Burgers Bar of Israel returns to Brooklyn after a hiatus of several years from a presence in the United States. While the brand once had three locations in the United States, the Israeli burger chain has more than thirty locations throughout Israel, including in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The new Burgers Bar is now open …

It is not often that a non-descript falafel joint in the heart of the Flatbush Jewish community makes a “best of” food list in the mecca of food. Falafel Tanami is a non-descript falafel joint in the heart of the Midwood Jewish community in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Since its opening in 2018, it has steadily made a …

For a while, plating food with gold, whether a burger or wings, worked to garner press and business, and we thought the fad might have run its course, but it seems not. There was a time when a flurry of restaurants decided to coat whatever they could in gold, charge a ton for the item, …

Statistics and perspectives about why so many kosher restaurants are so bad, including insights on how they are operating against a “stacked deck” in more ways than just the added cost of kosher certification. It is no secret that the restaurant business is notoriously difficult to see success in. After all, a sizable portion of restaurants …

In a nearly two-year span of many disappointments on the kosher food front brought on by the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic on the New York kosher restaurant scene, there is finally a ray of light. Sen Sakana, offering Nikkei fare, a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine, is a luxe restaurant that brings …

Brooklyn has reason to celebrate with KOMA Sushi opening on Avenue M between East 16th and 17th Streets. In addition to serving traditional sushi fare available in your run-of-the-mill sushi spot, KOMA also offers omakase-style dining. Omakase, a Japanese word translated as “I leave it up to you,” speaks to the form of dining, where the diner …

With the challenging reality brought about by a pandemic stretching into nearly a year with no clear end in sight, kosher restaurants amid the storm brought on by COVID are experiencing profound losses. It is hard to think of a Jewish business sector more hard-hit than the kosher restaurant industry. The sudden nature and associated …

There is another exhibit for how already in process changes have been further exacerbated by the pandemic. Ghost kitchens, a food delivery concept already gaining steam before COVID, have gone into overdrive and entered the kosher fray. For those unfamiliar, a ghost kitchen refers to a kitchen, generally fast food, that operates as a delivery …

For those who have traveled to Paris and experienced the patisseries and boulangeries that dot the City of Light, the bakeries don’t seem to cut it once back stateside. Sure, there are great kosher bakeries throughout the United States with a smorgasbord of practically countless options to choose from in places like the NY Metro. Still, though, …