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YeahThatsKosher Turns 5! WIN a $100 Gift Certificate to one of your Favorite Kosher Restaurants in NYC!

In celebration of YeahThatsKosher turning 5 years old this June, we are giving away Gift Certificates to your favorite kosher restaurants in NYC this month. (To those outside of NYC – don’t worry – we’ll run more of these giveaways with restaurants in your area too!) We’re currently giving away gift certificates to Gotham Burger, [...]

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Another Kosher Name Controversy: “Hakadosh BBQ”

In this week’s Jewish Week paper, I wrote about another kosher name related controversy, this time involving the pop-up kosher BBQ, “Hakadosh BBQ“, which I personally find to be one of the most clever and witty names for a Jewish business. (Another cleverly named restaurant is opening soon in Teaneck) There are those who are [...]

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Coming Soon to Teaneck, NJ: BurritO’lam (Kosher Mexican)

Adding more Mexican flavor to the Jewish suburbs of NYC, “BurritO’lam” will be opening soon in Teaneck, NJ, replacing the now closed Appetizer Factory. The name is a play on words combining the Hebrew “Brit Olam” (ברית עולם‎ – translated as “Everlasting Covenant” referring to the Jews as “the Chosen People”) &  the Mexican “Burrito”, [...]

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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Adds Kosher Location to Century 21 Dept. Store in Downtown Manhattan

Back in April, Century 21 quietly added a branch of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf inside their refurbished flagship department store (on the 3rd floor) across from the World Trade Center site / Ground Zero.   According to the CBTL website: All stores in NY have kosher certification by the Kof-K, prominently displayed in stores. [...]

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Kosher Food @ Kiamesha Lanes & Other Kosher Restaurant News in the Catskills

As flocks of Jews from New York and around the northeast flock north in the coming days and weeks to the Catskills “the Country”, new restaurants and renovations are being finalized before the summer season: “BFF” or “Bowl Food Forever” - a new kosher stand opening this Sunday, June 23rd, at Kiamesha Lanes, the bowling alley in [...]

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Masago Asian Fusion, 5 Towns, NY (Review)

I recently took my wife for a date night and we ended up at the new Masago Asian Fusion in Woodmere, NY (5 Towns). From the outside, the restaurant is a striking bright red, which I found refreshing for a kosher restaurant. The multiple glass doors were kept open due to the beautiful weather, giving [...]

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Airlines Flying Direct to Israel – Non-Stop Flights to TLV

I recently received an email detailing that they wanted to fly direct to Israel since they had kids and thus were going to fly El Al (from the NY area I presumed). This is perplexing considering that there are 3 airlines that fly direct from the US to Israel. In case you were wondering, and [...]

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2 Kosher Montreal Restaurants Hit By Firebombs This Past Weekend

Over this past weekend 2 kosher restaurants in Montreal were firebombed by makeshift molotov cocktails: Café Shalom on Friday, a private home on Saturday (a Jewish home in the Cote St. Luc suburb), and Chops Resto Bar early Sunday morning.  Café Shalom and Chops are down the block from one another on Queen Mary Rd. 30 people [...]

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Kosher No Longer Available at Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, PA

Central PA’s “Kosher Mart” announced on its website a few weeks ago that it is no longer offering its kosher food & 3G’s Pizza at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. However, they will retain kosher locations at both nearby Cherry Crest Farm and Hershey Park. Their Cherry Crest Farm location is certified under the Star K [...]

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FREE Donuts at Krispy Kreme & Dunkin Donuts (June 7th only)

So June 7th has been named National Donut / Doughnut Day.  Both Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme are running free donut promotions. Dunkin Donuts is requiring that you buy a drink to get the free donut, while Krispy Kreme is just giving them away (i.e. no purchase necessary). (Anyone else notice that DD & KK spell [...]

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Kosher Krispy Kreme Locations Across the U.S. & Canada

Many of you have been asking for a full list of the kosher Krispy Kreme locations … and after much digging, research, and hounding the KK corporate headquarters, we got it. (Thank you Krispy Kreme Corp. for your patience and diligence in dealing with me) Here’s a full list of shops compiled by corporate Krispy [...]

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Kosher Dunkin’ Donuts Locations (U.S.) Updated

We blogged about all the kosher DD locations a few years back and there have been some changes since our last post. Here’s a full list as we’ve compiled them to date.   Kosher Dunkin Donuts locations:   FLORIDA 341 West 41st Street, Miami Beach, FL ILLINOIS 3132 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL 3900 West [...]

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Jerusalem’s “First” Train Station: the Refurbished Station and Kosher Restaurants

In the center of Jerusalem, a few minutes walk from the Old City walls and central shopping area, lies a 19th Century train station with a route to Jaffa (that took 10 hours!) that has been dormant since 1998 when the line was closed down. [Read more about the history of the station here] I [...]

