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Elbow Bread on the Lower East Side turns out old-school Jewish baked goods with a modern twist

JL;DR SUMMARY Elbow Bread, a novel bakery on New York’s Lower East Side, embraces Jewish baking traditions with a modern flair. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish TraditionLower East SideJewish BakeryChallahRugelachBaked GoodsModern TwistZoë KananCroissant Dough

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New York City, New York, United States
"After months of anticipation, Zo Kanan whos been called a bakers baker by New York Magazine opened Elbow Bread in late October at the corner of Ludlow and Division Streets."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Kanan, who lives in the East Village and grew up in Houston, spent most of her early childhood as a competitive figure skater."
Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
"More recently, in 2021, she worked with Mendls Delicatessen in Mexico City, consulting on recipes for bagels, challah, rugelach and babka."

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