Category: Food Talks
The Unknown Jewish Culinary Connection to the Barely Edible Etrog
Most people don’t eat etrog (citron) these days. There is not a lot of edible pulp inside, and while the rind is sometimes pickled or preserved in other ways, it remains fairly uncommon as a food item. Historically, however, we uncover an interesting culinary connection between Jews and the etrog, but not for its own use and not for reasons […]
Winter 2024 Tour Schedule
I’m heading back to the States next week for a short winter lecture tour. Here is my basic schedule: Tuesday, February 27 – Hartford Sunday, March 3 – Manhattan Tuesday, March 5 – Baltimore Thursday, March 7 – Denver For complete details of topics, locations, times, and registration links, please check my events page. I hope to see many of […]
What Makes a Food Jewish? (My FED Talk)
Yes, you read that title right. Not TED Talk, but FED Talk. “FED Talks are like Jewish TED Talks, and since they’re Jewish, there is of course food! As they state on their website, FED: Like TED, but you get fed.” When I heard about this NYC-based program, I thought, “That’s right up my alley.” So I spoke with Deborah […]
Fall 2023 Lecture Tour
As I’m sure you all know, these are extremely difficult times in Israel, where I live, and for all Jews worldwide. But long before this all started, I had been planning for a number of months my next lecture tour, scheduled to start in a week and a half. I am understandably of mixed feelings about leaving my country at […]
Updates (about me and others)
Just a few quick updates about my work, and also about a few friends and colleagues. First and foremost, I want to announce my upcoming return lecture tour in the United States! After a very successful trip in the fall of 2021 (the picture above is from my homecoming lecture in the synagogue I grew up attending), I have booked […]
Upcoming Food Talks
Just a quick announcement of a number of upcoming opportunities to hear my Jewish Food Talks. First of all, this coming Tuesday, November 8, I will be having a conversation with my friend, reknowned cookbook author Adeena Sussman, all about Shabbat Stews! This event is being hosted by the publication I write for most frequently, The Nosher, and I think […]
My Jewish Food History Lecture Tour Schedule
So I am heading to the States in a week, and will be delivering lectures on Jewish Food History, spread out over the next month. I would love to see many of you, either at lectures, or just to meet up in person. Below you will find my speaking schedule. A few with different titles are actually the same talk, […]
Announcing: Online Food Talks!
I’ve decided to start bringing my Food Talks online in an open format, rather than just by prior request. As a trial, I am taking my talk about Jews and Alcohol, “My Cup Runneth Over: The Jew and His Drinking Habit,” and breaking it into two parts. I plan to present it in two consecutive Sunday sessions, this coming Sunday, […]
