Stella Hanan Cohen is an award winning cookbook author and artist. She is passionate about recreating the ancient Judeo-Spanish home style cooking from the Mediterranean island of Rhodes – a cuisine that reflects the unique culinary wealth from medieval Spain and that of the Ottoman Empire. Fuelled by her lifelong fascination of both her distinctive […]
Category: Jewish Culture
Meet The Executive Director: Ariela Schwartz-Zur of Yad LaKashish
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. When Yad LaKashish was founded in 1962, the State of Israel was only 14 years old. Myriam Mendilow, a school teacher, was distraught by the elderly’s loss of self-respect as well as by her students’ disrespectful attitude toward them. Inspired by one of the pillars […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Paula Shoyer
Paula Shoyer, “the kosher baker,” is the author of The Healthy Jewish Kitchen,The Holiday Kosher Baker, The Kosher Baker and The New Passover Menu. Paula graduated with a pastry degree from the Ritz Escoffier in Paris, and does cooking and baking demos, talks and workshops across the United States and around the world. She focuses […]
Meet The Founder: Susan Greif of Art Mends Hearts
Susan Greif is a “Creative Transformational Expert and Healing Arts Professional,” who uses her unique multidisciplinary approach to help women and children find emotional freedom from the ravages of anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships. Her goal is to see her clients let go of old stuck energies that keep them feeling powerless, paralyzed, panicked, and […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Ronnie Fein
Years ago I gave up a fast-track, high-pay job as an associate at a major Wall Street law firm to become a freelance food and lifestyle writer. I never looked back. Over the years I have written for the food sections of daily newspapers including Newsday, The Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time, and […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Asaf Abir
Asaf Abir is an Israeli food writer, a books editor and a former journalist. His Hebrew food-blog is thetaste.co.il. His first book, “Not Another Cookbook“, was published in Israel in March 2019 and three weeks after publication first entered the bestseller’s list. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Marcy Goldman
Marcy Goldman, is a IACP Julia Child Cookbook Award nominee, professionally trained master baker and host of www.betterbaking.com. Since 1997, Betterbaking.com has welcomed millions of home bakers who appreciate original, unique recipes, along with professional baker’s techniques and secrets. Goldman has also been a contributor to Martha Stewart, The New York Times, The Washington Post, […]
Meet The Spanish Teacher: María Ortega García
María, global traveller and self-employed business woman, is a trained, certified, and experienced teacher and DELE examiner, and certified SIELE exam trainer with a degree in Arts and a masters in Scenery Arts. She is a Spanish grammar expert who loves exploring creativity, culture, art and self-expression in the target language as a way to […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Linda Capeloto Sendowski
Retrieving, archiving, codifying, the mystical, flavorful, and journeyed cuisine of Sephardic Jews is what Linda Capeloto Sendowski describes as her life’s mission. Born in Seattle, Linda Kadoon (Louise) Capeloto ‘s parents were both second generation American Sephardim (plural for Sephardic). In other words, the first generation born on American soil after leaving Greece and Turkey. […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Debrah Marcus
Debrah Marcus was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where she attended Herzlia Jewish Day School. She graduated with a BA in Languages from the University of Cape Town, holds a Post Grad Diploma in Translation from Beit Berl College, as well as an MA in Information Science from Bar Ilan University. Debrah has been […]