“Recipes are a dime a dozen. Anybody can get recipes off the Internet,” he says. “But recipes aren’t the whole story. We want books that show how it all fits together — that show every aspect of how food impacts our life…. We carry books here you didn’t know existed until you came — and that’s the kind of serendipity you still can’t find online. We don’t sell any books here without a conversation.”
On the Upper West Side, Nach Waxman keeps an Eastern European culinary tradition alive in his ceramic crock: a fermented beet brine called russel.
Jonathan Reynolds, Playwright and Food Columnist, Dies at 79
Mary Everett, known for her 47-year-old Berkeley restaurant Everett & Jones Barbeque as well as her community work, died from complications related to COVID-19 on Sept. 25.
Sylvia Weinstock, the ‘da Vinci of Wedding Cakes,’ Dies at 91
Chuck Keros, the dapper, high-living proprietor of the American Coney Island restaurant, who popularized the iconic chili dog by expanding into the suburbs and shopping malls of post-war Detroit, died last week. He was 88.
The cause was complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to his daughter Grace. He was buried in Grand Lawn Cemetery in Detroit near the right hand of his father.
It was Keros' father, Gust, a Greek immigrant, who invented the sausage dog topped with meat sauce, a food staple that has become synonymous with Detroit.
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By William Grimes
Jan. 14, 2022
Ed Schoenfeld, who helped open the eyes of New Yorkers to the glories of Chinese regional cuisine with a series of top-rated restaurants in the 1970s and ’80s, notably Uncle Tai’s Hunan Yuan, Auntie Yuan and Pig Heaven, died on Friday at his home in Newark, N.J. He was 72.
The cause was liver cancer, his son Eric said.
Mr. Schoenfeld, a Jew from Brooklyn who in his 20s looked like a roadie for the Grateful Dead, seemed an unlikely ambassador for Chinese cuisine. But his expertise, earned through years of study with top immigrant chefs, made him an invaluable partner for restaurateurs like David Keh and Michael Tong.
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She was also an enthusiastic partner of her husband as the Meijer retail business grew, attending store openings and team member awards dinners, taking Sunday drives to visit stores and making lifelong friends at food industry conferences. Yet she also presided over a bustling household, cooking dinner for the family most every evening. From the couple's first trip to Europe-and her first airplane ride-in 1950 to worldwide travel in their later years, Lena found herself embarked on adventures she could not have imagined as a child attending a one-room schoolhouse in central Michigan.
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Nancy Palese, co-founded iconic namesake pizza restaurants in Chicago, dies at 87
Danny Edwards, 67, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away January 21, 2022. Since 2007 he operated, Danny Edwards Blvd. Barbecue on Southwest Boulevard a few blocks from Kansas. Prior to that he had Lil Jake's Eat it and Beat it Barbecue. He was the son of famed restaurateur Jake Edwards, who opened his first BBQ restaurant in 1938.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, January 29 at Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church, 7406 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.
Salerno's on the Fox founder Adam Salerno remembered for passion about restaurant
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In 1961, Entenmann and his family decided to take things up a notch and built the "largest baking facility of its kind in the U.S.," leading to the sweet success of the blue-and-white box. People reports that by the time Charles, his brothers, and their mother sold the business in 1978, it was worth $233 million. But what did Entenmann do with all that dough? Exactly what his grandfather had done before him — give it to the people. According to Entenmann's obituary, "he funded research to improve water quality and habitats in the Great South Bay." Entenmann also endowed a local hospital to create a cardiac center, and worked to advance research for a "limitless energy source" through his lab.
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Katie wrote:Thanks for posting this about the passing of Charles Entenmann, his life, his talents, and especially his philanthropy.
But geez. Mashed's headline, "The Tragic Death of ..."? The worst kind of clickbait.
Cathy2 wrote:Katie wrote:Thanks for posting this about the passing of Charles Entenmann, his life, his talents, and especially his philanthropy.
But geez. Mashed's headline, "The Tragic Death of ..."? The worst kind of clickbait.
This guy lived a long and productive life, there was no tragedy whatsoever. I did not need to be teased to check it out, I am a long time obit reader. If it is food related, then this doubles the interest.
I really loathe the ever increasing vapid headlines with over the top statements or shots taken at the topic. Personal opinion inserted into the article itself, too. I prefer just the facts, I will decide for myself.
There was an article about a family who adopted a number of childen from the same parents. At some point in the article, the writer refered to the family as 'humans.' I actually contacted the author about this choice. He thought he needed to shake up the vocabularly, because he felt he used the word 'family,' too often.
Regards,
CAthy2
Charles Entenmann wasn’t Jewish. But Jews saw his cakes and cookies as part of the family.