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Newly Kosher in the Hamptons: Shock Ice Cream & Frogurt Cafe

Shock Ice Cream in Westhampton on Long Island, is now kosher under the supervision of The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach. This is not a new eatery, just newly under kosher supervision.     View Larger Map

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Current Kosher Restaurant Deals on Groupon (NYC & Miami Restaurants)

Kosher Restaurant Groupon Deals in NYC: Nu Cafe 47, Borough Park, Brooklyn Pitopia, Midtown, Manhattan Mendy’s, Midtown (34th st location only), Manhattan Shalom Bombay, Midtown, Manhattan Talia’s Steakhouse, UWS, Manhattan Kosher Restaurant Groupon Deals in Miami: Fresko, Aventura House of Dog, Miami Beach Montefiore Cafe & Restaurant, Miami Beach West Ave Cafe, South Beach   [...]

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3 Days Left to Receive the 35% Transfer Bonus from AMEX Membership Rewards Points to British Airways Avios

June 7th is the last day you can transfer your American Express Membership Rewards (MR) points to British Airways Avios points to receive a 35% bonus Avios miles per MR point transferred over. Click here to transfer your MR points and get the bonus Avios miles Avios points can be used via American Airlines, Air [...]

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New Kosher Restaurant Coming to Houston, TX: Green Vegetarian Cuisine

Houston isn’t known for its wide array of kosher eateries, which is perhaps why the owners of Green Vegetarian Cuisine (with 2 kosher locations in San Antonio – the only kosher restaurants in San Antonio) are opening a branch in Houston this September. The restaurant’s mission is to serve delicious and affordable vegetarian comfort food to vegetarians, [...]

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Aderet Restaurant, Dallas, TX [Guest Review]

Post by Yosef Silver With weather delaying my flight into Dallas, my first meal at Aderet was take-out.  I called as I waited for my rental car and asked for a recommendation and was very happy with the kebabs, rice, salad and hummus that I received.  The service impressed me much more than the restaurant’s website [...]

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Top 9 Family Fun Things to do in NYC this Summer

Timeout Magazine just came out with a list of 101 fun things to do in NYC. Many of which are free. Here are our favorites: Williamsburg’s Havermeyer Park- the park is chock full of great things to do with your family, the best part it’s free! Some awesome features an open air library with an [...]

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Seeking Volunteers for this Sunday (Parade / Soccer Match) in NYC

This Sunday there will be two awesome Israel events in NYC: The annual Salute to Israel parade down 5th Ave and concert in Central Park. Israel vs. Honduras soccer match at Citi Field. To get the word out about YeahThatsKosher (and our awesome gift certificate giveaway) I’m seeking a few volunteers to assist me in [...]

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TRAVEL NEWS: Open Skies to Israel, EL AL to Eilat, Culture Festival in Jerusalem, and Morocco’s Jewish Museum

Content by Malcolm Ginsberg with additional reporting by Jewish.Travel staff Europeans plan more routes to Tel Aviv, Israelis mollified after initial outrage The big news in Jewish travel is the signing of the Open Skies agreement, which will increase competition and clear the way for bringing down travel costs in and out of Israel. Initially, the [...]

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TRAVEL DEAL: LAX to TLV for $718 RT on United incl. Tax!

The LA Times recently reported this deal: LAX to Israel on United only for $718 round trip, taxes included. Stopovers are in EWR. This particular fare requires a Saturday night stay and is good for departures between January 10th and March 10th, 2014 – although act fast as some of the available seats have already [...]

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Prime Grill Reopening in New Location June 4th (UPDATE: June 10th)

UPDATE: The restaurant has emailed us back and let us know that the opening will not be this week and was moved to next Monday, June 10th.  Sample Items from the new menu: Corn & Beef “Bacon” Fritters: maple aioli & scallions served in a basket  House Made Lamb Mergeuz Sausage: caramelized onions, beef “bacon,” [...]

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New Kosher Restaurant in London, UK: Restaurant 1701

Adafina, a gourmet kosher food brand in the UK, has launched a Glatt Kosher restaurant inside the oldest synagogue in Britain: Bevis Marks Synagogue, which opened 312 years ago in 1701, thus aptly naming the eatery: Restaurant 1701. The restaurants menus offer a gourmet take on traditional Jewish/Israeli food, including breakfast items such as  Shakshuka [...]

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Solo becoming “Solo Dairy Italian Kitchen” this Sunday

  Solo, the high-end restaurant owned by Prime Hospitality Group inside the Sony building, has finished its conversion of the meat restaurant into a dairy restaurant and will officially launch as Solo Dairy Italian Kitchen on Sunday. Click here to view the new menu H/T to Elan from Great Kosher Restaurants.

