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JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Koenig celebrates the launch of her new cookbook, "The Dessert Table: 100 Joyful Jewish Sweets," which showcases diverse Jewish desserts from across the globe. 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 HolidaysRecipesPassoverBakingCulinary TraditionsCookbookModern AdaptationsLeah KoenigGlobal CuisineJewish Desserts

Places mentioned

France
"includes cookies, cakes, and confections from France, Hungary, and Poland to India, Morocco, Curaao, and other far-flung locales."
Hungary
"includes cookies, cakes, and confections from France, Hungary, and Poland to India, Morocco, Curaao, and other far-flung locales."
Poland
"includes cookies, cakes, and confections from France, Hungary, and Poland to India, Morocco, Curaao, and other far-flung locales."
India
"includes cookies, cakes, and confections from France, Hungary, and Poland to India, Morocco, Curaao, and other far-flung locales."
Morocco
"includes cookies, cakes, and confections from France, Hungary, and Poland to India, Morocco, Curaao, and other far-flung locales."
CuraƧao
"includes cookies, cakes, and confections from France, Hungary, and Poland to India, Morocco, Curaao, and other far-flung locales."
United States
"the ways that the Jewish dessert table has evolvedand continues to evolvein America and around the world."

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