Joan Nathan

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Tablet Getting Into a Jam 19 Feb 2020
The author and her late husband visited Siracusa, Sicily, the oldest surviving Jewish town, and stayed in a hotel, Alla Giudecca, situated in the reconstruct...
19 Feb 2020
Tablet Winter White 21 Jan 2020
Israeli chef Yoram Nitzan, known for his seafood at the renowned Mul-Yam restaurant which sadly burned down in 2015, has shifted to cooking kosher cuisine at...
21 Jan 2020
Tablet Raw Deal 10 Dec 2019
The author reminisces about visiting Caesarea in the 1970s and enjoying the beauty of the ancient town. During a recent trip to Israel, they dined at Restaur...
10 Dec 2019
Tablet Jewish Minestrone 29 Oct 2019
Italian Jewish minestrone soup holds a special place alongside traditional Jewish chicken soup as a comforting dish. It has nostalgic roots for Iraqi, Middle...
29 Oct 2019
Tablet A Sweet Treat for the Holidays 18 Sep 2019
The emergence of a new twist on the traditional noodle kugel dish in American Jewish cuisine is highlighted, with Frosted Flakes cereal introduced as a toppi...
18 Sep 2019
Tablet Preserving the Jewish Flavors of Italy 23 Aug 2019
Edda Servi Machlin, author of "The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews," passed away at 93, leaving behind a legacy of preserving Italian Jewish culinary tra...
23 Aug 2019
Tablet A Taste of Tuscan Summer 13 Aug 2019
In the 16th century, Jews fleeing the Medicis' ghettos found refuge in Pitigliano, a town in Tuscany, where they thrived, making up a significant portion of ...
13 Aug 2019
Tablet Challah Is Not the Only Bread 16 Jul 2019
The text discusses the history of the Jewish community in Ethiopia dating back to around 500 CE when nearly a million Jews lived in over 500 villages in nort...
16 Jul 2019
Tablet A Turkish Twist on Eggplant 7 May 2019
At a Shabbat dinner in Istanbul with the Konfino family overlooking the Bosporus, various eggplant dishes were served, including eggplant caviar and a Jewish...
7 May 2019
Tablet Short Ribs Are Back 28 Jan 2019
Short ribs, also known as flanken in the old country, have made a comeback in the culinary world, becoming a trendy dish among the next generation of cooks. ...
28 Jan 2019