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Special Event: The Hester @ Wolf & Lamb Brooklyn (Wed 5/22)

For those of you who have attended The Hester before, you know this is going to be different and equally awesome. Tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 22nd – The Hester is hosting it’s first pop-up event – a kosher night out complete with live music entertainment, and a unique menu prepared by Kate Hester with the [...]

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Kosher Restaurants & Travel Advice for San Diego, California

Contributed by: Dani Klein  |  Last Date of Travel: April 2013 Over the last 6 months, I’ve made 2 trips to San Diego on business. I was able to explore a bit and get advice from some locals. Feel free to browse our other articles on San Diego from past travelers. Kosher Info: During my [...]

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DEAL: DC to Tel Aviv for $639 Round Trip incl. Tax on Air Canada, Delta, or United!

This fare is valid on select dates (i.e. you may need to mix and match dates to find the best fares) between Nov. 2013 – March 2014. (Try using Google’s ITA Software Matrix to find the flights and book them on Orbitz). Not valid for departures in December (only returns). Availability in January and February is excellent at the moment.

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JFK to Tel Aviv for $652+ Round Trip incl. Tax on Turkish Air!

This fare is valid on select dates between November 2013 through March 2014. Departures at this fare are not available in December. The flight times work out very well with connections in Istanbul, Turkey that are as short as 1 hour to Israel and 75 mins on the return flight. Note: Turkish Air does not [...]

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5 New Kosher Places in the 5 Towns: Masago Asian Fusion, Fish Plate, Pizza’le and others

With the recent closings of Cafe Sapore, Kind David Deli, Sabra Pizza, and Off the Grill, it was only a matter of time before their shoes would be filled. While the locations once held by King David & Off the Grill are still empty (and we’re hoping kosher restaurants will take their places), Cafe Sapore [...]

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Not Happening: Barebuger in Great Neck, NY will NOT be Kosher

Despite some press and locals believing that the Bareburger chain opening in the heavily Jewish town of Great Neck, Long Island would be kosher, it is not to be. In a recent conversation with management at Bareburger, they confirmed that the organic, all-natural and locally sourced ingredient burger chain will not be opening a kosher [...]

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New Kosher Restaurant in Toronto: Ben & Izzy’s Deli

Good news for kosher observant Torontonians. After a spate of kosher restaurant closings, a new Glatt Kosher deli has opened this week in the Bathurst & Lawrence area: Ben & Izzy’s Deli. As of today, they have chosen not to participate in COR’s Kosher Restaurant Month across most of Toronto’s Kosher restaurants, offering 10% off [...]

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New Kosher Restaurant in San Diego, CA: The Grille

Brand new to San Diego is kosher restaurant, The Grille, which opened earlier this week. According to Great Kosher Restaurants: The Grille is a casual and modern restaurant with an international flavor, bringing you the best from Mexico, Israel, Turkey, China, Japan, and Italy. They offer mouthwatering dishes that include gourmet hamburgers, fresh salads, fish [...]

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Kosher Restaurant Being Planned in Philly Suburbs: The Dairy

The owners of the relatively new Citron & Rose in Merion Station, PA (aka Philly suburbs) are in process of securing a new locale for a dairy restaurant somewhere on Montgomery Ave – seeking to launch in January 2014 (according to the manager at C+R). While Citron & Rose is an upscale eatery (perhaps the [...]

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Kosher Eatery Opens in Tampa, FL

UPDATE 2: We spoke with local Chabad rabbi, Rabbi Uriel Rivkin of the Young Israel of Tampa, and he confirmed that the restaurant DOES NOT have a Orthodox hashgacha. We also called into the restaurant and were not given a clear answer from the owner or manager as to what the “kosher” supervision actually is. [...]

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New Kosher Restaurant in Cancun, Mexico: Dag Dag

Late last year, a new dairy / fish restaurant opened in Cancun. Dag Dag’s website (koshercancunrestaurant.com) details their menu and prices in English. In doing research on the restaurant, we found one mention – a review of the restaurant from January, which didn’t paint a rosy picture of their service: dagdag kosher in cancun (bring [...]

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Enjoy Kosher Mexican Food on Sunday, Cinco De Mayo

Didn’t realize that Kosher Mexican food was a thing yet? Well, be sure to check out one of these eateries around the U.S. to get a south of the border flavor. Check out: Mexikosher – Los Angeles – perhaps the best authentic Mexican kosher you will find. (Read my recent review in the Jewish Week) [...]

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Miami Area Kosher Restaurant News: 2 Newly Opened; 1 No Longer Kosher

Newly opened in the Miami area: KOSH (no relation to the restaurant in Stamford, CT) – Located in Surfside near the posh Bal Harbour, is a fancy eatery billing itself as a steakhouse / bistro / sushi / tapas restaurant. It is run by the former manager of nearby Harbor Grill. Click here to view their [...]

