celebrate with Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream! FREE ICE CREAM for a YEAR! Win a year of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream – 12 coupons for 12 pints of ice cream, frozen yogurt, or sorbet. A TWITTER PARTY! Join us at an Ice Cream Twitter Party – with Ben & Jerry’s Monday, July...

John Kessler is The Atlanta Journal–Constitution’s food writer and chief dining critic, food columnist and in our opinion, food guru. His columns are always entertaining and chock full of information, opinion and humor. Since tomatoes are starting to come into season, we are once again sharing one...

by Eileen Goltz, Food Writer, Lecturer & Author KosherEye is delighted to welcome back our guest columnist, Eileen Goltz. She is sharing her interesting article on food related mistakes that have resulted in some very famous products. So who knows, maybe one of your kitchen mistakes will take...

Mexican–Jewish Cookbook Recipes Si Amigos y Amigos – we look forward to the first Mexican Jewish Cookbook, Challa–Peño, A Mother and Daughter in the Mexican Jewish Kitchen. The upcoming book is in the works by mother–daughter team, Alexandra and Susan Schmidt. In her quest to preserve her...

Cookbook Author and Baking Expert Penny Eisenberg has been in the food profession for over 25 years; teaching, developing recipes and writing cookbooks. She originally studied with a Cordon Bleu trained chef, intending to learn French techniques of cooking. However, she soon realized that baking...

KosherEye "Foodie" Friend & Baker Extraordinaire KosherEye has featured chefs, professional bakers, cookbook authors and cooking instructors. Now we are delighted to feature a personal friend, Lisa Koonin...who can hold her own in the baking arena, with the very best! After tasting her Passover...

KosherEye "Foodie" Friend & Baker Extraordinaire We are continuing our chat with Lisa Koonin as she shares her tips for successful Passover baking. What do you look for when first deciding on a Passover recipe (baking)? I like to create my own Passover recipes. I look for non-Passover desserts...

Send us your Passover pictures! Seder Plates, Hungary's National Jewish Museum “In every generation a person must see himself as if he has himself come out of Mitzrayim (Egypt) “ Tradition is very important to each of us. As Passover approaches, we think back with both hearts and minds to the...

Wine Connoisseur, Critic, Author KosherEye had the pleasure of speaking with Israel's noted wine expert Daniel Rogov, the food and wine critic for the Israel newspaper Haaretz and the author of numerous books on Israeli restaurants and wine, including the acclaimed Rogov's Guide to Kosher Wines...

Wine Connoisseur, Critic, Author KosherEye had the pleasure of speaking with Israel's noted wine expert, Daniel Rogov. Even though 6,425 miles and a seven hour time difference separated us, we felt as though we were sitting with, and speaking to, a long–time friend. All that was missing was a...

Orlando is a city of magic – even for the kosher family. Here are some highlights from our recent visit; or as they say in Disney, “Let the Memories Begin… Cohen’s Deli and Butcher Shop Patience Please Justin Cohen owner, master butcher and deli chef, and co-owner Marty Francis encouraged us to...

Trends in Kosher Eating Locally sourced meats, produce, sustainable seafood, and urban gardens. There is an increasing interest in farm-branded ingredients, micro-distilled artisan liquor, artisan house-made craft beer, wine and ice cream, and backyard food gardening. The growing popularity of...

Kosher Pop-Up Restaurants and Food Trucks. The economy created an abundance of empty restaurants and chefs with no kitchens. A current trend throughout America is that temporary,impromptu food places are popping up and customers are finding them via Twitter, Facebook and word of mouth. Many...

KosherEye thanks our readers for making us one of America’s most popular kosher related social media sites. As we bid farewell to 2010, we are sharing some of your top feature picks of the year, our reader favorites! All products are available online, and many at local stores. Selections include...

We welcome back Chef Shaya Klechevsky, our very first featured spotlight guest. Chef Shaya has had a successful year... He has expanded his company, At Your Palate, and now has three new chefs on his team, “one of which is a raw vegan, or no-cook vegan chef who does some really inspiring work.”...