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The Cookbook That Became a Legend

JL;DR SUMMARY Deal Delights, informally known as The Red Cookbook, is a timeless staple in Syrian Jewish kitchens, encapsulating the history and culinary traditions of the community that immigrated from Aleppo and Damascus. 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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Cultural PreservationCookbookHospitalityTraditional CookingCommunity EffortSyrian Jewish CuisineDeal DelightsSuffehDeal SynagogueSyrian Heritage

Places mentioned

Aleppo, Syria
"It tells the story of our community, which immigrated to America from Aleppo and Damascus in the early- to mid-20th century."
Damascus, Syria
"It tells the story of our community, which immigrated to America from Aleppo and Damascus in the early- to mid-20th century."
Deal, New Jersey, United States
"But before she was an author, Dweck was one of 30 or so families planting roots in Deal, a sleepy town on the Jersey Shore."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Poopa Dweck, whose parents left Aleppo on honeymoon in 1947, never to return, comes from a long line of Syrian cooks and has established herself as an authority of sorts on the culinary customs and history of Brooklyns thriving Syrian Jewish community."
New York, United States
"They received calls from New York and California and Mexico."
California, United States
"They received calls from New York and California and Mexico."
Mexico
"They received calls from New York and California and Mexico."

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