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Spring Travel Deal: Atlantic City – Starting at $99 for Hotel, Casino Credit, Spa, and Show Tickets

From $99 with Show Tickets, Casino Credit and Daily Spa Admission at Resorts Casino Hotel – Atlantic City $99/1 night OR $159/2 nights in May at the RESORTS CASINO HOTEL – Deals available for June dates as well When staying in Atlantic City, you have multiple Kosher options, especially this time of year. Click here [...]

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2nd Annual Long Island Kosher BBQ Championship: June 9th, 2013

After judging last year’s event, I’m quite excited to attend (and judge) this year’s Long Island Kosher BBQ Championship – which is more like a food festival for meat lovers. 1 to 2 dozen teams battle it out by preparing 3 meat dishes for us judges, which is a longer affair than you’d think. The [...]

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May is Kosher Restaurant Month in Toronto = 10% Off Local Eateries All Month Long

The COR Kasruth Council of Canada, Toronto’s main kashrut agency, is promoting May as “Kosher Restaurant Month” in Toronto and Thornhill, offering 10% off (seemingly) all kosher restaurants and eateries under COR supervision. This coupon MUST be printed for EACH use, so you may need to kill a few trees if you want to eat [...]

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High-End Burgers Flood New York Kosher Restaurants

In this week’s Jewish Week newspaper, I wrote an article about the deluge in kosher restaurants in NYC focusing on high-end burgers. (Click here to read the article). The catalyst behind the article were my recent meals at Amsterdam Burger Co. (ABC), Le Marais, and Mr. Broadway, coupled with the news that Teaneck’s Gotham Burger [...]

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Best Kosher Vegetarian Restaurants in Jerusalem

If you’re a kosher traveler arriving to Jerusalem, you’ve pretty much arrived at kosher food mecca. It’s no surprise that finding kosher food in the holy city is as likely as bumping into your childhood friend on Ben Yehuda St. But what if you have more than one dietary restriction, like being a vegetarian? While most “dairy” restaurants [...]

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Car Rental Specials In Israel From Noach Car Rental And Hertz!

Note from Dani: I rented with Noach Car Rental Agency in December 2012 – January 2013 and they helped me find the best rate with Hertz Israel. They helped me save even more by applying the “Shomer Shabbat” discount which means you won’t pay for the car on Shabbat – when you’re not using it [...]

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Kosher Restaurants & Travel Advice for Johannesburg, South Africa

Contributed by Shiri Berzack | Last Date of Travel: March 2013   Kosher Info: Keeping kosher in Johannesburg, South Africa really isn’t as hard as you would think. Due to the large Jewish community (around 70,000) there is a range of restaurants and every supermarket stocks some kind of kosher products. It is also important [...]

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“Bravo Pizza” Taking Over “Cravings” in Downtown Manhattan

According to GreatKosherRestaurants: Bravo Pizza has taken over the Wall Street restaurant, Cravings located at 17 Trinity Place. Although Bravo Pizza is a non-kosher chain in NYC, they opened a kosher pizzeria on Broadway in midtown last year. The phone number is remaining the same (212-344-1111) and they will keep the frozen yogurt store next door. [...]

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5 Towns, Long Island, NY: Kosher Restaurant Updates

One of the largest Jewish orthodox suburbs of NYC, the 5 Towns in Nassau County, Long Island, NY is home to many kosher restaurants serving the local communities, as well as neighboring Far Rockaway, Oceanside, Long Beach, West Hempstead, and sometimes even travelers via JFK. Here’s some recent kosher restaurant news in the area: OPENINGS: [...]

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Kosher Restaurants & Travel Tips to Philadelphia, PA

By: Arielle Klein and Gary Klein  |  Last Date of Travel: July 2012 + Labor Day Weekend 2011 Over the course of 2 weekends the past year and a half, both Dani and I, and separately – his brother, spent time visiting the Philly area. We had done a lot of research and made sure [...]

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“Hakadosh BBQ” Bringing Kosher Grill to NYC Street Fairs & Events

Ari White, the grillmaster behind Hakadosh BBQ, is bringing his Texas Roadside Smokehouse BBQ to streetfairs across New York this Spring and Summer. Those street fairs have historically been void of kosher fare as this will fill a void in the NYC kosher landscape. This ‘pop-up’ kosher establishment, if we can call it that, holds [...]

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NYC Getting Meatier: Gotham Burger Opening in UWS

UPDATE: Opening JUNE 5th WIN: One of 2 $50 Gift Certificates to use at Gotham Burger The relatively new but successful Teaneck eatery, Gotham Burger, is opening a 2nd location in Manhattan’s Upper West Side neighborhood, only blocks from the new Amsterdam Burger Co. (owned by the same owners as Mike’s Bistro). According to Great [...]

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